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SB 25-101

Department of Military Affairs Supplemental

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Judy Amabile and 13 co-sponsors

SB 25-101 provides supplemental funding and reallocations for Colorado's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to support National Guard, veterans services, and related facil

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Bill Summary · SB 25-101

SB 25-101 — Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Supplemental

Status: Governor signed (sent to Governor 02/21/2025; signed 02/27/2025)
Introduced: 02/03/2025

Purpose

SB 25-101 is a supplemental appropriation bill that adjusts funding for the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. The bill provides additional and reorganized appropriations to support National Guard operations, veterans services, Air National Guard activities, and associated personnel and operating costs.

Key provisions and dollar amounts

  • Total appropriations for Part XIV (Department of Military and Veterans Affairs) are shown at approximately $149.3 million (documented totals: $149,281,691 / $149,331,396 across presentation columns).
  • Funding sources shown:
    • General Fund: $17,740,551
    • Cash funds: $2,288,239
    • Reappropriated funds and other sources as noted
    • Federal funds (including informational cooperative agreements): $129,251,408 (many federal cooperative amounts are noted with an “(I)” and are for informational purposes and not all are recorded in the state accounting system)
  • Major program/line-item highlights:
    • Executive Director & Army National Guard: personal services and benefits (e.g., Personal Services $2,898,407; Health/Life/Dental $2,064,395), operating expenses, vehicle lease payments, risk management payments.
    • Colorado National Guard Tuition Fund: $1,421,157.
    • Army National Guard cooperative agreements (informational federal amounts): $12,950,971.
    • Division of Veterans Affairs total: $7,816,805 — includes veterans service operations, veterans mental health ($660,143), Veterans Assistance Grant Program, Colorado State Veterans Trust Fund expenditures ($1,367,189), Western Slope Veterans Cemetery support, and the Grand Junction Veterans One-stop Center.
    • Air National Guard: $4,052,436 covering operations & maintenance, Buckley/Greeley air traffic control, and security for the Space Command facility at Greeley.
    • Federal-funded National Guard service members (informational): an estimated $109.5 million in federal expenditures for Guard personnel (2,087 FTE equivalent) shown for informational purposes.
  • Footnotes/authorities:
    • Several line items include transfer authority allowing the Department to transfer up to 20% of total General Fund appropriations among specified line items (with limits on vehicle lease payment transfers tied to federal coverage).
    • The Colorado State Veterans Trust Fund expenditures appropriation remains available until the close of the 2025–26 fiscal year.

Who is affected

  • Colorado National Guard units and personnel (state and federally funded operations)
  • Veterans who receive state-provided services (mental health, cemetery services, one-stop center services, grant programs)
  • County veterans service offices (through CVSO payments)
  • State agency operations related to armories, Civil Air Patrol support, and Air National Guard facilities (Buckley, Greeley)

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Passed both chambers without amendments (Senate and House readings Feb 4–13, 2025).
  • Sent to Governor 02/21/2025; signed into law 02/27/2025.
  • The bill includes a safety clause indicating the appropriations are necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, or safety; effect is upon signature consistent with Colorado practice for appropriation acts.
  • Several federal cooperative agreement figures are informational and not posted in the state accounting system.

Impact summary

SB 25-101 supplies supplemental funding and technical appropriation adjustments to maintain and support Military and Veterans Affairs operations statewide—covering personnel costs, federal cooperative activities, veterans programs and facilities (including Western Slope cemetery and Grand Junction one-stop), and Air National Guard obligations. The bill does not create new programs or substantive policy changes; it reallocates and supplements FY 2024–25 funding to meet operational needs.

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

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