# Colorado SB25-044: Synthetic Opiates Criminal Penalties

Colorado SB25-044, Synthetic Opiates Criminal Penalties, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Byron Pelton (Republican), Ryan Armagost; status failed, last action 2025-02-10 (Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado SB25-044
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Synthetic Opiates Criminal Penalties
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-10, Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
- Sponsors: Byron Pelton (Republican), Ryan Armagost
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (7 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ryan Armagost

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-044, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | fail | 3 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Postpone Senate Bill 25-044 indefinitely. | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-10: Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40439/download)

## Related bills

- SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed)
- HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed)
- HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed)
- SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed)
- SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed)
- SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40439/download)

## Related
- [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A)
- [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A)
- [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A)
- [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)
- [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-044-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).