# Colorado SB25-155: Legislation Inside Advisory Council

Colorado SB25-155, Legislation Inside Advisory Council, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chad Clifford (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado SB25-155
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Legislation Inside Advisory Council
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Chad Clifford (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Subjects: State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 14 (313 yes, 186 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Incarcerated people gain a legislative voice: benefit, low. Colorado creates the Legislation Inside Advisory Council to recommend changes on issues affecting incarcerated people. Its 40 voting members must remain incarcerated throughout their terms. Members must represent men’s and women’s facilities, different security levels, and Colorado’s demographic di…
- Nonprofits staff council and cover costs: mixed, low. The council and Legislative Council director must select a nonprofit through a proposal process by September 1, 2025. They must consult corrections officials about requirements for working with incarcerated people. The nonprofit provides staff, administrative help, and custody of council money thro…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sen. F. Winter
- Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 42 | 22 |   |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 22 | 13 |   |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Conference committee report: Adopt | pass | 42 | 22 |   |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Conference committee report: Adopt ccr | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-06 |   | Adopt draft conference committee report CLSB.001 (Attachment A) | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | House amendments: Not concur appt cc | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-01 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 41 | 22 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.002) | fail | 22 | 41 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-155 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 23 | 40 |   |
| 2025-04-28 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-155 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 7 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 22 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-155 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-155, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-05-20: Governor Signed (House)
- 2025-05-14: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2025-05-14: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-07: House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (House)
- 2025-05-07: Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments (House)
- 2025-05-02: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-30: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-04-30: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor (House)
- 2025-04-28: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-04-22: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House)
- 2025-04-21: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84505/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84489/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84509/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84501/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84493/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84497/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40828/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
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84505/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84489/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84509/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84501/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84493/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84497/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40828/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-SB25-155-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).
