Joint rule 24 (b)(1)(A) of the joint rules of the senate and house of representatives specifies that a member of the general assembly may not introduce more than 5 bills, with certain exceptions, in a regular legislative session. The bill creates a statutory limitation on the number of bills that a member of the general assembly may introduce. Specifically, the bill states that a member of the general assembly may not introduce more than 3 bills, with certain exceptions, in a regular legislative session. The bill also creates statutory limitations on the purpose for which a member of the general assembly may be allowed to introduce more than 3 bills at any time during a regular legislative session.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Current law allows the state to locate an automated vehicle identification system (AVIS) on a highway that is part of the federal interstate highway system but prohibits a county, city and county, or municipality (local government) from doing so. The bill authorizes a local government city and county or municipality to locate an AVIS on a highway that is part of the federal interstate highway system.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

The act imposes requirements regarding a contract or agreement between an insurance carrier (carrier) and a third party concerning access to dental care services, including:Prohibiting a carrier from entering into a third-party network lease agreement to provide access to dental care services or contractually agreed-upon discounts provided by a dental provider who is contracted as a participating provider (provider) with the carrier, unless the provider gives affirmative consent to allow the third party to access the provider's dental care services and contractually agreed-upon discounts;Prohibiting a carrier from canceling or entering into a contract with a provider on the grounds that the provider refuses to allow access by a third party to the dental care services and contractually agreed-upon discounts provided by the provider; andIf a provider allows a third party to access the provider's dental care services and contractually agreed-upon discounts through a contract between a carrier and a third party, requiring the carrier to comply with specified obligations. The act creates exemptions from the prohibitions on specified contract provisions in contracts between carriers and dental providers, including if:A provider network contract for dental services is provided to beneficiaries of programs for medical assistance sponsored by the state of Colorado; orAccess to a provider network contract is granted to a dental carrier or an entity operating in accordance with the same brand licensee program as the contracting entity, and a list of the carriers or entities with the same brand licensee program as the contracting entity is made available to a provider on the contracting entity's website.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Section 3 of the act defines 'advanced transmission technologies' as hardware or software technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or resiliency of an existing or new transmission facility. Section 4 requires the Colorado public utilities commission (commission) to adopt rules requiring a regulated electric utility to consider advanced transmission technologies in the electric utility's 10-year transmission plan and to identify strategies to reduce the costs of, and obtain financing for, new transmission. The commission is directed to minimize duplication of transmission planning processes, technical studies, or analyses conducted through an applicable regional transmission organization or independent system operator. Section 5 requires the Colorado electric transmission authority (authority) to, as much as practicable, engage and coordinate with formal subregional transmission planning organizations. Under current law, the authority is required to annually submit a report of its activities, including a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the authority for the previous state fiscal year, to certain committees of reference of the general assembly. Section 6 requires that the annual report also include a description of the activities and accomplishments of the authority during the previous calendar year. Section 7 adds a nonvoting seat to the authority's board of directors for the director of the commission or the director's designee. Section 8 clarifies that a project that includes advanced transmission technologies and meets certain criteria is an energy sector public works project. Section 9 states that an energy sector public works project that includes advanced transmission technologies must meet applicable prevailing wage requirements and apprenticeship utilization requirements.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The bill requires each interscholastic or intramural athletic team or sport that is sponsored by a school or athletic association (team or sport) to expressly designate the team's or sport's participants as either biological male, men, or boys; biological female, women, or girls; or coeducational or mixed. The bill prohibits a team or sport that is designated for females, women, or girls from being open for participation by a male student or male participant. The bill prohibits a team or sport that is designated for males, men, or boys from being open for participation by a female student or female participant unless there is no female team offered or available for the sport for female students or female participants. The bill prohibits a state agency, entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against a school for maintaining a separate team or sport for female students or female participants. If the commissioner of education (commissioner) determines that a public school or institution of higher education has refused to comply with the provisions of the bill, the commissioner shall notify the public school or institution of the noncompliance and allow the public school or institution a reasonable amount of time to comply. If the public school or institution is still not in compliance and has not made a good-faith attempt to comply, the commissioner is permitted to take appropriate remedial action within the commissioner's authority.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The bill adds trading anything of monetary value to buy or sell sexual activity with a minor who the person knows is being trafficked for sexual servitude as an act of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude. The bill changes the penalty of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude from a class 2 felony to a class 1 felony and requires the court to sentence a person convicted of the felony to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The 2025 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of local affairs. The general fund, cash funds, reappropriated funds, and federal funds portions of the appropriation are decreased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2025 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of personnel. The general fund, cash funds, and reappropriated funds portions of the appropriation are decreased. The 2024 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of personnel. The reappropriated funds portion of the appropriation is increased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2025 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of state. The cash funds portion of the appropriation is increased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2025 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of revenue. The general fund portion of the appropriation is decreased and the cash funds and reappropriated funds portions are increased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2025 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of transportation.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2025 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of the treasury. The general fund portion of the appropriation is decreased and the cash funds portion is increased. The 2024 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of the treasury. The general fund portion of the appropriation is increased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)