SB 25-155 CO

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Became Law

The act creates the legislation inside advisory council (council) to identify, examine, and discuss the issues, interests, and needs affecting people who are incarcerated and to formally advise and make recommendations to the general assembly regarding those issues, interests, and needs. The act: Requires the director of the legislative council to use a request for proposal process to contract with and designate a nonprofit organization to assist the council; Establishes membership requirements of the council; Outlines the duties of the council, including reporting requirements; Requires the council to report during the department of corrections' annual "SMART Act" presentation to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, or their successor committees, beginning in January of 2027; and Creates an advisory review committee, consisting of 5 voting legislative members and 5 nonvoting council members to meet no more than 3 times during the interim and recommend no more than 3 bills during each interim.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Julie Gonzales Democratic · primary
• Matt Ball Democratic · primary
• Chad Clifford Democratic · primary

1. May 20, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 14, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 14, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 14, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 7, 2025 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass · upper
6. May 7, 2025 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass · lower
7. May 6, 2025 First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments · legislature
8. May 2, 2025 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee · upper
9. May 1, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
10. Apr 30, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
11. Apr 30, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
12. Apr 28, 2025 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
13. Apr 22, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
14. Apr 21, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
15. Apr 17, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
16. Apr 16, 2025 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
17. Apr 15, 2025 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
18. Apr 11, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
19. Mar 31, 2025 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
20. Mar 3, 2025 Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed · upper
21. Feb 5, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper