Federally Recognized Tribes & Construction of Laws

Added a new definition for 'tribally controlled entity' to include divisions of the tribe or business organizations that are subsidiaries owned by the tribe or its affiliates where the tribe has a controlling interest.

Updated the document header to change 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' and adjusted the amendment status description to reflect that amendments were adopted on second reading in the Second House.

Removed several House sponsors (Weinberg and Joseph, Duran, Bacon, Boesenecker, Carter, Clifford, Hamrick, Lindsay, Stewart K.) from the House Sponsorship list, leaving only Weinberg and Joseph, Duran.

Removed separate Part 6 provisions that applied exclusively to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, consolidating all tribal construction rules into a single Part 5.

Modified the bill title and legislative declaration to explicitly cover 'Federally Recognized Tribes in Colorado' rather than naming only the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

Added a new definition for 'Municipality' to clarify that state laws apply within incorporated towns located entirely within the reservation boundaries.

Added bill summary and explanatory notes to clarify how the rule of construction works for non-lawyers and to explain the bill's purpose.

Modified the preservation of sovereign immunity section to explicitly state that the bill does not affect the right to pursue legal remedies to contest the application of laws.

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

Minor formatting changes including capitalization corrections (e.g., 'PuB.L.' to 'PUB.L.') and spacing adjustments in section headers and definitions.

Added new Part 6 to establish construction rules for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and reservation, mirroring the provisions for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

Updated the list of Senate and House sponsors to include additional representatives (Bacon, Boesenecker, Carter, Clifford, Hamrick, Lindsay, Stewart K.) and reordered Senate sponsors.

Added definitions for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe reservation, state, tribal lands, tribally controlled entities, and tribe to match the existing Southern Ute definitions.

Added new Section 2 establishing Part 6 with purpose declarations, definitions, and rules of construction for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

Added multiple new Senate sponsors to the bill, expanding the legislative coalition supporting the measure.

Updated the document header from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' and added a note indicating the summary applies to the reengrossed version.

Deleted provisions that clarified how federal law and state laws apply within reservation boundaries, likely because amendments changed the bill's jurisdictional approach.

Added a new definition for 'reservation' referring to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation boundaries defined in federal law.

Modified the scope of application to explicitly include tribal officials and employees acting in their official capacities alongside tribal members and entities.

Added provisions clarifying that the bill does not modify federal law and does not apply outside reservation boundaries.

Reorganized the order of definitions and adjusted formatting of the bill text.