SB 25B-005

  • Colorado Senate Bill
  • 2025 First Extraordinary Session
  • Introduced in Senate Aug 22, 2025
  • Passed Senate Aug 22, 2025
  • Passed House Aug 24, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Aug 28, 2025

Reallocate Department of Natural Resources Wolf Funding to Health Insurance Enterprise

Abstract

The act reduces by $264,268 an appropriation for the 2025-26 state fiscal year from the general fund to the department of natural resources division of parks and wildlife (division) for the reintroduction of gray wolves. The act requires the state treasurer to transfer a corresponding amount from the general fund to the Colorado health insurance affordability enterprise cash fund on September 1, 2025. The act also prohibits the division from using the money appropriated from the general fund in state fiscal year 2025-26 (appropriated money) for the acquisition and reintroduction of gray wolves. The division may use the appropriated money to assist owners of livestock in preventing and resolving conflicts between gray wolves and livestock and to pay fair compensation to owners of livestock for any losses of livestock caused by gray wolves. APPROVED by Governor August 28, 2025 EFFECTIVE August 28, 2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Sponsors (38)

Votes


Actions


Aug 28, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor Signed

Aug 26, 2025

Office of the Governor

Sent to the Governor

House

Signed by the Speaker of the House

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate

Aug 25, 2025

Senate

Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

Aug 24, 2025

House

House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor

Aug 23, 2025

House

House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor

Aug 22, 2025

House

House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
House Committee of the Whole Appropriations

House

Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

  • Introduction
Appropriations

Senate

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Aug 21, 2025

Senate

Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

Senate

Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Senate Committee of the Whole Appropriations

Senate

Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations

  • Referral-Committee
Appropriations State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Senate

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

  • Introduction
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Signed Act (08/28/2025) PDF
Final Act (08/26/2025) PDF
Rerevised (08/24/2025) PDF
Revised (08/23/2025) PDF
Reengrossed (08/22/2025) PDF
Engrossed (08/21/2025) PDF
Introduced (08/21/2025) PDF
PA1 (08/21/2025) PDF
Committee Amendment PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note SA1 (08/21/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note SA2 (08/22/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN1 (08/21/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN2 (08/22/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN3 (10/23/2025) PDF

Sources

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