HB 20-1281 Summary

• Removes Alamosa County from Category III-A and adds it to Category III-B for county officer salary purposes, effective for terms beginning January 1, 2016 or later.

• Moves Yuma County from Category IV-B to Category IV-C for county officer salary categorization.

• Reclassifies Kit Carson, Lake, and Washington counties as Category IV-B counties (removing Yuma from this category).

• Adds Yuma County to Category IV-C counties alongside Huerfano and Rio Grande.

• Takes effect August 5, 2020, unless subject to a referendum petition filed within 90 days after final adjournment, in which case it requires voter approval at the November 2020 general election.