SENATE BILL 25-171
BY SENATOR(S) Hinrichsen, Frizell;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Soper and Clifford, Keltie.
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ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE COMMODITY METALS THEFT TASK
FORCE
, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , IMPLEMENTING THE
RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED IN THE
2024 SUNSET REVIEW BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES TO REPEAL THE
COMMODITY METALS THEFT TASK FORCE
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-1203, repeal
(16)(a)(III) as follows:
2-3-1203. Sunset review of advisory committees - legislative
declaration - definition - repeal. (16) (a) The following statutory
authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on
September 1, 2025:
(III) The commodity metals theft task force created in section
18-13-111, C.R.S.;
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-13-111, repeal (9),
(12)(d), and (13)(d) as follows:
18-13-111. Purchases of commodity metals or detached catalytic
converters - violations - creation - composition - reports - legislative
declaration - definitions. (9) (a) There is hereby created the commodity
metals theft task force, also referred to in this subsection (9) as the "task
force".
(b) The task force consists of the following ten persons or their
designees:
(I) The chief of the Colorado state patrol;
(II) A sheriff appointed by a Colorado sheriffs' association;
(III) A municipal police chief appointed by the Colorado association
of chiefs of police;
(IV) A contractor that uses commodity metals in construction;
(V) A representative of a national trade association or other
organization that represents commodity metals recyclers, such as the
institute of scrap recycling industries, incorporated, or its successor
organization or another entity representing comparable interests;
(VI) A scrap metal dealer located in Colorado who is a member of
the institute of scrap recycling industries, incorporated, or its successor
organization;
(VII) A representative of the Colorado municipal league, or its
successor entity;
(VIII) A representative of Colorado counties, incorporated, or its
successor entity;
(IX) A representative of a public utility that uses commodity metals;
and
(X) A representative of a railroad company that operates in
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(c) The task force shall meet on a regular basis, convening at least
every October, to discuss issues related to theft of commodity metals or
detached catalytic converters, including sharing relevant information on
theft of scrap metal, identifying ways in which Colorado's laws regulating
commodity metal and detached catalytic converter purchases can be
improved to reduce theft, and reviewing any performance problems or
communication issues. The task force is specifically directed to consider:
(I) Possible policies or practices to aid in tracking or apprehending
stolen commodity metals or detached catalytic converters prior to the point
of sale in order to assist law enforcement personnel in theft prevention and
recovery of stolen materials;
(II) Recommendations regarding when and how a commodity metal
or detached catalytic converter purchaser should be required to apprise local
law enforcement authorities if a purchased commodity metal or detached
catalytic converter is a potential match of a commodity metal or detached
catalytic converter reported stolen in the scrap theft alert system; and
(III) The creation and attributes of a civil penalty process for
egregious and repeat violators of the record-keeping requirements of this
section.
(d) A member of the task force, as designated by the task force, shall
report annually to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives
and the senate, or any successor committees, regarding the task force's
meetings, findings, and recommendations.
(e) Members of the task force shall not be compensated for, or
reimbursed for expenses incurred in, attending meetings of the task force.
(f) This subsection (9) is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.
Before the repeal, the commodity metals theft task force, created pursuant
to this subsection (9), shall be reviewed as provided in section 2-3-1203,
C.R.S.
(12) (d) On or before December 1, 2023, and each December 1
thereafter, the Colorado state patrol shall provide a summary of the
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report at a meeting required by subsection (9)(c) of this section.
(13) (d) The Colorado state patrol shall provide a summary report
of all statewide inspections to the task force and the task force shall
consider the report at a meeting required by subsection (9)(c) of this section.
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
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declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
____________________________ ____________________________
James Rashad Coleman, Sr. Julie McCluskie
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
____________________________ ____________________________
Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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