Colorado 2025 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB256 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 04/14/2025

                    SENATE BILL 25-256
BY SENATOR(S) Kirkmeyer and Amabile, Bridges, Marchman;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird and Sirota, Taggart, Clifford, Lieder.
C
ONCERNING A TRANSFER TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS TRUST
FUND FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE DIGITAL TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEM
.
 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-29-110, add (10) as
follows:
39-29-110.  Local government severance tax fund - creation -
administration - definitions - repeal. (10) (a)  N
OTWITHSTANDING ANY
PROVISION OF THIS SECTION TO THE CONTRARY
, ON JULY 1, 2025, AND ON
JULY 1 OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER THROUGH JULY 1, 2034, THE STATE
TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SEVERANCE TAX FUND TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMUNICATIONS TRUST FUND CREATED IN SECTION
 24-33.5-2510 (1).
(b)  T
HIS SUBSECTION (10) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2035.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-2510, add
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. (3)(a)(IV) as follows:
24-33.5-2510.  Public safety communications trust fund - creation
- report. (3) (a) (IV)  T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE THE MONEY
TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION 
39-29-110 (10)(a) TO
SUPPORT THE DIGITAL TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEM
, INCLUDING SITE SUPPORTING
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORTING SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE
.
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 25-256 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
institutions.
____________________________  ____________________________
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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