PRIA Logo™
ColoradoSB25-2442025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Reduce State Funding Assistant District Attorney Salaries

Sponsored By: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Crimes, Corrections, & EnforcementFiscal Policy & TaxesLocal Government

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Counties pay more toward prosecutor salaries

Beginning July 1, 2026, Colorado pays 25% of each assistant district attorney’s minimum required annual salary, down from 50%. Counties in every judicial district pay the remaining 75%, divided among them using the existing formula. The state pays its share in 12 equal monthly payments. The law keeps the existing minimum salary calculation and sets no household tax amount. The act generally takes effect at 12:01 a.m. the day after the 90th day following the legislature’s final adjournment. A timely referendum petition blocks that effective date unless voters approve the law at the November 2026 general election. In that case, the act takes effect when the governor officially declares the vote.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Barbara Kirkmeyer

    Republican • Senate

  • Emily Sirota

    Democratic • House

  • Judy Amabile

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rick Taggart

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Julie Gonzales

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tom Sullivan

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 115 • No: 29

House vote • 4/10/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 42 • No: 21

House vote • 4/8/2025

Refer Senate Bill 25-244 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 10 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/3/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 27 • No: 6

Senate vote • 4/3/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 29 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/1/2025

Refer Senate Bill 25-244 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    4/25/2025House

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    4/16/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor

    4/16/2025House

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

    4/15/2025Senate

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    4/10/2025House

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

    4/9/2025House

  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    4/8/2025House

  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    4/3/2025Senate

  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

    4/3/2025House

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

    4/2/2025Senate

  11. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

    4/1/2025Senate

  12. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

    3/31/2025Senate

Bill Text

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation