First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-1025.01 Jed Franklin x5484
SENATE BILL 25-256
Senate Committees House Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING A TRANSFER TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS101
TRUST FUND FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE DIGITAL TRUNKED RADIO102
SYSTEM.103
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/
.)
Joint Budget Committee. On July 1, 2025, and on July 1 of each
year thereafter through July 1, 2034, the bill requires the state treasurer
to transfer $15 million from the local government severance tax fund to
the public safety communications trust fund (trust fund). The money in
the trust fund is required to be used to support the digital trunked radio
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 2, 2025
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Kirkmeyer and Amabile, Bridges
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Bird and Sirota, Taggart
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. system, including site supporting infrastructure and supporting software
and hardware.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-29-110, add (10)2
as follows:3
39-29-110. Local government severance tax fund - creation -4
administration - definitions - repeal. (10) (a) N
OTWITHSTANDING ANY5
PROVISION OF THIS SECTION TO THE CONTRARY , ON JULY 1, 2025, AND ON6
J
ULY 1 OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER THROUGH JULY 1, 2034, THE STATE7
TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE LOCAL8
GOVERNMENT SEVERANCE TAX FUND TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY9
COMMUNICATIONS TRUST FUND CREATED IN SECTION 24-33.5-2510 (1).10
(b) T
HIS SUBSECTION (10) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2035.11
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-2510, add12
(3)(a)(IV) as follows:13
24-33.5-2510. Public safety communications trust fund -14
creation - report. (3) (a) (IV) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE MONEY15
TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION 39-29-110 (10)(a) TO16
SUPPORT THE DIGITAL TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEM , INCLUDING SITE17
SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORTING SOFTWARE AND18
HARDWARE.19
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,20
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate21
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for22
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state23
institutions.24
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