ColoradoSupport Against Adverse Federal Action
What it does
The act appropriates $4 million from the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" cash fund (fund) to the office of the governor (office) for state fiscal year 2025-26, with roll-forward authority in state fiscal year 2026-27 for any money remaining in the fund after state fiscal year 2025-26. The act authorizes the office to accept gifts, grants, or donations for crediting to the fund to implement the act.
More detail
The act authorizes the office, in the governor's discretion, to hire and employ personnel or retain contractors for purposes related to federal government actions that impact federal disbursements, grants, contracts, or money received by or transferred to the state. The office may also reimburse the department of law for costs associated with special assistant attorneys general who are contracted for the purposes of providing legal services:
To state officers or employees related to legal proceedings, inquiries, hearings, or investigations initiated, pursued, or threatened by the federal government; or For the criminal defense of state officers or employees in legal actions arising out of their official acts or decisions.
The office may also incur other expenditures covered by the fund that are consistent with the purposes of the act, as determined by the governor, including expenditures to preserve and protect state sovereignty or federal funding streams that benefit the state. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 16Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 12Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 12Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 12Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 25Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24Senate Second Reading Passed - No AmendmentsMinor
- Apr 22Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 17Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 16House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Vote recorded AMD. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 14House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 9House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 04/14/2025 - No Amendments
- Apr 8House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 4Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsIntroduced