SB 25-174
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
SB 25-174: SUNSET OUTFITTERS & GUIDES
Prime Sponsors:
Sen. Roberts; Simpson
Rep. Lukens; Soper
Published for: Senate Ag. & Natural Resources
Drafting number: LLS 25-0403
Fiscal Analyst:
Clayton Mayfield, 303-866-5851
clayton.mayfield@coleg.gov
Version: Initial Fiscal Note
Date: February 24, 2025
Fiscal note status: The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill continues the regulation of outfitters and guides, which is scheduled to repeal on
September 1, 2025. The program is continued through September 1, 2034
Sunset bill. The bill has impacts in the following areas through FY 2034-35 from both continuing an
existing a program scheduled to repeal and making changes to that program:
State Revenue
State Expenditures
State Diversions
Appropriations. No appropriation is required.
Table 1
Continuation of Current State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
1
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
State Revenue (Cash Funds) $0 $92,000
State Expenditures (Cash Funds) $0 $92,000
Diverted Funds $0 $0
Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $92,000
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.6 FTE
1
These impacts result from continuing a program scheduled to repeal and reflect the extension of
current revenue and spending levels. Other changes under the bill are described below Page 2
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Summary of Legislation
The bill continues the regulation of outfitters and guides by the Department of Regulatory
Agencies (DORA) for nine years, extending the program’s repeal date from September 1, 2025,
to September 1, 2034. The bill also changes who DORA may take disciplinary actions against,
who must have a license to operate, and prohibits persons with certain wildlife violations from
having a license. Finally, under current law, 50 percent of all fines collected by the program are
provided to DORA. The bill directs this revenue to the General Fund instead.
Continuing Program Impacts
Based on the Sunset Review for the program, DORA is expected to have annual revenue and
expenditures of about $92,000 to administer the regulation of outfitters and guides. This
continuing impact is based on FY 2022-23 expenditures, and it is assumed that DORA will
generate revenue sufficient to cover these costs. If this bill is enacted, current revenue and
expenditures will continue for the program starting in FY 2026-27. This continuing revenue is
subject to the state TABOR limits.
If this bill is not enacted, the program will end one year after its repeal date on
September 1, 2026, following a wind-down period. If allowed to repeal, state revenue and
expenditures will decrease starting in FY 2026-27 by the continuation amounts shown in Table 1.
The changes to the program that drive additional revenue and costs are discussed in the State
Diversions and State Expenditures sections below.
State Diversions
The bill diverts fine revenue from Division of Professions and Occupations Cash Fund in DORA
to the General Fund. The Sunset Review indicates that one $1,000 fine was assessed from
FY 2018-19 through FY 2022-23. The fiscal note assumes that the amount of funds diverted to
the General Fund in future years will be minimal.
State Expenditures
Workload will minimally increase in DORA to conduct rulemaking, education, and outreach
concerning changes to the program made by the bill. Additionally, workload will minimally
increase in the Department of Natural Resources to ensure DORA has access to wildlife
violations. No change in appropriations is required for either department. Page 3
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Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming
no referendum petition is filed.
State and Local Government Contacts
Natural Resources Regulatory Agencies
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.