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ColoradoHB25-11812025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Colorado Rangers Law Enforcement Shared Reserve

Sponsored By: Chad Clifford (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic), Paul Lundeen, Rose Pugliese

Signed by Governor

Crimes, Corrections, & EnforcementLocal Government

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Colorado Rangers can receive deployment pay

The reserve board can adopt policies allowing pay for extended service as a peace officer in Colorado. This covers member jurisdictions under shared-service agreements and nonmember jurisdictions under mutual-aid agreements. Out-of-state deployments under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact qualify for any length of service. The board or the jurisdiction can pay under the applicable agreement. Pay is not automatic, and the law sets no amount.

Colorado Rangers gain statewide legal status

The law recognizes the Colorado Rangers shared reserve as a statewide government law enforcement agency created by agreement among governments. Rangers are reserve police officers who must hold state peace-officer certification. They work under a requesting agency’s authority, with duties limited by law and shared-service or mutual-aid agreements. The reserve board must submit an application to review needed peace-officer status changes by July 1, 2025. The review requirement ends January 1, 2026.

Ranger reserve can accept outside funding

The Colorado Rangers shared reserve can seek, accept, and spend gifts, grants, and donations from public or private sources. Money or property must support purposes allowed by law, a shared-service agreement, or a mutual-aid agreement. The law guarantees no funding amount and provides no required appropriation.

Host organizations bear Ranger misconduct liability

Organizations that enter shared-service or mutual-aid agreements with the reserve, or agreements with a Ranger, directly control the Ranger’s work. They are solely responsible for the Ranger’s performance and liabilities from misconduct. They must handle misconduct as they would for a full-time employee. This places legal and financial responsibility on participating organizations; the law sets no dollar amount.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Chad Clifford

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Weissman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Paul Lundeen

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Rose Pugliese

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Eliza Hamrick

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer Bacon

    Democratic • House

  • Julie McCluskie

    Democratic • House

  • Monica Duran

    Democratic • House

  • Mandy Lindsay

    Democratic • House

  • Naquetta Ricks

    Democratic • House

  • Sheila Lieder

    Democratic • House

  • William Lindstedt

    Democratic • Senate

  • Barbara Kirkmeyer

    Republican • Senate

  • Byron Pelton

    Republican • Senate

  • Chris Kolker

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dylan Roberts

    Democratic • Senate

  • Iman Jodeh

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kyle Mullica

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Frizell

    Republican • Senate

  • Matt Ball

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 111 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/18/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/12/2025

Refer House Bill 25-1181 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.

Yes: 6 • No: 0

House vote • 3/4/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 62 • No: 0

House vote • 2/26/2025

Refer House Bill 25-1181 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    3/26/2025House

  2. Sent to the Governor

    3/21/2025House

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    3/20/2025House

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

    3/20/2025Senate

  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/18/2025Senate

  6. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/17/2025Senate

  7. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

    3/12/2025Senate

  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

    3/6/2025Senate

  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/4/2025House

  10. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

    3/3/2025House

  11. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    2/26/2025House

  12. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

    2/10/2025House

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