# Colorado HB25-1105: Public Employees' Retirement Association True-up of Denver Public Schools Division Employer Contribution Colorado HB25-1105, Public Employees' Retirement Association True-up of Denver Public Schools Division Employer Contribution, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-23 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1105-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB25-1105 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public Employees' Retirement Association True-up of Denver Public Schools Division Employer Contribution - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-05-23, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Sean Camacho (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: Local Government - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (237 yes, 64 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Denver school pensions gain distribution share: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2030, Denver Public Schools' retirement trust funds receive a share of PERA's direct distribution. PERA is Colorado's Public Employees' Retirement Association. Distribution shares are based on each division's reported annual payroll; the Local Government division remains excluded.… - Denver schools pay less toward pensions: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Denver Public Schools' employer retirement contribution drops from 10.4% to 7.4% of salary. Employees still contribute 10.0%, so this cut does not reduce their paycheck deductions. Other employer/member rates stay unchanged: State and School, 10.4%/10.0%; State Troopers, 13.… - Less employer funding for Denver retiree healthcare: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Denver schools' employer contribution share for retiree healthcare drops from 1.02% to 0.2% of member salaries. The law establishes a Denver Public Schools division health care trust fund. Other funding includes part of member payments for service credits from work outside t… - Public employers face pension rate adjustments: mixed, low. The law maintains rules for adjusting public employers' retirement contribution rates based on contributions compared with actuarially required funding. The weighted comparison covers the State, School, Local Government, Judicial, and Denver Public Schools divisions. It counts employer and member c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. F. Winter - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 31 | 3 | | | 2025-04-25 | Senate | Committee of the whole: Adopt report | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-25 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1105 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1105 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 8 | 1 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | Third reading: Perm | pass | 50 | 14 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 44 | 20 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | Third reading: Amd (l.009) | pass | 46 | 18 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1105 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 5 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1105, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 11 | 2 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-05-23: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-04-28: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance (Senate) - 2025-04-14: House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2025-04-08: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-07: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2025-04-04: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-03-17: House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-01-27: Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82170/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82166/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82171/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82169/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82167/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82168/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40566/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82170/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82166/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82171/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82169/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82167/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/82168/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40566/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1105-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).