SB 25-053 CO

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Became Law

The act classifies bison as big game unless the bison are livestock. Classifying bison as wildlife means that hunting or taking one is illegal unless authorized by rule of the parks and wildlife commission. The act also clarifies that "wildlife" does not include privately owned cattle, including bison legally reduced to captivity or bison that have escaped lawful captivity, or bison owned by or lawfully reduced to captivity by an Indian tribe. The fee for issuing a bison hunting license is set at $374.22 for a resident and $2,756.74 for a nonresident. The penalty for illegal possession of wild bison is a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $100,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail, and an assessment of 20 license suspension points. The penalty for illegally killing or capturing a bison is a fine of $10,000. The value of a bison is set at $1,000 for the purposes of recovering the value of a bison that is illegally killed or captured. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Jessie Danielson Democratic · primary
• Junie Joseph Democratic · primary
• Elizabeth Velasco Democratic · primary

1. May 22, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 6, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
3. May 6, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
4. May 6, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Apr 28, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
6. Apr 25, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. Apr 25, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
8. Apr 21, 2025 House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
9. Apr 17, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources · lower
10. Apr 17, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Apr 16, 2025 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
12. Apr 15, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
13. Apr 11, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
14. Mar 20, 2025 Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
15. Jan 15, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources · upper