Bill > SB171

This bill eliminates the Commodity Metals Theft Task Force, which was a ten-member group composed of representatives from law enforcement, local governments, utility companies, railroads, and scrap metal industries, that had been meeting regularly to discuss strategies for preventing metal theft. The bill repeals the task force's statutory authorization, effectively dissolving the group and removing its requirement to meet annually, produce reports to legislative committees, and discuss theft prevention strategies. Specifically, the bill removes provisions that established the task force's composition, meeting requirements, and reporting obligations, and strikes the task force from the sunset review list of advisory committees. The bill will take effect after the ninety-day period following the final adjournment of the Colorado General Assembly, unless a referendum petition is filed, in which case it would require voter approval in the November 2026 election. The bill appears to be implementing a recommendation from the 2024 Sunset Review by the Department of Regulatory Agencies to discontinue the task force.

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb25-171