SB 25-309 CO Became Law
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Summary
The act authorizes the legislative council to approve agreements between the director of research of the legislative council and nonpartisan organizations to place nonpartisan legislative policy fellows (fellows) in the legislative council staff. The act also specifies the types of work that fellows may do, requires the director of research to retain supervisory authority over fellows, including over the terms and conditions of the fellowship, and requires any work product produced by a fellow during the fellowship to remain the property of the general assembly during and after the conclusion of the fellowship. The legislative council is prohibited from approving any agreement between the director of research of the legislative council and a nonpartisan organization that is registered as a lobbyist with the secretary of state to place a fellow in the legislative council staff. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (3)
- Cleave Simpson Republican · primary
- Kyle Brown Democratic · primary
- Mary Bradfield Republican · primary
16 coauthors / cosponsors
- M. Baisley Republican · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Marchman Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Boesenecker Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- L. García Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- K. McCormick Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Paschal Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Rutinel Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Smith Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Titone Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (14)
- May 30, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
- May 15, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 15, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 15, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 7, 2025 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
- May 7, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 6, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
- May 6, 2025 House Committee of the Whole Amendment - Change from Lost to Passed · lower
- May 3, 2025 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- May 1, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance · lower
- May 1, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 30, 2025 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 29, 2025 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Apr 24, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
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