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Housing Colorado briefs Boulder advisory board on key 2025 bills and budget risks
Summary
Brian Rossford of Housing Colorado reviewed major housing bills from the 2025 legislative session, highlighted budget pressures and pending legal challenges over state land‑use bills, and flagged several bills and funding tools that could affect Colorado housing programs.
Brian Rossford, executive director of Housing Colorado, told the Housing Advisory Board that housing remained a top statewide priority in the 2025 legislative session and reviewed a range of bills that the association tracked. He said the 2024 session's themes 'land use, local versus state control, and tax credits'continued to shape 2025 work and that the state budget is a central constraint on housing legislation.
"Housing affordability still rises to the top," Rossford said, quoting the governor's State of the State remarks. He described three budget realities shaping outcomes this year: a tighter revenue outlook, a legislature that cut many items to protect key services, and the practical effect that any bill with a fiscal note faced a steep uphill climb in appropriations committees.
Rossford walked the board through specific bills and outcomes. He…
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