Colorado 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 22 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 25-177 — Sunset Continue Early Childhood Leadership Commission

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on May 05, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 30 sponsors

    4 primary, 26 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (22 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The act continues the early childhood leadership commission (commission) housed in the department of early childhood for 5 years, repealing on September 1, 2030. Before its repeal, the commission is subject to a sunset review. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill's title was updated from "ENGROSSED" to "REENGROSSED," indicating a new version. Additionally, the mention of amendments adopted on "Second Reading" has been replaced with "Adopted in the House of Introduction." These changes clarify the bill's legislative progress and ensure that the most current version is referenced regarding amendments.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
25-0396.01 Alana Rosen x2606 SENATE BILL 25-177 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Kipp and Bright, Kolker, Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Rich HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Sirota and Bradfield, Senate Committees House Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERSHIP COMMISSION .
25-0396.01 Alana Rosen x2606 SENATE BILL 25-177 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Kipp and Bright, Kolker, Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Rich, Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Hinrichsen, Winter F.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Sirota and Bradfield, Senate Committees House Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERSHIP COMMISSION .
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/.) Sunset Process - Senate Education Committee.
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The bill continues the early childhood leadership commission housed in the department of early childhood for 5 years, repealing on September 1, 2030.
The bill d M continues the early childhood leadership commission housed in the 3 department of early childhood for 5 years, repealing on September 1, 2030.
e n 5 m 0 T n , N g 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
d d e 2 E a 2 A U 8 N n 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
E d c Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
S a r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.e a Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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

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

  8. House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  9. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

  11. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

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

  13. Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  14. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 26 co-sponsors · 71 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (26)

Not signed on (71)

71 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

BILL

Passed 53 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Democrat 41001
Republican 81100
Total 531101
% of votes cast 82%17%0%2%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Yea
Bird — Yea
Pugliese — Yea
Garcia Sander — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Amy Paschal Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cecelia Espenoza Democrat Yea
Chad Clifford Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Gretchen Rydin Democrat Yea
Jacque Phillips Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Katie Stewart Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lesley Smith Democrat Yea
Lindsay Gilchrist Democrat Yea
Lisa Feret Democrat Not Voting
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Manny Rutinel Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Michael Carter Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Rebekah Stewart Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sean Camacho Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Yara Zokaie Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Nay
Brandi Bradley Republican Nay
Carlos Barron Republican Yea
Chris Richardson Republican Nay
Dan Woog Republican Nay
Dusty Johnson Republican Yea
Jarvis Caldwell Republican Yea
Ken DeGraaf Republican Nay
Larry Don Suckla Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Max Brooks Republican Nay
Rebecca Keltie Republican Nay
Rick Taggart Republican Yea
Ron Weinberg Republican Nay
Ryan Gonzalez Republican Yea
Scott Bottoms Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Yea

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BILL

Passed 32 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 20001
Republican 9200
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 32201
% of votes cast 91%6%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Lundeen — Yea
President — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Not Voting
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Katie Wallace Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matt Ball Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman 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
John Carson Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lisa Frizell Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Yea
Scott Bright Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 25-177 do?
The act continues the early childhood leadership commission (commission) housed in the department of early childhood for 5 years, repealing on September 1, 2030. Before its repeal, the commission is subject to a sunset review. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 25-177?
SB 25-177 is sponsored by Garcia Sander, Tammy Story (Democrat), Katie Stewart (Democrat), Manny Rutinel (Democrat), Naquetta Ricks (Democrat), Julie McCluskie (Democrat), Meghan Lukens (Democrat), Mandy Lindsay (Democrat), L. García, Monica Duran (Democrat), Chad Clifford (Democrat), Kyle Brown (Democrat), Andrew Boesenecker (Democrat), F. Winter, Nick Hinrichsen (Democrat), Tony Exum (Democrat), Lisa Cutter (Democrat), James Coleman (Democrat), Jeff Bridges (Democrat), Matt Ball (Democrat), Judy Amabile (Democrat), Janice Rich (Republican), Janice Marchman (Democrat), P. Lundeen, Chris Kolker (Democrat), Mary Bradfield (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democrat), Scott Bright (Republican), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), and Michaelson Jenet.
What is the current status of SB 25-177?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2025. Enacted.
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