More than 220 new laws passed during Colorado’s 2025 legislative session took effect Wednesday, ranging from energy policy changes to housing to new consumer issues and cultural designations.

The effective date is tied to a 90-day waiting period after the end of the legislative session.

Those laws include the following:

House Bill 1005, which creates tax incentives for the film festival industry, including $34 million that will go to the Sundance Film Festival over 10 years.

House Bill 1010, which prohibits “price gouging” on necessities, such as groceries and toiletries, during a declared emergency.

House Bill 1040, under which nuclear power joins the list of “clean” energy resources.

House Bill 1091, which officially makes the Agaricus julius mushroom the state mushroom of Colorado.

House Bill 1135, which requires school districts and charter schools to adopt policies concerning the use and possession of cellphones during the school day.

House Bill 1180, which makes it illegal to sell pets in public spaces, such as streets, highways, rights-of-way, parkways, median strips, parks, recreation areas, outdoor markets, parking lots.

House Bill 1203, which requires that meat cultivated in the lab, also known as cell-cultivated meat, be labeled accordingly.

House Bill 1217, which makes theft by funeral directors of money paid by clients for funeral services both a deceptive trade practice and a Class 1 misdemeanor.

House Bill 1272, which creates an incentive program for builders who provide warranties against defects. One of the session’s biggest bills, this construction defects legislation is tied to “middle-market” housing, such as condos.

House Bill 1315, which attempts to reform the vacancy process for the General Assembly. HB 1315 states that if a vacancy occurs before July 31 of an odd-numbered year, a vacancy committee would select a candidate who would serve only until the November odd-year election, when a vacancy election would be held.

According to the bill’s sponsors, the first time a vacancy election would be held in an odd-numbered year is not expected until 2027. That election would be held in coordination with the district’s general election. Only unaffiliated voters and voters from the political party of the vacant seat would be eligible to vote for that vacancy.

Senate Bill 25-001, which codifies the right of equal access to the political process for racial, color, and language minority groups and requires municipalities to provide multilingual ballots.

Senate Bill 38, which makes confidential the names of ranchers who file claims for wildlife damage, such as the costs for livestock killed, injured, or lost to wolves.

Senate Bill 39, under which owners of agricultural buildings are now exempt from state energy use collecting and reporting requirements.

Senate Bill 71, which, related to the federal 340B program, allows eligible health care organizations to purchase outpatient drugs at a discounted rate. The law prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturers from imposing limitations or restrictions on covered hospitals, contract pharmacies, federally qualified health centers, or other facilities participating in the 340B program. It would also bar those manufacturers from requiring covered entities or pharmacies to submit health information unless it is directly related to a claim under a federal health care program.

Senate Bill 144, which modifies state’s Family Medical Leave Act. The law, which grants up to 12 weeks of paid leave for covered employees, will be extended to allow for coverage for caring for an infant in a neonatal intensive care unit. The program’s premiums are also decreasing slightly, from 0.9% of wages per employee through 2025, and beginning in 2026, it goes to 0.88% of wages per employee.