SB 25-199: Suspend Legislative Interim Activities

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act suspends legislative interim committee activities during the 2025 legislative interim (interim). Specifically, the act: Prohibits the legislative council of the general assembly from prioritizing any requests for interim committees, including task forces, for the 2025 interim; For an interim committee that meets during 2025 interim, limits the number of bills the committee can request to be drafted to 5 and can recommend for introduction to 3; Prohibits meetings, field trips, and legislative recommendations and reports by, and suspends for one year certain reports required to be submitted to, existing interim committees, including the legislative emergency preparedness, response, and recovery committee; legislative oversight committee for Colorado jail standards; statewide health care review committee; Colorado health insurance exchange oversight committee; opioid and other substance use disorders study committee; pension review commission and pension review subcommittee; legislative oversight committee concerning tax policy; and sales and use tax simplification task force; and Prohibits members serving on statutorily created interim committees from receiving per diem and travel expenses for attending interim committee meetings during the 2025 interim except for attendance at a meeting of the wildfire matters review committee, the water resources and agriculture review committee, and the transportation legislation review committee. The act removes the authority of the Colorado youth advisory council review committee to recommend legislation through the interim committee process. The act reduces appropriations made in the legislative department's budget bill by $272,355. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Republican 17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. April 30, 2025Governor Signed
2. April 25, 2025Signed by the Speaker of the House
3. April 25, 2025Sent to the Governor
4. April 24, 2025Signed by the President of the Senate
5. April 16, 2025Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
6. April 15, 2025House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
7. April 7, 2025First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Reengrossed w/ Amendments
8. March 28, 2025Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
9. March 26, 2025House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
10. March 25, 2025House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
11. March 20, 2025House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
12. March 18, 2025House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

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