FirstHB1139_S_LGH.001 RegularSENATE SessionCOMMITTEE Seventy-fourthOF GeneralREFERENCE AssemblyREPORT STATE_______________________________ OFMarch COLORADO7, ENGROSSED2023 ThisChair Versionof IncludesCommittee AllDate AmendmentsCommittee Adopted on SecondLocal ReadingGovernment in& theHousing House. of Introduction LLS NO.

23-0753.01After Alisonconsideration Killenon x4350the HOUSEmerits, BILLthe 23-1139Committee HOUSErecommends SPONSORSHIPthe Martinez,following: SENATE SPONSORSHIP Simpson, House Committees Senate Committees Transportation, Housing & Local Government A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGTHEMODIFICATIONOFTHESALARYCATEGORIZATIONOF LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICERS IN SPECIFIED COUNTIES .

BillHB23-1139 Summarybe (Note:amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:

ThisAmend summaryreengrossedbill,page2,line10,after"Pueblo,"insert"R appliesOUTT to,". this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) Current law categorizes each county for purposes of establishing thesalariesofelectedofficialsinthecounty.Thestatutorysalaryamounts are adjusted every 2 years for inflation and take effect for terms commencing after any change is made.

ThePage bill2, modifiesline the13, categoriesstrike g"La 3Plata,D ofRoutt;" 4and countiessubstituteAND withLa thePlata; accompanying percentage increase in salary as i 0 follows:

aRoutt,. , S R 2 O n r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

DoublePage underlining2, denotesline SENATE18, amendment.after "Moffat," insert "MZUMA ,".

HPage d3, rstrike Capitallines letters4 orand bold5 &and italicsubstitute: numbers indicate new material to be added to existing daw.

Dashes"(D) throughCategory theIII-D wordscounties orconsist numbersof indicatethe deletionscounties fromof existingLas law.Animas and Montezuma.

e" F** m*** A** !*** Archuleta** county changes from category III-B to category III-A (8% increase);

! DeltacountychangesfromcategoryIII-BtocategoryIII-A (8% increase);

! Saguache county changes from category V-B to category V-A (8% increase);

and ! SummitcountychangesfromcategoryII-AtocategoryI-A (18.5% increase for commissioners, treasurers, assessors, and clerks;

22.2% increase for surveyors;

23.5% increase for sheriffs;

65.5% increase for coroners).

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-2-102, amend (1.5)(a)(I)(A), (1.5)(a)(II), (1.5)(a)(III), (1.5)(a)(IV)(A), (1.5)(a)(V)(A), and (1.5)(a)(V)(B) as follows:

30-2-102.

Categorization of counties for fixing salaries of countyofficers-salaryamounts-legislativedeclaration.(1.5)(a) For the purposeof establishingthesalariesof countyofficerswhoseterms of office begin on or after January 1, 2016:

(I) (A) Category I-A counties consist of the counties of Adams, Arapahoe,Boulder,Douglas,AGLE ,ElPaso,Jefferson,Larimer,Pueblo, SUMMIT , and Weld;

(II) (A) Category II-A counties consist of the coEagle, of Garfield, RAND, La PlatAND Routt;

and Summit;

(B) CATEGORY II-BCOUNTIESCONSISTOFTHECOUNTYOF PITKIN;

(B)(C) CategoryII-Ccountiesconsistof thecountiesof Fremont and PitkiCOUNTY OF FREMONT .

(III) (A) Category III-A counties consist of the counties of A RCHULETA ,Chaffee,ClearCreek,ELTA,Gunnison,Moffat,Montrose, Morgan, OURAY , Park, Rio Blanco, San Miguel, and Teller;

(B) Category III-B counties consist of the counties of Alamosa, -2- 1139 Archuleta, Delta, Gilpin, Grand, and Logan;

(C) Category III-C counties consist of the COUNTIES of LAS A NIMAS ANDOtero;

(D) CategoryIII-DcountiesconsistofthecountiesofLasAnimas and COUNTY OF Montezuma.

(IV)(A) CategoryIV-AcountiesconsistofthecountiesofCuster, Elbert, Ouray, and Prowers;

(V) (A) Category V-A counties consist of the counties of Baca, Conejos, Costilla, Lincoln, Mineral, PhAGUACHE S, and San Juan;

(B) CategoryV-BcountiesconsistofthecountiesofCrowleyND Hinsdale;

and Saguache;

SECTION 2.

Act subject to petition - effective date.

This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m.

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly;except that, if a referendumpetitionis filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved bythe people at the general election to be held in November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

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