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

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