Byron Pelton
Occupation
Electrician / Rancher
Party
Republican
Leadership Position
Minority Caucus Chair
First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblySB25-282
Protections for Veterans Seeking Benefits
Concerning persons who provide services related to veterans' benefits claims, and, in connection therewith, establishing that certain actions by such persons are deceptive trade practices under the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act".
05/13/2025 | Signed by the Speaker of the House
2025 Regular Session
Bill
Military & Veterans
SB25-279
Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates
Concerning updates to the "Colorado Code of Military Justice".
05/13/2025 | Signed by the Speaker of the House
2025 Regular Session
Bill
Military & Veterans
SB25-185
Claims Against Construction Professionals
Concerning the inapplicability of the economic loss rule to certain claims brought by a residential property owner against a construction professional.
05/5/2025 | House Third Reading Laid Over to 05/07/2025 - No Amendments
2025 Regular Session
Bill
Courts & Judicial
SB25-165
Licensure of Electricians
Concerning electrical work regulated in the state.
05/14/2025 | Sent to the Governor
2025 Regular Session
Bill
Labor & Employment
Professions & Occupations
SB25-147
Modify Board Management Public Employees' Retirement Association
Concerning modifications to the management of the public employees' retirement association by the board of trustees, and, in connection therewith, defining the board as a local public body for purposes of the open meetings law, establishing term limits for members of the board, clarifying that the board must conduct its meetings according to the open meetings law as a local public body, requiring the board to post certain meeting-related and financial information of the association on the association's website, and clarifying the authority of the board to manage and administer the association.
05/2/2025 | Sent to the Governor
2025 Regular Session
Bill
Labor & Employment
State Government
SB25-136
Expand Deduction For Retirement Benefits
Concerning an expansion of the state income tax subtraction for retirement benefits to allow an individual to subtract all such benefits from federal taxable income for the purpose of calculating state taxable income regardless of the individual's income or age.
02/27/2025 | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
2025 Regular Session
Bill
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
SB25-128
Agricultural Worker Service Providers Access Private Property
Concerning repealing certain provisions that prohibit an employer from interfering with an agricultural employee's access to service providers, and, in connection therewith, repealing provisions that prohibit an employer from interfering with an agricultural employee's access to service providers on private land.
05/6/2025 | Signed by the Speaker of the House
2025 Regular Session
Bill
Agriculture
Labor & Employment
SB25-076
Intoxicating Substances & Social Equity Business
Concerning businesses, and, in connection therewith, requiring certain regulatory agencies to prioritize the public health; adding labeling requirements for marijuana and natural medicine; requiring the marijuana enforcement division to seek the assistance of the department of public health and environment when adopting certain rules; setting limits on the serving size and packaging size of inhaled marijuana; limiting the marijuana products that can be sold to an individual who is twenty-five years of age or younger; requiring rules to set labeling requirements for natural medicine; requiring rules to set standards for collecting and reporting data about adverse medical or behavioral reactions to natural medicine; establishing certain prohibitions on how natural medicine can be manufactured, distributed, or transferred; and expanding the social equity program.
03/11/2025 | Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Postpone Indefinitely
2025 Regular Session
Bill
Business & Economic Development
Health Care & Health Insurance
Professions & Occupations
SB25-072
Regulation of Kratom
Concerning the regulation of kratom.
05/7/2025 | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2025 Regular Session
Bill
Business & Economic Development
SB25-044
Synthetic Opiates Criminal Penalties
Concerning criminal penalties involving a controlled substance that includes certain synthetic opiates.
02/10/2025 | Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
2025 Regular Session
Bill
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement