SB 25-303: Repeal Natural Disaster Grant Fund - Colorado

Rerevised (05/01/2025) → Revised (04/30/2025) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill's revision status changed from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised', indicating it is now in a different legislative stage. The list of House sponsors was reduced by removing one sponsor (Ricks), while the Senate sponsors remain unchanged. This reflects procedural updates rather than substantive policy changes.

TECHNICAL

Removed one House sponsor (Ricks) from the list of sponsors, reducing the total number of House sponsors from three to two.

Updated the revision status header from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' and changed the amendment description to reflect 'Second Reading' instead of 'Second House'.

Final Act (05/13/2025) → Rerevised (05/01/2025) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to a revised version with updated session headers, reading dates, and committee assignments. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, as it still repeals the Natural Disaster Grant Fund effective July 1, 2025, and includes the standard safety clause required for legislation.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process, including new dates for Senate and House readings, committee assignments, and session identifiers.

Formatting and layout were adjusted to conform to the official revised bill format, including adding sponsor lists and removing draft-specific annotations.

Signed Act (05/28/2025) → Final Act (05/13/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The document shows only formatting and signature line changes with no substantive policy modifications. The bill's text, scope, eligibility criteria, funding amounts, and operational requirements remain unchanged. These are administrative updates to signature blocks and approval lines.

TECHNICAL

Signature lines were updated from printed names to blank lines for manual signing, with corrected spelling of 'Governor' and 'Vanessa Reilly'.

Approval date line was changed from pre-printed placeholder to blank line for manual entry.

Previously printed signatures and dates were removed to allow for official signing.

Reengrossed (04/28/2025) → Signed Act (05/28/2025) · 3 edits · May 28, 2025

MINOR

This bill was signed into law and formally enacted as a Colorado statute. The primary substantive change is the repeal of the Natural Disaster Grant Fund, which previously provided grants to local governments for wastewater treatment and drinking water system improvements affected by natural disasters. The repeal takes effect on July 1, 2025, ending the availability of these specific disaster recovery grants.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a proposed repeal to an enacted law, with the repeal of the Natural Disaster Grant Fund now legally effective as of July 1, 2025.

FISCAL

The Natural Disaster Grant Fund was removed from Colorado Revised Statutes 25-8-608.7, eliminating the legal authority to award grants for natural disaster-related infrastructure improvements.

TIMELINE

The repeal of the fund is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, providing a specific implementation date for the policy change.

TECHNICAL

The bill was transitioned from a reengrossed version to a signed act, adding signatures from the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker, confirming its legal status as enacted law.

Engrossed (04/25/2025) → Reengrossed (04/28/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 28, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to incorporate all amendments adopted during the House of Introduction, updating the header and summary information to reflect the current legislative status. No substantive policy changes to the bill's content are evident from this markup.

TECHNICAL

Header updated from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to reflect that all House amendments have been incorporated.

Summary note updated to indicate that a new bill summary for the reengrossed version will be available, with the date changed to April 28, 2025.

New section header 'SENATE' and additional spacing added at the end of the document.

Introduced (04/22/2025) → Engrossed (04/25/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 28, 2025

MINOR

The bill was formally marked as 'Engrossed' instead of 'Introduced' and includes all amendments adopted on Second Reading in the House. The document now reflects the version approved by the Senate on April 25, 2025, indicating the bill has progressed through the legislative process and is ready for final action.

TECHNICAL

Status changed from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' with notation that it includes all amendments adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction.

Added date stamp 'April 25, 2025' and Senate designation to indicate the bill's current legislative stage.

Page numbering updated from 'SB25-303' to '303' in the document header.

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