Concerning the enactment of the Colorado Revised Statutes 2025 as the positive and statutory law of the state of Colorado.
Summary
HB26-1035 is an annual codification bill that formally enacts the Colorado Revised Statutes 2025 as the positive and statutory law of the state. It incorporates the softbound volumes of the 2025 Colorado Revised Statutes, the laws enacted during the First Regular Session of the Seventy-Fifth General Assembly, the First Extraordinary Session, and the voter-approved changes from the November 4, 2025 statewide election. The bill also includes the 2025 Colorado First Extraordinary Session Supplement and sets the effective date for the publication of the 2025 statutes.
In practical terms, the bill does not create a new policy program or target a specific subject area. Instead, it serves as the legal mechanism by which the compiled statutory code is validated and made official, ensuring that the published Colorado Revised Statutes 2025 are recognized as the authoritative statement of state law. The bill includes a safety clause, indicating legislative intent for immediate effectiveness.
Impact
The bill updates Colorado law by enacting the 2025 codification of the Colorado Revised Statutes as the state’s official statutory law, thereby validating the compiled volumes and incorporating all general and permanent laws enacted in the relevant 2025 legislative sessions and voter-approved measures. Its effect is primarily administrative and legal-structural: it confirms the authoritative status of the revised code, rather than changing substantive rights or duties in a particular policy area. The bill affects the legal status of the state’s statutory compilation, the Committee on Legal Services’ annual report and revisor’s changes, and all persons and entities governed by Colorado statutes.
Sentiment
The available record suggests broad procedural support and little to no controversy. There are no committee transcript snippets or recorded votes indicating debate, opposition, or amendments beyond the bill’s routine codification function. The bill passed through the Judiciary committees and was ultimately signed by the Governor, consistent with the typically nonpartisan and administrative nature of annual statutory enactment bills.
Contention
No notable points of contention are evident in the provided materials. Because the bill is a codification measure, any discussion would generally focus on technical accuracy, incorporation of enacted laws, and the effective date of the official publication rather than policy disagreements. The absence of transcripts, recorded votes, or amendments in the provided context suggests there was no significant dispute among legislators or stakeholders.