Representatives Ryan Gonzalez (R-Weld) and Emily Sirota (D-Denver) joined us on June 12 to recap the Colorado 2025 legislative session, reviewing the state budget, potential ballot topics, and federal impacts on Coloradans. Rep. Gonzalez shared his approach to stakeholder engagement, his party’s priority issues, and how he prepared for this session as a first-term legislator. Rep. Sirota discussed how the Joint Budget Committee prepared the long bill, the education funding formula, and Colorado’s safety net systems.
The complete recap can be found below.
In the 2025 session, legislators introduced approximately 657 bills, with roughly 129 dying from lack of consideration. This year, 25 new legislators took office, and of the 100 state legislators, 51 were women. The legislature approved a $40.6 billion state budget, $2 billion more than last year’s budget.
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If you’re looking to learn even more about the most recent session and broader impacts, check out The Bell Policy Center’s Legislative Recap, this Colorado Newsline article, the University of Pennsylvania’s summary of the Budget Reconciliation Bill, Congress.gov’s summary on H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and Federal Funding Cuts to Colorado | Moving Colorado Forward.
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