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Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 25-211: Department of Corrections Budgeting Reports

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 25-211 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on March 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of Corrections Budgeting Reports. Primary sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 25, 2025): Governor Signed.

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Official summary

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

The act requires the executive director (director) of the department of corrections (department) to report specified information on inmate population, bed capacity, and vacancy rates on a monthly basis. The act also requires the director to report to the joint budget committee and the office of state planning and budgeting: When opening or closing a facility or relocating more than 20 inmates; and By August 1, 2025, and by each August 1 thereafter, information on FTEs by facility, location, and subprogram. The act requires future budget requests to include worksheets identifying calculations for FTE and operating expenses and requires the department to include a report describing supplemental budget requests and budget amendments as part of its "SMART Act" presentation. If the director or department fails to provide the information required, the act authorizes the joint budget committee to reduce appropriations for salaries of unclassified department employees. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick TaggartPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Emily SirotaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Jeff BridgesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Judy AmabilePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Jennifer BaconCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
S. BirdCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Chad CliffordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Lorena GarcíaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Julie GonzalesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Eliza HamrickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Rebecca KeltieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Barbara KirkmeyerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Janice MarchmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Mike WeissmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“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. Governor Signed
  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate
  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
  10. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  11. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
  12. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source