SENATE BILL 25-210
BY SENATOR(S) Amabile and Kirkmeyer, Bridges;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird and Sirota, Taggart, Garcia, Story
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ONCERNING REPEALING THE FIVE-YEAR APPROPRIATION REQUIREMENT FOR
BILLS THAT RESULT IN A NET INCREASE IN PERIODS OF
INCARCERATION
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 2-2-703 as
follows:
2-2-703. General assembly - bills which result in a net increase
in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities - funding
must be provided in the bill. On and after July 1, 2025, a bill may not be
passed by the general assembly which would result in a net increase in
periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities unless, in such bill,
there is an appropriation of money which is sufficient to cover any
increased capital construction costs, any increased operating costs, and
increased parole costs which are the result of such bill for the department
of corrections in each of the first five years following the effective date of
the bill. Money sufficient to cover such increased capital construction costs
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. and increased operating costs for the first five fiscal years following the
effective date of the bill must be estimated by the appropriations committee,
and after consideration of such estimate the general assembly shall make a
determination as to the amount of money sufficient to cover the costs, and
such money must be appropriated in the bill in the form of a statutory
appropriation from the general fund in the years affected. Any such bill
which is passed on or after July 1, 1991, which is silent as to whether it is
intended to be an exception to this section, shall not be deemed to be such
an exception. Any bill which is enacted which is intended to be an
exception to this section must expressly state such exception in such bill.
SECTION 2. 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
PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 25-210 November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official
declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
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James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
Julie McCluskie
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
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Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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