SB 25-061 CO

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Current Colorado laws do not always expressly provide whether the laws apply to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe or the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (Tribes). The act creates a rule of construction that a law does not apply to the Tribes unless the law clearly and expressly states that the law applies to the Tribes. The act further clarifies that if the general assembly enacts a new law or materially amends an existing law that is silent as to its application to the Tribes or to tribally controlled entities; purports to apply statewide; or grants a governmental agency or entity civil, criminal, or regulatory authority, it is presumed that the law does not apply within the exterior boundaries of the reservations to the Tribes, including the Tribes' officials and employees acting in their official capacities, to a tribally controlled entity, or to Tribal lands. The act reinforces that these rules of construction do not: Preclude or limit the authority of the Tribes' governing bodies from requesting inclusion in legislation pending before the general assembly; Abrogate the sovereign immunity of the state or the Tribes; or Affect the rights of the state, the Tribes, or other persons to pursue legal remedies that may be available to contest the application of laws passed by the general assembly.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Cleave Simpson Republican · primary
• Ron Weinberg Republican · primary
• Junie Joseph Democratic · primary

1. May 28, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 12, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
3. May 12, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
4. May 12, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 2, 2025 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. May 1, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. Apr 30, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
8. Apr 29, 2025 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. Mar 25, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
10. Mar 21, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Mar 20, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
12. Mar 17, 2025 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
13. Jan 21, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper