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Old	New		Differences
	1	+	First Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 25-0234.01 Jery Payne x2157
1	8		SENATE BILL 25-052
2		-	BY SENATOR(S) Winter F. and Hinrichsen, Cutter, Ball, Exum,
3		-	Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Michaelson Jenet, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman,
4		-	Coleman;
5		-	also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Valdez and Lindsay, Froelich, Mauro,
6		-	Boesenecker, Bacon, Lieder, Lindstedt, Titone.
	9	+	Senate Committees House Committees
	10	+	Transportation & Energy Transportation, Housing & Local Government
	11	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
7	12		C
8		-	ONCERNING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE
9		-	REGULATION OF RAILROAD OPERATIONS
10		-	.
11		-
12		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
13		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 40-18-104 as
14		-	follows:
15		-	40-18-104. Confidential investigative reports - rules. Investigative
16		-	reports of the commission compiled under this article shall be confidential
17		-	and shall not be discoverable nor used as evidence in any court or
18		-	administrative action THE COMMISSION MAY ADOPT RULES MAKING
19		-	ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS
20		-	, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 24-72-204 (2)(a)(IX),
21		-	OR SECURITY INFORMATION , AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 24-72-204
22		-	(2)(a)(VIII),
23		-	CONFIDENTIAL. IF THE COMMISSION ADOPTS THE
24		-	CONFIDENTIALITY RULES
25		-	, THE RULES MUST NOT MAKE FINAL REPORTS OF
26		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
27		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
28		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
29		-	history, or the Session Laws.
30		-	________
31		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
32		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
33		-	the act. INVESTIGATIONS CONFIDENTIAL AND MUST REQUIRE THE TIMELY RELEASE OF
34		-	INFORMATION IF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE INFORMATION WOULD PROTECT
35		-	THE PUBLIC SAFETY
36		-	, HEALTH, OR WELFARE.
	13	+	ONCERNING THE CONFIDENTIALIT Y OF INFORMATION RELATED TO101
	14	+	THE REGULATION OF RAILROAD OPERATIONS .102
	15	+	Bill Summary
	16	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	17	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	18	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	19	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	20	+	http://leg.colorado.gov/
	21	+	.)
	22	+	Transportation Legislation Review Committee. Current law
	23	+	requires investigative reports of railroads made for the public utilities
	24	+	commission to be kept confidential. The bill repeals this requirement and
	25	+	replaces it with a grant of rule-making authority to make ongoing
	26	+	investigations and security information confidential. The confidentiality
	27	+	rules must not make final reports of investigations confidential and must
	28	+	HOUSE
	29	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	30	+	February 28, 2025
	31	+	HOUSE
	32	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	33	+	February 27, 2025
	34	+	SENATE
	35	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	36	+	February 4, 2025
	37	+	SENATE
	38	+	Amended 2nd Reading
	39	+	February 3, 2025
	40	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	41	+	Winter F. and Hinrichsen, Cutter, Ball, Coleman, Exum, Gonzales J., Jaquez Lewis,
	42	+	Jodeh, Kipp, Michaelson Jenet, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman
	43	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	44	+	Valdez and Lindsay, Froelich, Mauro, Boesenecker, Bacon, Lieder, Lindstedt, Titone
	45	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	46	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
	47	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. require the timely release of information if public knowledge of the
	48	+	information would protect the public safety, health, or welfare.
	49	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	50	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 40-18-104 as2
	51	+	follows:3
	52	+	40-18-104. Confidential investigative reports - rules.4
	53	+	Investigative reports of the commission compiled under this article shall5
	54	+	be confidential and shall not be discoverable nor used as evidence in any6
	55	+	court or administrative action THE COMMISSION MAY ADOPT RULES7
	56	+	MAKING ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS , AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 24-72-2048
	57	+	(2)(a)(IX),
	58	+	OR SECURITY INFORMATION , AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION9
	59	+	24-72-204 (2)(a)(VIII),
	60	+	CONFIDENTIAL. IF THE COMMISSION ADOPTS THE10
	61	+	CONFIDENTIALITY RULES, THE RULES MUST NOT MAKE FINAL REPORTS OF11
	62	+	INVESTIGATIONS CONFIDENTIAL AND MUST REQUIRE THE TIMELY RELEASE12
	63	+	OF INFORMATION IF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE INFORMATION WOULD13
	64	+	PROTECT THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH, OR WELFARE.14
37	65		SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
38		-	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
39		-	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
40		-	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
41		-	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
42		-	within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
43		-	unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
44		-	PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 25-052 November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official
45		-	declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
46		-	____________________________ ____________________________
47		-	James Rashad Coleman, Sr. Julie McCluskie
48		-	PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
49		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
50		-	____________________________ ____________________________
51		-	Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly
52		-	SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
53		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
54		-	APPROVED________________________________________
55		-	(Date and Time)
56		-	_________________________________________
57		-	Jared S. Polis
58		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
59		-	PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 25-052
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	67	+	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the16
	68	+	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except17
	69	+	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V18
	70	+	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this19
	71	+	act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take20
	72	+	effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in21
	73	+	November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the22
	74	+	official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.23
	75	+	052-2-