HB 25-1290: Transit Worker Assault & Funding for Training - Colorado

Revised (04/16/2025) → PA2 (04/15/2025) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was amended to add Regional Transportation District Transit Police Officers to the list of law enforcement officers covered by the bill's provisions. This change expands the scope of the legislation to include these officers in areas such as use of force training, physical fitness training, education advancement, and survivor benefits.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly includes Regional Transportation District Transit Police Officers in its coverage, whereas the previous version did not specifically name them.

SCOPE

Regional Transportation District Transit Police Officers are now explicitly included in the bill's coverage for training, education, and survivor benefits.

Rerevised (04/22/2025) → Revised (04/16/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to streamline the text of Section 4, removing redundant language about funding sources and clarifying that the new subsection (3) establishes a class 2 misdemeanor for damaging district property or interfering with district employees. The revised version also reorganized the appropriation section to better list the specific purposes for the $350 million funding, including pay increases, hiring bonuses, new officer recruitment, and training.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on law enforcement funding and penalties for property damage within transportation districts, but the language was clarified to remove ambiguity about funding sources and improve readability of the appropriations section.

ENFORCEMENT

Removed the phrase 'funding' from the description of the misdemeanor penalty in Section 4 to clarify that the penalty itself is the focus, not the funding mechanism.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized Section 5 to list specific purposes for the $350 million appropriation in a clearer format, separating pay increases, bonuses, hiring, and training into distinct subsections.

Deleted redundant text about 'operating money' and 'Regional Transportation District' that was already covered in the new subsection structure.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific examples of criminal activity that new officers may address, including gang activity, drug cartels, human trafficking, and drug interdiction at state borders.

PA1 (03/20/2025) → Rerevised (04/22/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised to expand protections for transit workers and law enforcement funding. The original version focused on assault charges, while the revised version adds harassment protections and clarifies funding eligibility for transit police officers.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from only assault charges to include harassment of transit workers, and funding provisions were clarified to explicitly include regional transportation district transit police officers.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a new harassment offense under 18-9-111 specifically protecting transit workers from wrongful interference while performing lawful duties.

DEFINITION

Moved the transit worker definition from Section 18-3-201 to Section 18-9-101 to align with harassment statute definitions.

FISCAL

Added explicit language allowing peace officer training and support fund money to be granted to regional transportation district transit police officers for training, equipment, and safety purposes.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the effective date mechanism from a 90-day post-adjournment period with referendum possibility to immediate effect upon passage.

Final Act (05/06/2025) → PA1 (03/20/2025) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a final act version to a preliminary version with committee amendments included. The substantive policy content remains the same, creating a new assault offense for transit workers and adding transit police to peace officer training funding eligibility.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged; this is a formatting and versioning update showing the bill in its committee amendment stage rather than final passage.

TECHNICAL

Document header changed from 'Final Act' to 'First Regular Session' with committee amendment notation indicating this is an unofficial version.

Removed final act language about Governor signatures and legislative status sheet references.

Added bill summary section explaining the bill creates assault offenses for transit workers and expands peace officer training funding.

Removed page headers and formatting notes that were present in the final act version.

Added committee sponsorship information (Senate and House committees) and legislative history references.

Signed Act (06/02/2025) → Final Act (05/06/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill primarily involves formatting and signature line updates rather than substantive policy changes. The main modifications include adding a note about the bill's signature status, reformatting the sponsor list and title for clarity, and updating the signatures of legislative officers and the Governor. No changes were made to the actual legislative content regarding transit worker safety definitions, harassment provisions, or funding allocations.

TECHNICAL

Added a note explaining the bill is prepared for signatures and directing readers to consult legislative status sheets for Governor action.

Reformatted the bill title and sponsor list with proper indentation and spacing for final act presentation.

Updated signature lines for House Speaker, Senate President, Chief Clerks, and Governor with proper formatting and corrected names.

Reengrossed (03/25/2025) → Signed Act (06/02/2025) · 4 edits · Jun 2, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a draft version to a signed act, making it official law. The substantive policy content remains the same, establishing new protections for transit workers and funding for transit police training.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the changes are purely formatting and procedural reflecting its passage through the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft session headers and replaced them with official signing act formatting, including signatures from the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate.

Changed the bill summary section from a placeholder note to the official enacted language, removing references to future summaries and adding the effective date provision.

Updated sponsor lists to reflect the final approved sponsors after the bill passed both chambers, adding additional senators who supported the measure.

Removed draft committee assignments and replaced them with the official signature block and certification of approval.

Engrossed (03/20/2025) → Reengrossed (03/25/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 22, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to add new co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list and update the legislative summary header to reflect that amendments were adopted during the House of Introduction. The substantive policy content regarding the criminal offense for assaulting transit workers and the effective date provision remains unchanged from the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Added three new co-sponsors (Bird, Boesenecker, Lieder, McCluskie, Phillips) to the House sponsorship list.

Updated the header text from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and changed the amendment description to indicate amendments were adopted in the House of Introduction rather than on Second Reading.

Added a date stamp (March 25, 2025) and HOUSE designation to the legislative summary section.

Introduced (02/28/2025) → Engrossed (03/20/2025) · 5 edits · Apr 22, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was amended to expand protections and funding eligibility for transit workers and regional transportation district transit police officers. The changes clarify that the assault protections apply to commuter rail agencies and public or private entities operating mass transit systems, not just political subdivisions. Funding provisions were updated to explicitly include regional transportation district transit police officers in all categories of support.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include commuter rail agencies and companies (public or private) operating mass transportation systems, broadening who qualifies for assault protections and funding eligibility.

ELIGIBILITY

Added commuter rail agencies and public or private companies operating mass transportation systems to the list of entities covered by the bill's assault protections.

Changed the standard for knowing a transit worker from 'knows' to 'knows or reasonably should know' in assault provisions, making the law easier to enforce.

FISCAL

Added regional transportation district transit police officers to all funding categories including pay increases, hiring bonuses, additional hiring, and survivor benefits.

Added a new provision allowing eligible law enforcement agencies to grant peace officer training and support fund money directly to regional transportation districts.

TECHNICAL

Removed the introductory language indicating the bill was introduced, changing it to show the bill is now engrossed with all amendments adopted.

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