CDPS Regulatory Reports

Download the 2024 Regulatory Agenda in PDF format or in doc.x format or from the files library at the bottom of this page.

The Colorado Department of Public Safety submits the following 2024 Regulatory Agenda in fulfillment of the statutory requirements set forth in Colorado Revised Statutes §2-7-203(4). Pursuant to state law, annually on November 1 executive-branch agencies must file a Departmental Regulatory Agenda (DRA) containing:

• A list of new rules or amendments that the department or its divisions expect to propose in the next calendar year;
• The statutory or other basis for adoption of the proposed rules;
• The purpose of the proposed rules;
• The contemplated schedule for adoption of the rules;
• An identification and listing of persons or parties that may be affected positively or negatively by the rules; and
• The anticipated hearing date, if known and/or applicable.

The Regulatory Agenda also includes, pursuant to §24-4-103.3, C.R.S., rules to be reviewed as part of the Department’s Regulatory Efficiencies Reviews during 2024, which are denoted as such in the Purpose column of the following agenda table. This agenda is filed with Legislative Council staff for distribution to committee(s) of reference, posted on the department’s web site, and submitted to the Secretary of State for publication in the November 10th edition of the Colorado Register. Each department must also present its Regulatory Agenda as part of its SMART Act hearing and presentation pursuant to §2-7-203(2)(a)(II), C.R.S.

Please note that, due the regulatory agenda being due on November 1 each calendar year, this 2024 agenda includes regulatory activity that has been planned for November and December 2023 that was not included in the 2023 CDPS regulatory agenda. 

Colorado Department of Public Safety Divisions and the Offices administered within those divisions included in this agenda:

Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

• Investigative Services
• Support Services

Colorado State Patrol (CSP)

• Port of Entry (POE)
• Colorado Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (CATPA)

Division of Fire Prevention & Control (DFPC)

• Fire & Life Safety Section (FLS)
• Professional Qualifications and Training Section (PQT)

Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM)

• Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
• Office of Public Safety Communications (OPSC)

Download the 2023 Regulatory Agenda Report in PDF format or in doc.x format or from the files library at the bottom of this page.

Pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute §2-7-203(4), the Department of Public Safety (CDPS) publishes the following 2023 Regulatory Agenda Report. Pursuant to statutory requirements concerning the Department’s Regulatory Agenda, this Regulatory Agenda Report details the results of the past year’s rules review activity, including the results of mandatory rule reviews conducted under C.R.S. §24-4-103.3(4) as part of the Department’s regulatory efficiencies reviews.

Please note that because this report is due by November 1, it includes the status of activities completed through October 30, 2023.  Regulatory activities planned for the remainder of calendar year 2023 will be reflected in the Department’s 2024 Regulatory Agenda and will be reported on in the department’s 2023 Regulatory Agenda Report.

This report includes three sections:

1. Results of rulemaking activity included in the 2023 CDPS Regulatory Agenda
2. A more detailed look at outcomes of mandatory rules efficiency reviews
3. Results of unplanned rulemaking

Note: Several rules appear in both the 2024 CDPS Regulatory Agenda and the Unplanned Rulemaking section of this 2023 CDPS Regulatory Report; these rules are included in both reports in the event that the rules are unable to be adopted as a result of the rulemaking hearing, if the response for the issuance of the Attorney General Rule Opinion is not filed within 20 days after rule adoption, or if the Attorney General Rule Opinion requires amendment to the proposed rules and the Department must re-engage the rulemaking process.