---
type: "Bill"
title: "Nonsubstantive Relocation of Definitions in Colorado Revised Statutes"
description: "In the Colorado Revised Statutes, the act moves existing definitions into existing or new definition sections so that a reader may easily locate the definitions applicable to the relevant law. The act makes the changes without making substantive changes to the law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2025A"
identifier: "SB 25-275"
citation: "Colorado SB 25-275 (2025A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cecelia Espenoza", "Marc Catlin", "Matt Ball", "Stephanie Luck"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-04-03T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-03T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99c40d82-17cb-42e9-a60e-b656e5478720"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb25-275"
source_hash: "523e53a7cfae27d001c5805e2af334d83098b68607133ebcb9d3ae846688eadc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado SB 25-275 (2025A) — Nonsubstantive Relocation of Definitions in Colorado Revised Statutes

In the Colorado Revised Statutes, the act moves existing definitions into existing or new definition sections so that a reader may easily locate the definitions applicable to the relevant law. The act makes the changes without making substantive changes to the law.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2025a_sb275_h_sa_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/11/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_275_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/15/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_275_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/03/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_275_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/23/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_275_h_sa_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (04/14/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_275_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (04/30/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_275_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (04/29/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_275_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (06/03/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2025a_275_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- CONCUR — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **64–1** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cecelia Espenoza — primary (person)
- Marc Catlin — primary (person)
- Matt Ball — primary (person)
- Stephanie Luck — primary (person)
- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
- B. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- D. Michaelson Jenet — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2025-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2025-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2025-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2025-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2025-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-14T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`
- **2025-04-14T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2025-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99c40d82-17cb-42e9-a60e-b656e5478720`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).