Committee advances technical fix allowing state patrol to use state risk coverage instead of bonds
Senate Bill 25036, which would allow the Colorado State Patrol to meet statutory bond requirements through the State Office of Risk Management rather than personal surety bonds, was advanced to the Committee of the Whole after an 11-0 committee vote on April 2, 2025.
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Representatives introduced Senate Bill 25036 on April 2, 2025, describing it as a technical correction to align the Colorado State Patrol with prior changes the General Assembly made in 2018 (House Bill 1140) that allow certain public officials to use insurance instead of personal surety bonds. Sponsors said the State Patrol could not previously use that option because the state is self‑insured and carriers would not issue the required coverage to the patrol.
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