ColoradoLegislation Inside Advisory Council
What it does
The act creates the legislation inside advisory council (council) to identify, examine, and discuss the issues, interests, and needs affecting people who are incarcerated and to formally advise and make recommendations to the general assembly regarding those issues, interests, and needs.
More detail
The act:
Requires the director of the legislative council to use a request for proposal process to contract with and designate a nonprofit organization to assist the council; Establishes membership requirements of the council; Outlines the duties of the council, including reporting requirements; Requires the council to report during the department of corrections' annual "SMART Act" presentation to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, or their successor committees, beginning in January of 2027; and Creates an advisory review committee, consisting of 5 voting legislative members and 5 nonvoting council members to meet no more than 3 times during the interim and recommend no more than 3 bills during each interim.(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
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 20Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 14Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 14Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 14Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 7House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded ADOPT CCR. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded ADOPT. Result: pass.Lower
- May 7Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- May 6First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
- May 2Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
- Vote recorded NOT CONCUR APPT CC. Result: pass.Upper
- May 1House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded AMD. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 30House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Apr 28House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 22Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 21Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Apr 16Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 15Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 11Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 31Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 3Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
- Feb 5Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced