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HB 25-1198

Regional Planning Roundtable Commission

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Andy Boesenecker and 16 co-sponsors

Creates a Regional Planning Roundtable Commission to improve cross-jurisdictional planning coordination among local governments, MPOs, and state agencies.

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Bill Summary · HB 25-1198

Summary — HB 25-1198: Regional Planning Roundtable Commission (Governor Signed)

Status: Governor Signed
Introduced: February 10, 2025
Final actions: Sent to Governor May 13, 2025; Governor signed June 3, 2025

Note: The full bill text was not provided. The summary below records the procedural history and sponsors and outlines the likely purpose, typical provisions, and expected impacts based on the bill title and bill history. For exact statutory language, fiscal impacts, and effective date, consult the official enrolled bill text and fiscal note.

Procedural history and sponsors (what we know)

  • Introduced in House (Transportation, Housing & Local Government) on Feb 10, 2025.
  • Passed House with amendments (Second/Third Reading floor actions in April 2025).
  • Referred in Senate through Local Government & Housing and Appropriations; passed Senate May 2–13, 2025 without further amendments.
  • Sent to Governor May 13, 2025; signed by Governor June 3, 2025.
  • Primary sponsors: Faith Winter, Kyle Brown, Meg Froelich; extensive cosponsorship from both chambers (list available in bill metadata).

Purpose (inferred)

Based on the title, HB 25-1198 establishes a "Regional Planning Roundtable Commission" intended to improve coordination among local governments, regional planning organizations, and state agencies on cross-jurisdictional planning issues (for example: transportation, housing, land use, infrastructure, and resilience).

Key provisions (inferred; confirm in bill text)

The bill likely would:
- Create a statutorily authorized commission or advisory roundtable called the “Regional Planning Roundtable Commission.”
- Specify membership (representatives from municipalities, counties, metropolitan planning organizations, regional planning bodies, relevant state agencies, potentially tribal governments and legislative members, and public stakeholders).
- Define the commission’s duties — likely to convene regional planning stakeholders, identify opportunities for coordination, develop best practices or model agreements, recommend policy or statutory changes, and prepare annual or biennial reports for the Legislature and the Governor.
- Require data-sharing protocols or recommendations to improve regional decision‑making (e.g., shared data on demographics, housing needs, transportation).
- Establish meeting frequency, administrative support (e.g., staff from a designated state department), and whether the commission is advisory (typical) versus regulatory.
- Provide for a sunset date or continuing authorization (to be confirmed).
- Address appropriation or staffing if the commission requires state support (bill was referred to Appropriations).

Who would be affected

  • Local governments (cities and counties) and regional planning entities (MPOs, councils of governments) — through increased coordination obligations and opportunities.
  • State agencies that interact with local planning (e.g., transportation, housing, natural resources) — potential role in staff support and data provision.
  • Developers, infrastructure planners, and community stakeholders — potential indirect effects from more coordinated regional plans and recommendations.
  • Legislators and policymakers — will receive recommendations and reports to inform statewide policy.

Potential impacts

  • Improved cross-jurisdictional coordination on housing, transportation, and infrastructure planning.
  • More consistent regional approaches to grant applications, infrastructure prioritization, and long‑range planning.
  • Administrative costs for staffing and convening a new commission (check fiscal note for specifics).
  • Possible changes to local planning practice if the commission issues model policies or recommendations.

Next steps / where to get the official details

  • Review the enrolled bill text and the bill’s fiscal note on the Colorado General Assembly website for exact provisions, membership details, effective date, and appropriations.
  • Consult committee reports from Transportation, Housing & Local Government and Appropriations for legislative intent and any amendments adopted in the House.

If you want, I can retrieve and summarize the bill’s enrolled text and fiscal note (if you provide a link or authorize me to search for HB25-1198 on the Colorado General Assembly site).

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

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