First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 25-1022.01
Michael Dohr x4347 SENATE BILL 25-212
Senate Committees House Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING THE TEMPORARY USE OF THE CENTENNIAL101
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY -SOUTH C-TOWER TO HOUSE INMATES102
DURING THE STERLING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ACCESS103
CONTROLS PROJECT, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING104
AN APPROPRIATION.105
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/
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Joint Budget Committee. The bill allows the Centennial
correctional facility-south c-tower to be used to temporarily house
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Kirkmeyer and Bridges, Amabile
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Taggart and Bird, Sirota
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. protective-, close-, and medium-custody inmates for the duration of the
Sterling correctional facility access controls project. The bill limits the
use of the Centennial correctional facility-south c-tower to only after the
department of corrections determines that there are no suitable beds
available to house an inmate in another department facility.
The bill appropriates $1,829,000 from the general fund to the
department of corrections to implement the bill.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. The general assembly2
finds that the temporary use of c-tower at Centennial correctional3
facility-south is necessary to accommodate the impact of the access4
controls capital renewal project at the Sterling correctional facility. It is5
the general assembly's intent that major accommodations of this kind be6
considered by the capital development committee in the future.7
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-1-104.3, add8
(1)(b.6) as follows:9
17-1-104.3. Correctional facilities - locations - security level -10
report - repeal. (1) (b.6) (I) N
OTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION11
OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY , THE CENTENNIAL CORRECTIONAL12
FACILITY-SOUTH C-TOWER MAY BE USED TO TEMPORARILY HOUSE13
PROTECTIVE-, CLOSE-, AND MEDIUM-CUSTODY INMATES FOR THE STERLING14
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ACCESS CONTROLS PROJECT , FOR THE DURATION15
OF THAT PROJECT, AND FOR THE TIME REQUIRED TO TEMPORARILY16
RELOCATE THE INMATES AND THEN RETURN THEM TO THE STERLING17
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE, THE DEPARTMENT18
SHALL HOUSE AN INMATE FROM THE STERLING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY19
IN THE CENTENNIAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY -SOUTH C-TOWER ONLY20
AFTER DETERMINING THAT THERE ARE NO SUITABLE BEDS AVAILABLE21
THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO HOUSE THAT22
SB25-212-2- INMATE IN ANOTHER FACILITY OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF1
CORRECTIONS.2
(II) T
HIS SUBSECTION (1)(b.6) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30,3
2027.4
SECTION 3. Appropriation. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year,5
$1,829,000 is appropriated to the department of corrections for use by6
institutions. This appropriation is from the general fund. To implement7
this act, the institutions may use this appropriation for Centennial8
correctional facility-south c-tower start-up costs related to the9
superintendents subprogram.10
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,11
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate12
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for13
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state14
institutions.15
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