HB 25-1215 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Redistribution of Lottery Fund

Summary

The act creates the strategic outdoor recreation management and infrastructure cash fund (infrastructure cash fund), requires a specified percentage of lottery fund money to be distributed to the infrastructure cash fund in state fiscal years when available lottery fund money exceeds $20 million, and continuously appropriates the money in the cash fund to the division of parks and wildlife for specified outdoor recreation and management purposes. The act also creates the outdoor recreation economic development cash fund (development cash fund); requires a specified amount and, in state fiscal years when available lottery fund money exceeds $20 million, an additional specified percentage, of lottery fund money to be distributed to the development cash fund; subject to annual appropriation, allows the outdoor recreation industry office to spend money from the development fund; and requires the following transfers to be made to the development cash fund on June 30, 2025: $176,830 from the damage prevention fund; $83,839 from the dispute resolution fund; $6,784 from the youthful offender system surcharge fund; $118,741 from the professional development center cash fund; $21,278 from the immunization fund; $83,354 from the family support services fund; $5,348 from the department of military and veterans affairs fund; $9,648 from the publications fund; $85,901 from the tax lien certification fund; $4,413 from the wholesale and distributing subcontractor license fund; $5,963 from the moving outreach fund; and $121,389 from the disabled parking education and enforcement fund. Law in effect before the passage of the act distributed, to the extent available, the first $3 million of the lottery fund to the outdoor equity fund, the next $3 million to the public school capital construction assistance fund, and any remaining money as follows: 25% to the wildlife cash fund; 25% to the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund; and 50% to the public school capital construction assistance fund. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the act redistributes, to the extent available, the first $4 million of the lottery fund to the outdoor equity fund, the next $3 million to the public school capital construction assistance fund, the next $750,000 to the development cash fund, and any remaining money as follows: If the total amount of lottery fund money available is $20 million or less: 50% to the public school capital construction assistance fund; 20% to the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund; 20% to the wildlife cash fund; and 10% to the outdoor equity fund; or If the total amount of lottery fund money available is more than $20 million: 50% to the public school capital construction assistance fund; 15% to the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund; 15% to the wildlife cash fund; 10% to the outdoor equity fund; 5% to the development cash fund; and 5% to the infrastructure cash fund. For state fiscal year 2025-26, the act appropriates $723,488 from the development cash fund to the office of economic development for use by the outdoor recreation industry office. If not fully expended in state fiscal year 2025-26, the appropriation remains available for expenditure for state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Signed May 30, 2025

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What changed between versions

Revised (04/29/2025) → PA2 (04/29/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill's status changed from a revised version adopted on second reading to a preamended version containing unofficial committee amendments not yet adopted. This indicates the bill is still in the legislative process and has not been fully finalized.

TECHNICAL

The document header changed from 'REVISED' to 'PREAMENDED', indicating the bill is in a pre-amendment stage rather than a finalized version.

The explanatory text was updated to clarify that this version includes committee amendments that have not yet been adopted on second reading.

The 'Amended 2nd Reading' stamp and associated date stamp were removed, reflecting the change in the bill's legislative status.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

31–3

Passed

Total votes 34

Apr 30, 2025

D Democratic22

22 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican12

9 Yea 3 Nay

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 30, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

May 1, 2025

Introduced

House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

lower

4 primary · 19 co-sponsors