Colorado expands diseased livestock fund to cover emerging health threats

Original title: Diseased Livestock Indemnity Fund

Last action · March 24, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Karen McCormick and 41 others

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What This Bill Does

Colorado expands the permissible uses of the state's diseased livestock fund to allow spending on preparations for and responses to emerging livestock health threats, while renaming it the 'livestock health preparedness, response, and diseased livestock indemnity fund'.

Why it matters

Livestock owners and agricultural producers gain access to state funds for preemptive health measures and emerging disease threats beyond the previous narrow requirement of paying only after herds are destroyed or sold for slaughter.

Who It Affects

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Directly affected

livestock owners

Livestock owners are eligible for broader fund support encompassing preparation for and response to emerging health threats in addition to traditional indemnity payouts.

Directly affected

Commissioner of Agriculture

The commissioner receives explicit statutory authority to authorize fund expenditures for emerging livestock health threats.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the original purpose of the diseased livestock indemnity fund?

Previously, money in the fund could be used only to pay to a livestock owner whose herd was sold for slaughter or destroyed because it was exposed to or diagnosed with an infectious or contagious disease.

Who has the authority to authorize the newly expanded uses of the fund?

The commissioner of agriculture is authorized to permit the use of the fund money for preparing for and responding to emerging threats to livestock health.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

13 actions

Mar 24, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Governor Signed
Mar 19, 2026SenateFloor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Mar 19, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Sent to the Governor
Mar 18, 2026HouseFloor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Mar 10, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Mar 9, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

Show 7 earlier actions

Mar 4, 2026SenateCommittee
Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Feb 19, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
Feb 18, 2026HouseFloor
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Feb 17, 2026House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
Feb 12, 2026House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Feb 9, 2026HouseCommittee
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
Jan 21, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

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