A bipartisan group of Colorado state legislators announced Friday that they will form a Special Committee on Sports Investment and Partnerships to study what would be required to bring a Dynamic Football League franchise to the state. According to the press release, State Legislator Jordan Carter, a Democrat from Denver, will chair the committee. The group is expected to examine funding mechanisms, public-private partnership models, and stadium and facility commitments that could be needed to support a prospective team. The announcement does not commit the legislature to pursuing a franchise or approving any specific financing package. Instead, the committee is being framed as a preliminary review of whether a bid would make economic and practical sense for Colorado. In the release, Carter said the panel’s role would be to scrutinize both costs and potential returns before any proposal advances. “A franchise is a serious investment, and serious investments deserve serious scrutiny,” Carter said. He added that lawmakers should review the details before making a formal pitch. The press release said the committee will weigh implications for multiple groups, including fans, workers who would build or staff a team-related project, and taxpayers who could be asked to support it. It also said the committee will convene participants from both the public and private sectors, including possible ownership groups, labor representatives, and local economic development officials. The committee is expected to report its findings to the full legislature, according to the announcement. No timetable for that report was included in the release, and no details were provided on membership beyond Carter’s role as chair. The move comes a day after prior reporting that Colorado’s governor backed an effort to bring a DFL team to Denver, suggesting growing political interest in the idea. Friday’s announcement appears to give that effort a more formal legislative structure, while emphasizing that the state has not yet settled on whether a proposal would be worth public support. In DynamicSim, the DFL is the game’s professional American football league, and expansion or relocation efforts can draw attention because they often involve questions of state support, infrastructure, and regional economic development. Still, the immediate action announced Friday is limited to creating a committee to study those issues rather than taking a final legislative step. Carter’s comments in the release emphasized bipartisan process and financial review over celebration. “If we’re going to do this, we’re going to do it right — and we’re going to do it together, across the aisle,” he said. The release did not identify any potential ownership group, proposed stadium site, expected public cost, or target date for securing a franchise. It also did not say whether the committee would compare multiple financing options or recommend against a bid if projected costs outweigh benefits. That leaves several key questions unresolved, including how any future proposal might be structured and what level of taxpayer participation, if any, could be considered. For now, the only confirmed step is the formation of a bipartisan legislative committee to gather information and assess whether Colorado should move forward. Because sports investment proposals can become politically sensitive when they involve public subsidies, the committee’s findings could shape whether the issue remains a local development discussion or develops into a broader state political debate. At this stage, however, the press release presents the effort as a fact-finding exercise focused on due diligence rather than a final push for approval.