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	1	+	First Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 25-0721.01 Rebecca Bayetti x4348
1	8		SENATE BILL 25-263
2		-	BY SENATOR(S) Amabile and Bridges, Kirkmeyer;
3		-	also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird and Taggart, Sirota.
	9	+	Senate Committees House Committees
	10	+	Appropriations Appropriations
	11	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
4	12		C
5		-	ONCERNING STATUTES GOVERNING SPENDING AUTHORITY , AND, IN
6		-	CONNECTION THEREWITH
7		-	, EXTENDING THE REPEAL DATE OF CERTAIN
8		-	STATUTES THAT ALLOW TRANSFERS AND OVEREXPENDITURES IN
9		-	LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES AND CLARIFYING WHICH TRANSFERS
10		-	BETWEEN APPROPRIATIONS ARE FOR LIKE PURPOSES
11		-	.
12		-
13		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
14		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-105, amend (2)
15		-	as follows:
16		-	24-75-105. Transfers required to implement conditional and
17		-	centralized appropriations - repeal. (2) This section is repealed, effective
18		-	September 1, 2025
19		-	SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
20		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-106, amend (2)
21		-	as follows:
22		-	24-75-106. Transfers between departments of health care policy
23		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
24		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
25		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
26		-	history, or the Session Laws.
27		-	________
28		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
29		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
30		-	the act. and financing and human services for materially similar items of
31		-	appropriation for medicaid programs - limitation - repeal. (2) This
32		-	section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
33		-	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-106.5, amend
34		-	(5) as follows:
35		-	24-75-106.5. Transfers between departments of health care
36		-	policy and financing and human services for corresponding items of
37		-	appropriation - limitations - repeal. (5) This section is repealed, effective
38		-	September 1, 2025
39		-	SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
40		-	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-107, amend (2)
41		-	as follows:
42		-	24-75-107. Cash fund transfers pursuant to sections 24-75-105
43		-	and 24-75-106 - repeal. (2) This section is repealed, effective September
44		-	1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
45		-	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-108, amend (1),
46		-	(2) introductory portion, and (11); and add (2)(h) as follows:
47		-	24-75-108. Intradepartmental transfers between appropriations
48		-	- definition - repeal. (1) Upon approval by the governor, the head of a
49		-	principal department of state government may, on or after May 1 of any
50		-	fiscal year and before the forty-fifth day after the close of such fiscal year,
51		-	transfer moneys
52		-	MONEY from one item of appropriation made to the
53		-	principal department in the general appropriation act to another item of
54		-	appropriation made to the same principal department in said act; except that
55		-	such transfers shall
56		-	MUST be made only between appropriations for like
57		-	purposes. A
58		-	TRANSFER IS BETWEEN APPROPRIATIONS FOR LIKE PURPOSES
59		-	WHEN BOTH LINE ITEMS OF APPROPRIATION ARE FOR THE SAME SPECIFIED
60		-	PURPOSE
61		-	, AS THOSE PURPOSES ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 24-75-112. All
62		-	transfers made pursuant to this section shall be
63		-	ARE between appropriations
64		-	made for the expiring fiscal year.
65		-	(2) None of the following transfers shall be ARE deemed to be
66		-	between like purposes within the meaning of subsection (1) of this section:
	13	+	ONCERNING STATUTES GOVE RNING SPENDING AUTHORITY , AND, IN101
	14	+	CONNECTION THEREWITH , EXTENDING THE REPEAL DATE OF102
	15	+	CERTAIN STATUTES THAT ALLOW TRANSFERS AND103
	16	+	OVEREXPENDITURES IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES AND104
	17	+	CLARIFYING WHICH TRANSFERS BETWEEN APPROPRIATIONS ARE 105
	18	+	FOR LIKE PURPOSES.106
	19	+	Bill Summary
	20	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	21	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	22	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	23	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	24	+	http://leg.colorado.gov/
	25	+	.)
	26	+	Joint Budget Committee. The bill extends the repeal date from
	27	+	HOUSE
	28	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	29	+	April 9, 2025
	30	+	SENATE
	31	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	32	+	April 3, 2025
	33	+	SENATE
	34	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	35	+	April 2, 2025
	36	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	37	+	Amabile and Bridges, Kirkmeyer
	38	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	39	+	Bird and Taggart, Sirota
	40	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	41	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
	42	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2030, for statutes authorizing the
	43	+	transfer of spending authority between line items in specified
	44	+	circumstances and allowing overexpenditures in excess of the amount
	45	+	authorized by an item of appropriation in specified circumstances.
	46	+	The bill also clarifies which transfers between appropriations are
	47	+	for like purposes in the statute allowing for intradepartmental transfers
	48	+	and specifies that transfers between any line items of appropriation in the
	49	+	department of corrections that are not explicitly authorized in a footnote
	50	+	to the annual general appropriation act are not for like purposes.
	51	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	52	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-105, amend2
	53	+	(2) as follows:3
	54	+	24-75-105. Transfers required to implement conditional and4
	55	+	centralized appropriations - repeal. (2) This section is repealed,5
	56	+	effective September 1, 2025
	57	+	SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.6
	58	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-106, amend7
	59	+	(2) as follows:8
	60	+	24-75-106. Transfers between departments of health care9
	61	+	policy and financing and human services for materially similar items10
	62	+	of appropriation for medicaid programs - limitation - repeal. (2) This11
	63	+	section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.12
	64	+	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-106.5, amend13
	65	+	(5) as follows:14
	66	+	24-75-106.5. Transfers between departments of health care15
	67	+	policy and financing and human services for corresponding items of16
	68	+	appropriation - limitations - repeal. (5) This section is repealed,17
	69	+	effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.18
	70	+	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-107, amend19
	71	+	(2) as follows:20
	72	+	263-2- 24-75-107. Cash fund transfers pursuant to sections 24-75-1051
	73	+	and 24-75-106 - repeal. (2) This section is repealed, effective September2
	74	+	1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.3
	75	+	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-108, amend4
	76	+	(1), (2) introductory portion, and (11); and add (2)(h) as follows:5
	77	+	24-75-108. Intradepartmental transfers between6
	78	+	appropriations - definition - repeal. (1) Upon approval by the7
	79	+	governor, the head of a principal department of state government may, on8
	80	+	or after May 1 of any fiscal year and before the forty-fifth day after the9
	81	+	close of such fiscal year, transfer moneys MONEY from one item of10
	82	+	appropriation made to the principal department in the general11
	83	+	appropriation act to another item of appropriation made to the same12
	84	+	principal department in said act; except that such transfers shall MUST be13
	85	+	made only between appropriations for like purposes. A
	86	+	TRANSFER IS14
	87	+	BETWEEN APPROPRIATIONS FOR LIKE PURPOSES WHEN BOTH LINE ITEMS OF15
	88	+	APPROPRIATION ARE FOR THE SAME SPECIFIED PURPOSE , AS THOSE16
	89	+	PURPOSES ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 24-75-112. All transfers made17
	90	+	pursuant to this section shall be
	91	+	ARE between appropriations made for the18
	92	+	expiring fiscal year.19
	93	+	(2) None of the following transfers shall be ARE deemed to be20
	94	+	between like purposes within the meaning of subsection (1) of this21
	95	+	section:22
67	96		(h) T
68		-	RANSFERS BETWEEN ANY LINE ITEMS OF APPROPRIATION IN THE
69		-	PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 25-263 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS THAT ARE NOT EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZED IN
70		-	A FOOTNOTE TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT
71		-	.
72		-	(11) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
73		-	SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-109, amend (6)
74		-	as follows:
75		-	24-75-109. Controller may allow expenditures in excess of
76		-	appropriations - limitations - appropriations for subsequent fiscal year
77		-	restricted - repeal. (6) The controller may allow overexpenditures
78		-	pursuant to this section only for the fiscal years beginning on or after July
79		-	1, 1998, but prior to July 1, 2025
80		-	JULY 1, 2030. This section is repealed,
81		-	effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
82		-	SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-110, amend (2)
83		-	as follows:
84		-	24-75-110. Limitation on judicial department - repeal. (2) This
85		-	section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
86		-	SECTION 8. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
87		-	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
88		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
89		-	PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 25-263 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
90		-	institutions.
91		-	____________________________ ____________________________
92		-	James Rashad Coleman, Sr. Julie McCluskie
93		-	PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
94		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
95		-	____________________________ ____________________________
96		-	Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly
97		-	SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
98		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
99		-	APPROVED________________________________________
100		-	(Date and Time)
101		-	_________________________________________
102		-	Jared S. Polis
103		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
104		-	PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 25-263
	97	+	RANSFERS BETWEEN ANY LINE ITEMS OF APPROPRIATION IN23
	98	+	THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS THAT ARE NOT EXPLICITLY24
	99	+	AUTHORIZED IN A FOOTNOTE TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION25
	100	+	ACT.26
	101	+	(11) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025
	102	+	27
	103	+	263
	104	+	-3- SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.1
	105	+	SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-109, amend2
	106	+	(6) as follows:3
	107	+	24-75-109. Controller may allow expenditures in excess of4
	108	+	appropriations - limitations - appropriations for subsequent fiscal5
	109	+	year restricted - repeal. (6) The controller may allow overexpenditures6
	110	+	pursuant to this section only for the fiscal years beginning on or after July7
	111	+	1, 1998, but prior to July 1, 2025 JULY 1, 2030. This section is repealed,8
	112	+	effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.9
	113	+	SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-110, amend10
	114	+	(2) as follows:11
	115	+	24-75-110. Limitation on judicial department - repeal. (2) This12
	116	+	section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.13
	117	+	SECTION 8. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,14
	118	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate15
	119	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for16
	120	+	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state17
	121	+	institutions.18
	122	+	263
	123	+	-4-