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Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 25-230: College Opportunity Fund Program

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 25-230 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on March 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: College Opportunity Fund Program. Primary sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), Shannon Bird, Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican). It lists 2 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.

The act clarifies that the department of higher education may distribute financial assistance from an allocation authorized for student financial assistance programs to undergraduate students who attend participating private institutions of higher education and who participate in the college opportunity fund program. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick TaggartPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Shannon BirdPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jeff BridgesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Barbara KirkmeyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Judy AmabileCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Emily SirotaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9

“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