SB 25-015
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
SB 25-015: WILDFIRE INFORMATION & RESOURCE CENTER WEBSITE
Prime Sponsors:
Sen. Cutter; Marchman
Rep. Velasco; Mauro
Published for: Senate Ag. & Natural Resources
Drafting number: LLS 25-0187
Fiscal Analyst:
John Armstrong, 303-866-6289
john.armstrong@coleg.gov
Version: Initial Fiscal Note
Date: January 10, 2025
Fiscal note status: The fiscal note reflects introduced bill, which was requested by the Wildfire Matters
Review Committee.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill requires the Department of Public Safety to coordinate with counties to include links to
county-level emergency information and wildfire updates on its Wildfire Information and Resource Center
website.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas through on an ongoing basis:
Minimal State Workload Local Government
Appropriations. No appropriation is required.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
State Revenue $0 $0
State Expenditures $0 $0
Transferred Funds $0 $0
Change in State Refunds $0 $0
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE Page 2
January 10, 2025 SB 25-015
Summary of Legislation
Under current law, the Division of Fire Prevention and Control within the Department of Public
Safety (DPS) is required to post certain information on its Wildfire Information and Resource
Center website, including current wildfire statuses, burning restrictions, and prescribed burn
activities. The bill requires the website to include links to emergency information and wildfire
updates for each county. The division must coordinate with county governments to gather the
necessary information.
State Expenditures
The bill will increase workload in the DPS to coordinate with county governments and post the
new information on the Division of Fire Prevention and Control’s website. This increase is
assumed to be minimal and no change in appropriations is required.
Local Government
Counties will have a minimal workload impact to coordinate information-sharing with the DPS.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming
no referendum petition is filed.
Departmental Difference
The Department of Public Safety estimates that the bill requires $52,614 and 0.5 FTE to
implement. This cost estimate represents 0.5 FTE Marketing and Communications Specialist to
coordinate with county governments and make improvements to the division’s website while
posting the new information. The fiscal note differs from this estimate by assuming that posting
the information required by the bill will be a minimal workload increase and that any additional
work on the website is not required by the bill.
State and Local Government Contacts
Information Technology Public Safety
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit the General Assembly website.