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Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 25-291: Division Criminal Justice Spending Authority Community Corrections

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 25-291 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on April 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Division Criminal Justice Spending Authority Community Corrections. Primary sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 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 changes the spending authority of the division of criminal justice (division) in the department of public safety in relation to community corrections programs by: Repealing the division's authority to transfer up to 10% of annual appropriations among or between line items for community corrections program services; and Allowing the division to overexpend up to $2 million in any one fiscal year for felony placements in community corrections programs.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick TaggartPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Emily SirotaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Barbara KirkmeyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Judy AmabilePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
S. BirdCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jeff BridgesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Chad CliffordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Lindsey DaughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
D. Michaelson JenetCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Katie WallaceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17

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

Sources

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