Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB263 Latest Draft

Bill / Enrolled Version Filed 04/14/2025

                            SENATE BILL 25-263
BY SENATOR(S) Amabile and Bridges, Kirkmeyer;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird and Taggart, Sirota.
C
ONCERNING STATUTES GOVERNING SPENDING AUTHORITY , AND, IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH
, EXTENDING THE REPEAL DATE OF CERTAIN
STATUTES THAT ALLOW TRANSFERS AND OVEREXPENDITURES IN
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES AND CLARIFYING WHICH TRANSFERS
BETWEEN APPROPRIATIONS ARE FOR LIKE PURPOSES
.
 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-105, amend (2)
as follows:
24-75-105.  Transfers required to implement conditional and
centralized appropriations - repeal. (2)  This section is repealed, effective
September 1, 2025
 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-106, amend (2)
as follows:
24-75-106.  Transfers between departments of health care policy
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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 financing and human services for materially similar items of
appropriation for medicaid programs - limitation - repeal. (2)  This
section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-106.5, amend
(5) as follows:
24-75-106.5.  Transfers between departments of health care
policy and financing and human services for corresponding items of
appropriation - limitations - repeal. (5)  This section is repealed, effective
September 1, 2025
 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-107, amend (2)
as follows:
24-75-107.  Cash fund transfers pursuant to sections 24-75-105
and 24-75-106 - repeal. (2)  This section is repealed, effective September
1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-108, amend (1),
(2) introductory portion, and (11); and add (2)(h) as follows:
24-75-108.  Intradepartmental transfers between appropriations
- definition - repeal. (1)  Upon approval by the governor, the head of a
principal department of state government may, on or after May 1 of any
fiscal year and before the forty-fifth day after the close of such fiscal year,
transfer moneys
 MONEY from one item of appropriation made to the
principal department in the general appropriation act to another item of
appropriation made to the same principal department in said act; except that
such transfers shall
 MUST be made only between appropriations for like
purposes. A
 TRANSFER IS BETWEEN APPROPRIATIONS FOR LIKE PURPOSES
WHEN BOTH LINE ITEMS OF APPROPRIATION ARE FOR THE SAME SPECIFIED
PURPOSE
, AS THOSE PURPOSES ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 24-75-112. All
transfers made pursuant to this section shall be
 ARE between appropriations
made for the expiring fiscal year.
(2)  None of the following transfers shall be ARE deemed to be
between like purposes within the meaning of subsection (1) of this section:
(h)  T
RANSFERS BETWEEN ANY LINE ITEMS OF APPROPRIATION IN THE
PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 25-263 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS THAT ARE NOT EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZED IN
A FOOTNOTE TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT
.
(11)  This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-109, amend (6)
as follows:
24-75-109.  Controller may allow expenditures in excess of
appropriations - limitations - appropriations for subsequent fiscal year
restricted - repeal. (6)  The controller may allow overexpenditures
pursuant to this section only for the fiscal years beginning on or after July
1, 1998, but prior to July 1, 2025
 JULY 1, 2030. This section is repealed,
effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-110, amend (2)
as follows:
24-75-110.  Limitation on judicial department - repeal. (2)  This
section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025 SEPTEMBER 1, 2030.
SECTION 8. 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 3-SENATE BILL 25-263 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
institutions.
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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)
                              _________________________________________
                             Jared S. Polis
                             GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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