SB 18-121

Senate Bill 18-121, also known as "State Employee Moving and Relocation Expenses," updates Colorado state law to ensure that employees in the state personnel system can be reimbursed for moving and relocation costs when their job duties require them to change residences. This includes expenses like moving household items and traveling to a new home. The bill requires these reimbursements to follow rules set by the State Controller and federal IRS regulations, ensuring consistency with national standards. Since it has been signed into law, state employees who need to move due to work requirements will now have clearer guidelines for receiving financial support for their relocation expenses.

Official Summary

Statutory Revision Committee. Current law allows an employee in the state personnel system his or her moving and relocation expenses if an appointing authority requires the employee to change his or her place of residence due to a change in job duties. The bill specifies that moving expenses, including the reasonable expenses of moving household goods and personal effects and the reasonable costs of traveling to a new residence, are reimbursable in accordance with rules promulgated by the state controller and in compliance with the regulations of the federal internal revenue service. The bill also specifies that relocation expenses that are provided in the form of a per diem allowance for a certain number of days are reimbursable in accordance with rules promulgated by the state controller and in compliance with the regulations of the federal internal revenue service. In addition, the bill removes administrative details and requires the state controller to promulgate rules for the administration of moving and relocation deductions and reimbursements in compliance with the regulations of the federal internal revenue service. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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