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SB 25-088

Department of Agriculture Supplemental

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Judy Amabile and 12 co-sponsors

Adds roughly $25.4M in FY2024-25 supplemental funding to Colorado Dept. of Agriculture, boosting staff, IT, operations, grants, and program services across divisions.

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Bill Summary · SB 25-088

SB 25-088 — Department of Agriculture Supplemental (Governor Signed)

Purpose

SB 25-088 is a supplemental appropriation bill that modifies the FY 2024–25 appropriation for the Colorado Department of Agriculture (amending Section 2, Part I of HB 24-1430). The bill provides additional funding across the Department’s administrative and programmatic line items to support personnel, operations, IT, grants, and program-specific activities (animal, plant, inspection, and conservation services).

Key provisions and notable line items

  • Amends the Department of Agriculture’s FY 2024–25 budget to add supplemental dollars across multiple line items (Commissioner’s Office & Administrative Services and Agricultural Services divisions).
  • Provides approximately $25.4 million in total appropriations (presented in the bill as totals such as $25,416,382) for Department operations for FY 2024–25. Funding is a mix of General Fund, General Fund exempt, cash funds, reappropriated funds, and federal funds.
  • Major specific allocations and items include (selected highlights from the bill):
    • Commissioner’s Office & Administrative Services totals and staffing: personal services ($3,244,429) and continued funding for benefits and operating expenses; 21.5 FTE reported.
    • Payments to the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (Payments to OIT): $3,707,601 (split by funding source).
    • Office Consolidation COP payments: $529,063.
    • Agrivoltaic grants: $500,000 (cash funds).
    • Agriculture Management Fund support: $2,048,914 and 2.0 FTE.
    • Digital trunk radio payments: $27,984; CORE operations: $42,721; utilities: $240,000.
    • Division-level appropriations (selected totals): Animal Industry Division ~$3.89M (27.0 FTE); Plant Industry Division ~$7.37M (59.3 FTE); Inspection & Consumer Services ~$5.98M (58.0 FTE); Conservation Services ~$5.46M (22.6 FTE).
    • Various cash funds identified as funding sources include the Brand Inspection Fund, Plant Health/Pest Control Fund, Colorado State Fair Authority Cash Fund, Inspection & Consumer Services Cash Fund, Agricultural Products Inspection Cash Fund, Marijuana Tax Cash Fund, Pet Animal Care & Facility Fund, and others.
    • Indirect cost recoveries and assessments are reflected (estimated departmental indirect cost recoveries ~ $2.125M and statewide indirect recoveries noted separately).

Who is affected

  • The Department of Agriculture (its administrative offices and program divisions) — staffing, IT, operations, and program delivery.
  • Colorado agricultural stakeholders served by the Department’s programs, including livestock and plant industries, inspection and consumer services, conservation programs, and recipients of grants (e.g., agrivoltaic grant applicants).
  • State fund administrators and cash-fund sources (several program-specific cash funds are used to support portions of the appropriation).

Fiscal and procedural notes

  • Funding composition: mix of General Fund, General Fund exempt, cash funds (from various statutory funds), reappropriated funds, and federal funds. Many line items specify the estimated cash-fund sources.
  • The bill updates FY 2024–25 appropriations (the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024).
  • FTE counts are recorded for affected sections (e.g., Commissioner’s Office 21.5 FTE; multiple divisions list FTEs).

Legislative history / timeline

  • Introduced in the Senate: February 3, 2025; referred to Appropriations.
  • Passed both chambers with no amendments (Senate and House readings February 5–13, 2025).
  • Sent to Governor: February 21, 2025.
  • Governor signed: February 27, 2025.
  • Final Act amends Session Laws of Colorado 2024 (HB 24-1430) Part I, Section 2.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Senator Jeff Bridges; Representative Shannon Bird. Additional cosponsors include J. Joseph, S. Woodrow, A. Valdez, J. Phillips, D. Roberts, J. McCluskie, R. Taggart, J. Amabile, C. Espenoza, E. Sirota, M. Duran.

This bill is a budgetary, not a policy, measure: it adjusts funding levels for existing Department functions and programs rather than creating new regulatory frameworks.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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