republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2025b/sb-5.md

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Bill	Reallocate Department of Natural Resources Wolf Funding to Health Insurance Enterprise	The act reduces by $264,268 an appropriation for the 2025-26 state fiscal year from the general fund to the department of natural resources division of parks and wildlife (division) for the reintroduction of gray wolves. The act requires the state treasurer to transfer a corresponding amount from the general fund to the Colorado health insurance affordability enterprise cash fund on September 1, 2025.The act also prohibits the division from using the money appropriated from the general fund in state fiscal year 2025-26 (appropriated money) for the acquisition and reintroduction of gray wolves. The division may use the appropriated money to assist owners of livestock in preventing and resolving conflicts between gray wolves and livestock and to pay fair compensation to owners of livestock for any losses of livestock caused by gray wolves.APPROVED by Governor August 28, 2025EFFECTIVE August 28, 2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2025B	SB 5	Colorado SB 5 (2025B)	bill	Health Care & Health Insurance Natural Resources & Environment State Revenue & Budget	enacted	A. Hartsook B. Pelton C. Espenoza C. Richardson C. Simpson D. Johnson D. Roberts E. Velasco J. Marchman J. Rich K. Mullica K. Stewart L. Daugherty L. Garcia Sander L. Suckla M. Catlin M. Duran M. Lukens M. Martinez M. Snyder M. Soper N. Hinrichsen R. Pelton R. Pugliese R. Stewart R. Taggart S. Camacho S. Lieder T. Winter	7	14	7	2025-08-21	2025-08-28	openstates	ocd-bill/8ad08364-cf37-4571-8ed6-e2de6ab13cad	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB25B-005	eb4bdf998a843124a134e3cd9b4d2339310c723f31905d81a6d90040b2e77835	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado SB 5 (2025B) — Reallocate Department of Natural Resources Wolf Funding to Health Insurance Enterprise

The act reduces by $264,268 an appropriation for the 2025-26 state fiscal year from the general fund to the department of natural resources division of parks and wildlife (division) for the reintroduction of gray wolves. The act requires the state treasurer to transfer a corresponding amount from the general fund to the Colorado health insurance affordability enterprise cash fund on September 1, 2025.The act also prohibits the division from using the money appropriated from the general fund in state fiscal year 2025-26 (appropriated money) for the acquisition and reintroduction of gray wolves. The division may use the appropriated money to assist owners of livestock in preventing and resolving conflicts between gray wolves and livestock and to pay fair compensation to owners of livestock for any losses of livestock caused by gray wolves.APPROVED by Governor August 28, 2025EFFECTIVE August 28, 2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
6. Revised (committee substitute) — source
7. Signed Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Refer Senate Bill 25B-005 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
• REPASS — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer Senate Bill 25B-005, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
• CONCUR — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer Senate Bill 25B-005 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• A. Hartsook — primary (person)
• B. Pelton — primary (person)
• C. Espenoza — primary (person)
• C. Richardson — primary (person)
• C. Simpson — primary (person)
• D. Johnson — primary (person)
• D. Roberts — primary (person)
• E. Velasco — primary (person)
• J. Marchman — primary (person)
• J. Rich — primary (person)
• K. Mullica — primary (person)
• K. Stewart — primary (person)
• L. Daugherty — primary (person)
• L. Garcia Sander — primary (person)
• L. Suckla — primary (person)
• M. Catlin — primary (person)
• M. Duran — primary (person)
• M. Lukens — primary (person)
• M. Martinez — primary (person)
• M. Snyder — primary (person)
• M. Soper — primary (person)
• N. Hinrichsen — primary (person)
• R. Pelton — primary (person)
• R. Pugliese — primary (person)
• R. Stewart — primary (person)
• R. Taggart — primary (person)
• S. Camacho — primary (person)
• S. Lieder — primary (person)
• T. Winter — primary (person)
• B. Kirkmeyer — cosponsor (person)
• B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
• J. Caldwell — cosponsor (person)
• J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
• L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
• L. Liston — cosponsor (person)
• S. Bright — cosponsor (person)
• T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
• T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-08-28 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2025-08-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2025-08-26 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2025-08-26 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2025-08-25 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
• 2025-08-24 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor passage, reading-3
• 2025-08-23 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
• 2025-08-22 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2025-08-22 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations introduction
• 2025-08-22 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2025-08-21 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
• 2025-08-21 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2025-08-21 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2025-08-21 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8ad08364-cf37-4571-8ed6-e2de6ab13cad. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).