Colorado 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 24-005 — Prohibit Landscaping Practices for Water Conservation

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on March 18, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 94% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

On and after January 1, 2026, the act prohibits local governments from allowing the installation, planting, or placement of nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species on commercial, institutional, or industrial property, common interest community property, or a street right-of-way, parking lot, median, or transportation corridor. The act also prohibits the department of personnel from allowing the installation, planting, or placement of nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species as part of a project for the construction or renovation of a state facility, which project design commences on or after January 1, 2025. Artificial turf on athletic fields of play is exempted from the prohibitions. APPROVED by Governor March 15, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 18 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment updates the introductory language of the bill to reflect its current status and includes a provision clarifying where a bill summary will be available. The bill continues to prohibit local governments and units from installing, planting, or placing nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species on specified properties and transportation corridors after January 1, 2025. This revision maintains the focus on managing landscaping practices in those areas.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
24-0362.02 Sarah Lozano x3858 SENATE BILL 24-005 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Roberts and Simpson, Bridges, Hinrichsen HOUSE SPONSORSHIP McCormick and McLachlan, Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CONSERVATION OF WATER IN THE STATE THROUGH THE PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN LANDSCAPING PRACTICES .
24-0362.02 Sarah Lozano x3858 SENATE BILL 24-005 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Roberts and Simpson, Bridges, Hinrichsen, Buckner, Cutter, Exum, Fenberg, Fields, Jaquez Lewis, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Priola, Winter F.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP McCormick and McLachlan, Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CONSERVATION OF WATER IN THE STATE THROUGH THE PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN LANDSCAPING PRACTICES .
This summary applies 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/.) Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill e n 4 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that m 0 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at T n , A U 3 http://leg.colorado.gov/.) E i r S a u Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee.
Onand after January 1, 2025, the bill prohibits local governments and unit owners' associations of common interest communities fromallowing the installation, planting, or placement of nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, g or invasive plant species on commercial, institutional, or industrial d 4 property or a transportation corridor.
Onand R a r J after January 1, 2025, the bill prohibits local governments and unit 3 owners' associations of common interest communities fromallowing the installation, planting, or placement of nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, g or invasive plant species on commercial, institutional, or industrial i a 2 property or a transportation corridor.
The bill also prohibits the e 0 T R , A n2 3 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
The bill also prohibits the E R 2 A n 0 N 2 y Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
E d a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.d n Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
S e a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n n Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Sent to the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  8. House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  12. Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  13. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

CONCUR

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6001
Democrat 13001
Unaffiliated 13001
Total 32003
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Not Voting
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Will — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Not Voting
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Byron Pelton Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Not Voting
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Rod Pelton Republican Yea

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REPASS

Passed 26 Yea · 6 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4201
Democrat 13001
Unaffiliated 9401
Total 26603
% of votes cast 74%17%0%9%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Not Voting
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Priola — Nay
Smallwood — Nay
Will — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Not Voting
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Byron Pelton Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Not Voting
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay

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BILL

Passed 48 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 33002
Unaffiliated 12401
Republican 31000
Total 481403
% of votes cast 74%22%0%5%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Nay
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Not Voting
Epps — Yea
Evans — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Nay
Lynch — Yea
Marvin — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Parenti — Yea
Pugliese — Nay
Vigil — Yea
Young — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Chad Clifford Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Manny Rutinel Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Not Voting
Regina English Democrat Not Voting
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Nay
Brandi Bradley Republican Nay
Ken DeGraaf Republican Nay
Lisa Frizell Republican Nay
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Yea
Rick Taggart Republican Yea
Ron Weinberg Republican Nay
Scott Bottoms Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Nay

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BILL

Passed 28 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5200
Democrat 13001
Unaffiliated 10301
Total 28502
% of votes cast 80%14%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Not Voting
Lundeen — Nay
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Nay
Will — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Not Voting
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Byron Pelton Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 24-005 do?
On and after January 1, 2026, the act prohibits local governments from allowing the installation, planting, or placement of nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species on commercial, institutional, or industrial property, common interest community property, or a street right-of-way, parking lot, median, or transportation corridor. The act also prohibits the department of personnel from allowing the installation, planting, or placement of nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species as part of a project for the construction or renovation of a state facility, which project design commences on or after January 1, 2025. Artificial turf on athletic fields of play is exempted from the prohibitions. APPROVED by Governor March 15, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 24-005?
SB 24-005 is sponsored by Dylan Roberts (Democrat), Cleave Simpson (Republican), Karen McCormick (Democrat), and Barbara McLachlan.
What is the current status of SB 24-005?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.
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