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Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 25-223: Mill Levy Equalization & Institute Charter Schools

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 25-223 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on March 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Mill Levy Equalization & Institute Charter Schools. Primary sponsor: Shannon Bird, Emily Sirota (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Governor Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Beginning with the 2025-26 budget year, and each budget year thereafter, the state charter school institute (institute) shall not distribute a portion of its appropriated mill levy equalization funds to multi-district online schools that are authorized by the institute. Beginning in the 2024-25 budget year, if the institute receives additional mill levy revenue from a school district for an institute charter school within the geographic boundary of the school district, the general assembly shall deduct the additional mill levy revenue from the amount necessary to fully fund mill levy equalization. The act decreases an appropriation from the state education fund to the department of education for use by the institute for mill levy equalization by $1,008,494. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shannon BirdPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Emily SirotaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Judy AmabilePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Barbara KirkmeyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Jeff BridgesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Lorena GarcíaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Eliza HamrickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Jacque PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
M. RutinelCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lesley SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Tammy StoryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Rick TaggartCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55

“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. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  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 - Consent Calendar 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