# Colorado SB25-142: Changes to Wildfire Resiliency Code Board Colorado SB25-142, Changes to Wildfire Resiliency Code Board, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Mark Baisley (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-142-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-142 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Changes to Wildfire Resiliency Code Board - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-06-03, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Mark Baisley (Republican) - Cosponsors: 22 - Subjects: Local Government, Natural Resources & Environment, State Government - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (88 yes, 32 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Wildfire code enforcement can cost homeowners: mixed, low. Colorado local governments can enforce adopted wildfire codes through their own rules or an agreement with another entity. Covered properties must comply by the local deadline or three months after code adoption, whichever comes first. A local government lacking enforcement rules or an agreement ca… - More time and options for wildfire codes: mixed, low. Covered Colorado local governments have nine months, up from three, to adopt wildfire codes meeting or exceeding state board standards. They must cooperate and provide requested information when the board reviews their codes or how they apply them. Local governments can ask the board for code chang… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Mark Baisley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. 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Winter - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-03 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 42 | 21 | | | 2025-05-01 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-142 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 30 | 4 | | | 2025-04-25 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-142 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-142, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 3 | 2 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-06-03: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-13: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-03: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-05-02: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-05-01: House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-28: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment (House) - 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 with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85691/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85683/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85692/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85689/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85685/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85687/download) - Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85693/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40956/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/85691/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85683/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85692/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85689/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85685/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85687/download) - [Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85693/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40956/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-SB25-142-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).