First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0669.01 Clare Haffner x6137
SENATE BILL 25-140
Senate Committees House Committees
Agriculture & Natural Resources
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING ADJUSTING DOLLAR AMOUNTS RELATED TO THE101
ADMINISTRATION OF IRRIGATION DISTRICTS FORMED PURSUANT102
TO THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT LAWS FIRST ENACTED IN 1905 TO103
ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION .104
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
.)
Under current law, each member of a board of directors of an
irrigation district (board of directors) and each judge of election of an
irrigation district (judge of election) receives compensation of not more
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SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Pelton R., Amabile, Catlin, Coleman, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Roberts, Simpson,
Winter F.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Johnson,
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. than $100 per day. In addition, a contract entered into by a board of
directors that involves a consideration that exceeds $250,000 but does not
exceed $400,000 must be authorized and ratified in writing by no less
than one-third of the electors of the irrigation district according to the
number of votes cast at the last district election. A contract that exceeds
$400,000 must be authorized and ratified at an election in the manner
provided for the issuance of bonds.
To account for inflation, the bill:
! Increases the amount of compensation for members of a
board of directors and judges of election to up to $150 per
day; and
! Requires that, to be binding, a contract entered into by a
board of directors that exceeds $400,000 but does not
exceed $650,000 must be authorized and ratified in writing
by no less than one-third of the electors of the irrigation
district according to the number of votes cast at the last
district election, and a contract that exceeds $650,000 must
be authorized and ratified at an election in the manner
provided for the issuance of bonds.
The bill requires that the dollar amounts related to compensation
of members of a board of directors and judges of election, as well as those
related to contracts entered into by a board of directors, must be increased
every 5 years, beginning July 1, 2029, according to the rate of inflation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-41-107, amend2
(5) as follows:3
37-41-107. Office of board - elections. (5) Each judge of4
election shall receive as compensation the sum of up to one hundred5
FIFTY dollars per day, to be paid by the district.6
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 37-41-108 as7
follows:8
37-41-108. Directors - secretary - salaries. Each member of the9
board of directors may receive compensation at the rate of up to one10
hundred
FIFTY dollars per day while attending meetings and shall be11
reimbursed for his or her
THEIR actual and necessary expenses while12
140-2- engaged in official business. No A director or officer named in this article1
ARTICLE 41 shall NOT be interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner,2
in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board or in the profits to3
be derived therefrom FROM THE CONTRACT, nor shall he or she THEY4
receive any bonds, gratuity, or bribe. For any violation of this section,5
such officer commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided6
in section 18-1.3-401. C.R.S. He or she shall also forfeit his or her THEIR7
office upon conviction.8
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-41-113, amend9
(4) as follows:10
37-41-113. Board of directors - duties - contracts - rules.11
(4) (a) No A contract involving a consideration exceeding two hundred12
fifty FOUR HUNDRED thousand dollars and BUT not exceeding four SIX13
hundred
FIFTY thousand dollars shall be
IS NOT binding unless such THE14
contract has been authorized and ratified in writing by not less than15
one-third of the legal electors of said THE district according to the number16
of votes cast at the last district election. nor shall any17
(b) A contract in excess of four SIX hundred FIFTY thousand18
dollars be IS NOT binding until such THE contract has been authorized and19
ratified at an election in the manner provided for the issue of bonds.20
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 37-41-161 as21
follows:22
37-41-161. Dollar amounts adjusted for inflation - definition.23
(1) E
VERY FIVE YEARS, BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2029, THE DOLLAR24
AMOUNTS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 37-41-107 (5), 37-41-108, AND25
37-41-113
(4) INCREASE BY THE RATE OF INFLATION, ROUNDED TO THE26
NEAREST DOLLAR.27
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-3- (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE1
REQUIRES, "INFLATION" MEANS THE ANNUAL PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE2
U
NITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 'S BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS3
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX , OR A SUCCESSOR INDEX , FOR4
D
ENVER-AURORA-LAKEWOOD FOR ALL ITEMS PAID FOR BY URBAN5
CONSUMERS.6
SECTION 5. Act subject to petition - effective date -7
applicability. (1) This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following8
the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the9
general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant10
to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an11
item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,12
section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the13
general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take14
effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the15
governor.16
(2) This act applies to events and circumstances occurring on or17
after the applicable effective date of this act.18
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