SB 25-155
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
SB 25-155: LEGISLATION INSIDE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Prime Sponsors:
Sen. Gonzales J.
Rep. Clifford
Published for: Senate Judiciary
Drafting number: LLS 25-0706
Fiscal Analyst:
Aaron Carpenter, 303-866-4918
aaron.carpenter@coleg.gov
Version: Initial Fiscal Note
Date: February 27, 2025
Fiscal note status: This fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill creates the Legislation Inside Advisory Council in the Legislative Department.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas on an ongoing basis:
State Expenditures
Appropriations. For FY 2025-26, the bill requires an appropriation of $50,000 to the Legislative
Department.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
1
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
State Revenue $0 $0
State Expenditures $50,000 $100,396
Transferred Funds $0 $0
Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $0
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.5 FTE
1
Fund sources for these impacts are shown in the table below. Page 2
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Table 1A
State Expenditures
Fund Source
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
General Fund $50,000 $90,803
Cash Funds $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0
Centrally Appropriated $0 $9,593
Total Expenditures $50,000 $100,396
Total FTE 0.0 FTE 0.5 FTE
Summary of Legislation
The bill creates the Legislation Inside Advisory Council (council) in the legislature to provide
people who are incarcerated the opportunity to identify, examine, and discuss issues, interests,
and needs impacting them. The council includes four legislative members and 40 non-legislative
members who are incarcerated in a Department of Corrections (DOC) facility. The bill requires
Legislative Council Staff (LCS) to contract with an organization to administer the council.
The bill also establishes the Legislation Inside Advisory Council Review Committee (committee)
to oversee the council’s work. The committee consists of five voting members, all legislators,
including the four legislative members of the council, and five nonvoting members selected
from the council’s non-legislative members. The bill authorizes the committee to recommend up
to three bills during each interim.
Assumptions
The fiscal note assumes the following timeline:
LCS will enter into a contract in September 2025;
council meetings will begin January 2026; and
the advisory committee will begin meeting after July 2026.
In addition, the fiscal note assumes:
beginning in FY 2025-26, four legislative members will attend two council meetings during
the interim (requiring per-diem reimbursements) and that these meetings will occur
remotely; and
beginning in FY 2026-26, five legislative members will attend three advisory committee
meetings per interim. Page 3
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State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in the Legislative Department by $50,000 in FY 2025-26 and
$100,396 in FY 2026-27. These costs, paid from the General Fund, are summarized in Table 2 and
discussed below. The bill also minimally increases workload in the Department of Corrections to
facilitate participation in the council.
Table 2
State Expenditures
Legislative Department
Cost Component
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
Personal Services $0 $36,368
Member Per-Diem and Travel $0 $4,435
Council Administrator Contract $50,000 $50,000
Centrally Appropriated Costs $0 $9,593
Total Costs $50,000 $100,396
Total FTE 0.0 FTE 0.5 FTE
Legislative Department
The department requires staff, member reimbursement costs, and contract costs to implement
the bill.
Legislative Council Staff
Starting FY 2026-27, LCS requires 0.3 FTE to support the advisory committee, as required by the
bill. This level of staffing is similar to what is required to support an interim committee.
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Starting FY 2026-27, the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS) requires 0.1 FTE attorney and
0.1 FTE legislative editor to draft bills for the advisory committee. This level of staffing is similar
to what is required to support an interim committee.
General Assembly
Starting in FY 2026-27, costs to the General Assembly will increase by $5,427 for four members
to attend two council meetings remotely during the interim. This assumes a per diem rate of
$111.95 per member per meeting. In addition, costs increase for five members to attend the
three advisory committee meetings with a per diem rate of $111.95 per member per meeting
and travel reimbursement of $124 per member per meeting. Page 4
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Council Administrator Contract
Starting in FY 2025-26, LCS must contract with a third party to facilitate the council. It is
estimated the contract will be $50,000 based on the contract for the Colorado Youth Advisory
Committee. Actual costs will depend on the terms of the contract.
Centrally Appropriated Costs
Pursuant to a Joint Budget Committee policy, certain costs associated with this bill are
addressed through the annual budget process and centrally appropriated in the Long Bill or
supplemental appropriations bills, rather than in this bill. These costs, which may include
employee insurance, supplemental employee retirement payments, indirect cost assessments,
and other costs, are shown in Table 2.
Department of Corrections
Workload in the DOC will increase to help facilitate council meetings. Based on current DOC
workloads to facilitate a similar council, this workload is assumed to be absorbable and no
change in appropriations is required.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his
signature.
State Appropriations
For FY 2025-26, the bill requires a General Fund appropriation of $50,000 to Legislative Council
Staff in the Legislative Department.
State and Local Government Contacts
Corrections
Legislative Council Staff
Legislative Legal Services
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.