SB 24-026 CO

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Prior to the consolidation of the division of wildlife and the division of parks and recreation and their respective commissions in Senate Bill 11-208, concerning the consolidation of wildlife entities with parks and outdoor recreation entities under the department of natural resources, enacted in 2011, members of the wildlife commission were required to hold at least 2 public meetings per year in their respective geographic districts. The act renews the public engagement requirement for the members of the parks and wildlife commission in the department of natural resources who are appointed by the governor and adds the same public engagement requirement for members of the state agricultural commission and the Colorado water conservation board who are appointed by the governor. Commission and board members subject to the public engagement requirement are entitled to reimbursement for their reasonable costs in participating in public meetings. Status updates on the commission and board members' compliance with the public engagement requirement must be reported to the chair of each member's respective commission or board and included in each member's respective executive department's annual "SMART Act" presentation to the general assembly. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, $10,504 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the division of parks and wildlife to implement the act, with $6,828 of the money appropriated from the wildlife cash fund and $3,676 from the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund. APPROVED by Governor May 1, 2024 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Dylan Roberts Democratic · primary
• Perry Will · primary
• Barbara McLachlan · primary
• Marc Catlin Republican · primary

1. May 1, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
2. Apr 23, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Apr 23, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Apr 23, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Apr 11, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
6. Apr 10, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. Apr 10, 2024 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
8. Mar 25, 2024 House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
9. Mar 13, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources · lower
10. Mar 13, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Mar 12, 2024 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
12. Mar 8, 2024 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
13. Jan 18, 2024 Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
14. Jan 10, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources · upper