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Introduced
01/27/2025
01/27/2025
In Committee
01/27/2025
01/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/10/2025
02/10/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
The bill modifies the existing process by which principal departments of the state, including agencies and officials within each principal department of the state, adopt and annually review their rules by making the following changes: ! Requiring that a cost-benefit analysis be performed for each proposed new rule or amendment of an existing rule; ! Removing an exception that exempted rules relating to orders, licenses, permits, adjudication, or rules affecting the direct reimbursement of vendors or providers with state money from a cost-benefit analysis; ! Requiring, in each principal department's review of its rules, an emphasis on the cost burden of the rule on the state and its residents; ! Requiring legislative committees of reference to take a recorded vote on whether to support or modify the principal department's recommendations included in the department's report on the results of its mandatory review of rules as presented to the committee in the departmental regulatory agenda; and ! Requiring each principal department to include, in its department regulatory agenda distributed to legislative committees of reference, a report on the revenue generated in the previous fiscal year from permit and license fees for which the amount of the fee is determined by rule.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the rule adoption and review process for principal state departments by implementing several key changes. It requires agencies to perform a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis for all proposed new rules or rule amendments, removing previous exceptions that exempted certain types of rules from such analysis. The bill mandates that during rule reviews, departments must emphasize the cost burden on the state and its residents, and consider whether rules can be modified to reduce regulatory burdens, fees, and unnecessary paperwork. Additionally, legislative committees will now be required to take a recorded vote on whether to support or modify a department's recommendations regarding its rules. Each principal department must now include in its regulatory agenda a report detailing the revenue generated from permit and license fees determined by rule in the previous fiscal year. The legislation aims to increase transparency, reduce unnecessary regulatory complexity, and provide more detailed oversight of state agency rulemaking processes. The bill will take effect after the standard 90-day legislative period, with a potential referendum option, and applies to all rulemaking and rule reviews conducted on or after its effective date.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Postpone Indefinitely (on 02/10/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1107 |
| Fiscal Note FN2 | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1107_f1.pdf |
| Fiscal Note FN1 | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1107_00.pdf |
| BillText | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1107_01.pdf |
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