SB 25-210

Senate Bill 25-210 removes a previous Colorado law that required any new legislation increasing incarceration periods to also include funding for the additional costs of keeping people in prison for five years. This requirement was suspended for three years starting in 2022, and now the bill has made this suspension permanent. The bill is signed into law, meaning it no longer requires further action and is officially part of Colorado's legal framework.

Official Summary

Previously, Colorado law required a bill that resulted in a net increase in periods of incarceration to include an appropriation to cover the increased cost of incarceration for 5 years after the bill went into effect. In 2022, the general assembly suspended the appropriation requirement for 3 years. The act repeals the appropriation requirement permanently. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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