First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0336.01 Rebecca Bayetti x4348
HOUSE BILL 25-1305
House Committees Senate Committees
State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE EXTENSION OF THE REPEAL DATE OF THE101
REPORTING SECTION OF THE "COLORADO CHILD ABUSE102
P
REVENTION TRUST FUND ACT".103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/
.)
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill extends the repeal date
of the reporting section of the "Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust
Fund Act" from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2030, to account for the deadline
extension of the report evaluating the Colorado child abuse prevention
trust fund from November 1, 2026, to November 1, 2029, as enacted by
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 11, 2025
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Espenoza and Bradley,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Exum and Catlin,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Senate Bill 24-135.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 26.5-3-2082
as follows:3
26.5-3-208. Report. (1) The department shall contract for an4
independent evaluation of the C
OLORADO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION trust5
fund
CREATED IN SECTION 26.5-3-206, AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO ITS REPEAL6
ON JULY 1, 2027, including administrative costs of operating the trust fund7
and the cost-effectiveness and the impact of the grants on reducing and8
preventing child abuse. The department shall provide a report of the9
evaluation to the house of representatives and senate health and human10
services committees, or any successor committees, on or before11
November 1, 2029.12
(2) This part 2 is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
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SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 26.5-3-209 as14
follows:15
26.5-3-209. Repeal of part. (1) S
ECTIONS 26.5-3-201 TO16
26.5-3-207
ARE REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2027.17
(2) S
ECTION 26.5-3-208 AND THIS SECTION ARE REPEALED ,18
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2030.19
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act20
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the21
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except22
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V23
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this24
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take25
1305-2- effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in1
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the2
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.3
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