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HB 25-1069

Increase Stakeholder Participation

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mark Baisley and 8 co-sponsors

HB25-1069 would require Colorado lawmakers to publicly publish draft bill titles/texts between sessions, enabling early public review and feedback before introduction.

Senate Second Reading Lost - No Amendments
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Bill Summary · HB 25-1069

Summary — HB 25-1069: Increase Stakeholder Participation

Status: Senate Second Reading Lost (04/25/2025) — bill did not become law
Introduced: 01/08/2025
Primary Sponsors: Rep. Stephanie Luck; Sen. Mark Baisley (co-sponsors and additional House co-sponsors listed below)

Purpose / Intent

The bill would have created a formal, public process for members of the Colorado General Assembly to publish draft bill titles and texts during the interim between regular legislative sessions. The stated intent is to increase transparency and stakeholder participation by making legislators’ draft ideas available for public review and comment before formal bill introduction.

Key Provisions

  • Start date for implementation: July 1, 2028 (Legislative Council Staff to implement after enactment).
  • Public posting: Members may publish titles and draft texts on a publicly accessible page of the General Assembly website.
  • Versions and timing:
    • Each member may submit up to three different versions of each bill title or draft.
    • Only one version of a given bill may be posted on any single day.
    • Posts (or removals) are permitted only on three calendar days each year: 90, 60, and 30 days before the first day of the next regular legislative session.
    • Published drafts remain available until removed by the posting member, replaced by a subsequent version, or taken down the day before the next session begins.
    • Any changes to the most recently published draft must be marked by double underline.
  • Required disclaimer (must accompany each published title/draft): "THIS IS A DRAFT OF A BILL THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OR THE SENATE OF THE COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY DURING THE UPCOMING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE FINAL DECISION‑MAKING AUTHORITY REGARDING INTRODUCTION OF THE BILL RESTS EXCLUSIVELY WITH ITS LEGISLATIVE PRIME SPONSOR IN THE CHAMBER IN WHICH THE BILL WILL FIRST BE INTRODUCED IF IT IS INTRODUCED. THIS DRAFT IS NOT FINAL AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER INTRODUCTION IN THE FIRST CHAMBER."

Who Would Be Affected

  • Members of the General Assembly — allowed/required mechanism to post drafts.
  • Legislative Council Staff — tasked with building/maintaining the web posting mechanism.
  • Public stakeholders, advocacy groups, lobbyists, and the media — gain earlier access to draft proposals for review and feedback.
  • No direct effect on other state agencies.

Fiscal Impact

  • Initial Legislative Council Staff estimate (01/23/2025): one‑time General Fund cost of $63,840 in FY 2025‑26 (estimated 480 programming hours at $133/hour) to develop the website/system.
  • Revised LCS fiscal note (01/28/2025) and subsequent JBC analysis (03/10/2025): concluded the workload is minimal and can be absorbed in planned digital updates; no appropriation required.
  • No ongoing fiscal impact or change to TABOR refunds reported.

Effective Date / Procedure

  • The bill as written would take effect 90 days after final adjournment sine die of the General Assembly, unless a referendum petition is filed; if a referendum is filed and approved by voters, effective date would follow certification of the election (specified as November 2026 in the bill’s referendum language).
  • Legislative action: Passed the House (with amendments), referred to Senate committees, but failed on Senate Second Reading on April 25, 2025.

Legislative History (selected)

  • House Third Reading Passed (4/14/2025)
  • Reengrossed and amended versions considered in House and Senate committees
  • Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs: referred to Committee of the Whole (4/22/2025)
  • Senate Second Reading Lost — bill did not advance (4/25/2025)

Sponsors / Cosponsors (selected)

Primary: Stephanie Luck; cosponsors include R. Keltie, J. Caldwell, Eliza Hamrick, L. Garcia Sander, M. Duran, C. Clifford, M. Brooks; Senate sponsor Mark Baisley.

Purposefully designed to increase transparency and early input, the bill established posting limits, version-control rules, and a required disclaimer but was not enacted in this session.

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

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