ColoradoReallocate Department of Natural Resources Wolf Funding to Health Insurance Enterprise
What it does
The act reduces by $264,268 an appropriation for the 2025-26 state fiscal year from the general fund to the department of natural resources division of parks and wildlife (division) for the reintroduction of gray wolves. The act requires the state treasurer to transfer a corresponding amount from the general fund to the Colorado health insurance affordability enterprise cash fund on September 1, 2025.The act also prohibits the division from using the money appropriated from the general fund in state fiscal year 2025-26 (appropriated money) for the acquisition and reintroduction of gray wolves. The division may use the appropriated money to assist owners of livestock in preventing and resolving conflicts between gray wolves and livestock and to pay fair compensation to owners of livestock for any losses of livestock caused by gray wolves.APPROVED by Governor August 28, 2025EFFECTIVE August 28, 2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Aug 28Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Aug 26Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Aug 26Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Aug 26Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Aug 25Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - FloorPassed House
- Aug 23House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Aug 22Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 25B-005 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 22Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Aug 22House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Aug 21Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military AffairsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 25B-005 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 25B-005, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 21Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Aug 21Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Aug 21Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - CommitteeIntroduced