Bill
SB 25-111
Provides supplemental funding for capital construction and controlled maintenance across state agencies and higher education to address life-safety, code, ADA, security, and essent
Status and Timeline
- Introduced: February 3, 2025 (Senate)
- Passed both chambers (Senate and House) without amendment
- Sent to Governor: February 21, 2025
- Governor signed: February 27, 2025
- Sponsors: Senators Jeff Bridges, Jocelyn (Jeff) Bridges? [note: primary sponsors listed as Jeff Bridges, with Bridges, Amabile, Kirkmeyer in Senate; House primary Shannon Bird; many cosponsors including Sirota, Taggart, Valdez, Story, McCluskie, Kirkmeyer, Amabile, Bridges, García, Duran, Winter, Joseph]
Purpose and intent
SB 25-111 provides supplemental appropriations for capital construction and controlled maintenance projects for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. The bill amends Section 3 of Chapter 519 (HB 24‑1430) to add or adjust funding for numerous state agency facilities and higher education campus maintenance and safety projects.
Key provisions and types of projects funded
- Adds controlled maintenance appropriations across state agencies and higher education institutions for projects such as:
- Life‑safety, code, ADA, HVAC, and fire‑suppression upgrades (e.g., State Fair Creative Arts Building)
- Correctional facility repairs and security improvements (kitchen refrigeration, roof replacement, perimeter security)
- Elevator modernization and accessibility upgrades (Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind; multiple college campuses)
- Mechanical system replacements (chillers, boilers, air handlers), domestic water system replacements, and roof repairs
- Security improvements and camera infrastructure (state hospitals, youth services, campus security hardware)
- Fortified/local projects (e.g., Fort Lyon decentralized building heating design)
- Readiness center improvements (Denver Readiness Center auditorium, HVAC, roofing; site lighting)
- Controlled Maintenance Emergency Account funding ($3,000,000)
- Includes many line‑item dollar amounts for individual projects (examples in the bill: $3,938,928 for Department of Agriculture projects; $4,781,411 for Department of Corrections projects; $11,227,020 total indicated under portions of Department of Human Services items; numerous higher education items ranging from several hundred thousand to multiple million dollars).
- Funding sources identified: Capital Construction Fund, state cash funds (including institutional cash funds), reappropriated funds, and federal funds where applicable.
Who is affected
- State executive agencies (Agriculture, Corrections, Education, Human Services, Military & Veterans Affairs, Personnel, Local Affairs, etc.)
- Public colleges and universities and community colleges across Colorado (Adams State, Arapahoe CC, Auraria, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University and others)
- Tenants and users of state facilities (students, patients/residents at state hospitals and youth facilities, correctional staff and inmates, veterans)
- Local governments or communities that host state projects (e.g., Fort Lyon)
Procedural/administrative notes
- SB 25-111 is a supplemental appropriation that modifies previously enacted FY2024 capital construction law (HB 24‑1430), inserting or increasing funding allocations in the controlled maintenance section (Section 3).
- Many appropriations are itemized by project and source; some institutional amounts are explicitly from institutional cash funds.
- The bill became law on signature (effective per usual statutory provisions for appropriations unless otherwise specified in the text).
Implications
- Provides targeted funding to address deferred maintenance, code compliance, life‑safety, and security needs across state properties and higher education campuses.
- Enables design and construction work to proceed on numerous small‑to‑mid‑scale capital projects that preserve assets and reduce risk of larger future costs.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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