Legislate: All Bills

CO HB 24-1002 - Janice Rich
Social Work Licensure Compact
04/12/2024 - Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
The bill enacts the "Social Work Licensure Compact" (compact). The compact is designed to: Eliminate the necessity for social workers to obtain licenses from multiple states by providing for the mutual recognition of licenses from other states that have signed the compact (member states); Facilitate the exchange of licensure and disciplinary information among member states; Authorize member states to hold a regulated social worker accountable for abiding by a member state's laws, regulations, and applicable professional standards in the member state in which the client is located at the time care is rendered; and Allow for the use of telehealth to facilitate increased access to regulated social work services. The bill authorizes the state board of social work examiners (board) to promulgate rules and to facilitate Colorado's participation in the compact, including notifying the Compact Commission (commission) established by the compact of any adverse action taken by the board against a Colorado regulated social worker. The commission includes a delegate from each member state and has the powers and duties set forth in the bill. The compact becomes effective on the date the compact is enacted in the seventh member state. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1017 - Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Bill of Rights for Foster Youth
03/28/2024 - Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
The bill establishes a statutory bill of rights for children and youth (youth) in foster care in Colorado, including youth participating in the foster youth in transition program but excluding youth detained by or committed to the care and physical custody of the division of youth services. The office of the child's representative shall develop a written notice of the rights, and a county department of human or social services shall provide each youth who is 5 years of age or older with the written notice in the youth's primary language at the time of the youth's initial placement in foster care, at each placement change, and at least annually.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1021 - Kevin Priola
Motor Vehicle Minor Driver Education Standards
04/18/2024 - Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
Currently, a minor who is under 18 years of age may be issued a driver's license or temporary driver's license if the minor has held an instruction permit for 12 months and has completed 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours of night driving. To obtain an instruction permit, current law requires a minor to meet one of the following conditions: A minor who is at least 15 and one-half years of age but under 16 years of age must have completed a driver education course or a 4-hour driver awareness course; or A minor who is 15 years of age or older but under 15 and one-half years of age must have completed a driver education course, including 30 hours of driving instruction and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel driving training with a driving instructor, or, if the minor lives more than 30 miles from a business offering driving instruction, the minor may choose to have at least 12 hours of training from a parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult. Therefore, to obtain a driver's license, the minor must meet these requirements. The bill replaces the current requirements to be issued an instruction permit with requirements that a minor applicant 18 years of age or younger must: Complete a 30-hour driver education course, which may include an online course, approved by the department of revenue (department); and Receive at least 6 hours of behind-the-wheel driving training with a driving instructor or if the minor lives more than 30 miles from a business offering driving instruction, the minor may choose to have at least 12 hours of training from a parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult. The bill also adds a requirement that a minor who is 18 years of age or older and under 21 years of age must successfully complete a 4-hour prequalification driver awareness program approved by the department in order to be issued a driver's license or temporary driver's license. The bill prohibits a person who has been convicted of certain violent or sexual crimes from providing behind-the-wheel driving instruction to minors and at-risk adults. A commercial driving school is prohibited from employing such a driving instructor to provide behind-the-wheel driving instruction to minors and at-risk adults. Each instructor employed by a commercial driving school must obtain a fingerprint-based criminal history record check to verify that the instructor has not committed a disqualifying crime. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1022 - Stephanie Luck
Publish Bill Drafts Online before Session
02/22/2024 - House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
The bill creates a process and establishes a public online forum for members of the general assembly to publish drafts or titles of the bills that they are considering introducing during the next legislative session. The bill allows each member to post multiple bill titles, drafts, or a combination of titles and drafts on the online forum, and establishes a timeline for a member to publish up to 3 versions of each bill title or bill draft. The bill also requires each bill title or bill draft published to include a disclaimer stating that the bill is subject to change and may or may not be introduced based on the discretion of the prime sponsor. The web page on which the bill titles and bill drafts are published must be taken down at midnight on the first day of the legislative session.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1026 - Rod Bockenfeld
Local Government Tax Payers' Bill of Rights Prior Voter Approval Requirement
02/05/2024 - House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
Since section 20 of article X of the state constitution (TABOR) was approved by the registered electors of this state in 1992, local governments have successfully sought voter approval of revenue changes allowing the local governments to permanently retain revenue in excess of their TABOR fiscal year spending and property tax revenue limits. Current law does not limit the effective period of such voter-approved revenue changes, commonly referred to as waiver elections. The bill requires that, no later than the local elections to be held in November 2029, a local government that retains revenue in excess of either its fiscal year spending limit or property tax revenue limit pursuant to a waiver election held prior to November 9, 2020, must resubmit the ballot issue from the historic waiver election to the registered electors of the local government for re-approval.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1064 - Don Wilson
Gadsden Flag Don’t Tread on Me License Plate
04/01/2024 - House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely
The bill creates the Gadsden flag "Don't Tread on Me" license plate. In addition to the normal fees for a license plate, a person must pay 2 additional one-time fees of $25 for the issuance of the plate. One of these fees is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other is credited to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account. Furthermore, an additional one-time fee of $25 will be collected and credited to the state charter school debt reserve fund in order to receive the Gadsden flag license plate.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1067 - Larry Liston
Ballot Access for Candidates with Disabilities
03/28/2024 - Sent to the Governor
The bill requires the general assembly, the secretary of state, and each political party to ensure that the caucus process or any future alternative process by which candidates may access the ballot that is accessible to persons with disabilities remains an option in the state. The bill specifies that the petition process is not a means of ballot access that is accessible to persons with disabilities. In addition, the bill requires that, within 6 months of the effective date of the bill, any person, upon request, must be able to participate in a precinct caucus or a party assembly with the use of a video conferencing platform that is accessible to persons with disabilities unless the precinct caucus or party assembly is held in a geographic location that lacks broadband internet service. When a precinct caucus or party assembly occurs in a geographic location that lacks broadband internet service, participation must be allowed by an alternative means such as a telephone conference. Any alternative means used by a political party must be accessible to persons with disabilities. The failure of a political party to make a reasonable effort to comply with the requirements in the bill constitutes discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of current law. Action taken pursuant to the bill does not limit or preclude any other available legal remedy. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1076 - Rhonda Fields
Purple Star School Program
03/18/2024 - Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations
The bill creates the purple star school program (program) in the department of education (department). The purpose of the program is to designate schools of a school district, district charter schools, institute charter schools, or boards of cooperative services (public schools) that provide services and supports to military-connected students and their families to help mitigate the academic and social-emotional challenges they may face as a result of frequent moves, new schools, parental deployments, and different social circles and experiences. The department is required to create: An application for a public school to apply for a purple star school designation; A rubric to measure whether a public school qualifies for a purple star school designation; and A timeline for a public school to apply for and to renew the purple star school designation. The department shall designate a public school as a purple star school if the public school applies and qualifies for the designation. During the first week of April each year, the governor, or the governor's designee, shall recognize each purple star school and present the purple star schools with a certificate. A purple star school designation is valid for 3 years. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, the bill appropriates $33,247 to the department to implement the program. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1092 - Kevin Van Winkle
Minimum Sentence Crimes against Prostituted Children
01/22/2024 - Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Concerning requiring a minimum period of incarceration for persons who commit actions against prostituted children.

CO HB 24-1093 - Nick Hinrichsen
Peace Officer Provisional Certification Requirements
03/19/2024 - Sent to the Governor
Under existing law, the peace officer standards and training board may grant a person a provisional certification as a peace officer if the person satisfies the requirements for a provisional certificate. One of the requirements is that the person must have been a peace officer in another state or federal jurisdiction, excluding the armed forces, within the preceding 3 years. The bill removes the exception for the armed forces, so that being a peace officer in the armed forces satisfies that requirement for a provisional certificate.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1096 - Janice Marchman
School Psychologist Licensure Interstate Compact
03/22/2024 - Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
The bill enacts the "School Psychologists Licensure Interstate Compact" (compact). The purpose of the compact is to facilitate the interstate practice of school psychology in educational or school settings, thereby improving the availability of school psychological services (services) to the public. The compact establishes a pathway to allow school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses to provide services in any state that is a member of the compact (member state). The compact outlines the requirements for a school psychologist to obtain and maintain an equivalent license in another member state. Provisions for active military members and their spouses are made. The member states shall create the school psychologist licensure interstate compact commission (commission). Requirements for commission membership, voting, and meetings are set forth, along with the commission's powers and responsibilities, including financing of the commission. The commission is responsible for facilitating information exchange between member states; rule-making; and oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1097 - Bob Gardner
Military Family Occupational Credentialing
04/10/2024 - Sent to the Governor
Effective September 1, 2024, the bill makes changes to Colorado's occupational credential portability program (program) relating to the spouses and dependents of military members and other qualified servicemembers serving in the United States uniformed services , including: In addition to military spouses already covered by the program, allowing gold star military spouses, and dependents of military members, and spouses and dependents of other qualified servicemembers who are licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in a profession or occupation (credentialed) in good standing in another state or United States territory (current state) to be credentialed in Colorado by endorsement from the current state to practice the same profession or occupation in Colorado; Allowing an applicant to be credentialed under the program if the applicant committed an act that would have been grounds for discipline in this state, but for which the applicant remains in good standing in the current state because the act is not grounds for discipline in the current state; Removing the 3-year limitation and nonrenewal provision for a military spouse's credential and allowing military spouses, gold star military spouses, and military dependents, and spouses and dependents of other qualified servicemembers to obtain a renewable 6-year credential while in Colorado; Waiving the application and renewal fee for Colorado credentials issued to military spouses, gold star military spouses, and military dependents, and spouses and dependents of other qualified servicemembers ; and Expanding eligibility for the program to spouses and dependents of Armed Forces Reserve, Ready Reserve, and National Guard members in Colorado, and spouses and dependents of other qualified servicemember s. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1098 - Chris deGruy Kennedy
Cause Required for Eviction of Residential Tenant
03/22/2024 - Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/25/2024 - No Amendments
The With certain exceptions, the bill prohibits a landlord from evicting a residential tenant unless the landlord has cause for eviction. Cause exists only when: A tenant or lessee is guilty of an unlawful detention of real property under certain circumstances described in existing law, as amended by the bill; or A tenant has engaged in conduct that creates a nuisance or disturbance that interferes with the quiet enjoyment of the landlord or other tenants at the property or where the tenant is negligently damaging the property; or Conditions exist constituting grounds for a "no-fault eviction". The following conditions constitute grounds for a "no-fault eviction" of a residential tenant, with certain limitations: Demolition or conversion of the residential premises; Substantial repairs or renovations to the residential premises; Occupancy assumed by the landlord or a family member of the landlord; Expiration of time-limited housing operated by a mission-driven organization; and Withdrawal of the residential premises from the rental market for the purpose of selling the residential premises; A tenant refuses to sign a new lease with reasonable terms; and A tenant has a history of nonpayment of rent. A landlord that proceeds with a no-fault eviction in violation of certain notice requirements or other restrictions must provide relocation assistance to the tenant in the amount of 2 months' rent plus one additional month of rent if any of the following individuals reside in the residential premises: An individual who is under 18 years of age or at least 60 years of age; An individual whose income is no greater than 80% of the area median income; or An individual with a disability. If a landlord proceeds with an eviction of a tenant without cause, the tenant may seek relief as provided in existing laws concerning unlawful removal of a tenant and may assert the landlord's violation as an affirmative defense to an eviction proceeding. Current law allows a tenant to terminate a tenancy by serving written notice to the landlord within a prescribed time period, based on the length of the tenancy. For the purpose of such notices, certain provisions apply, including the following: Any person in possession of real property with the assent of the owner is presumed to be a tenant at will until the contrary is shown; and Certain provisions concerning notices to quit do not apply to the termination of a residential tenancy if the residential premises is a condominium unit. The bill eliminates these provisions. Current law requires the management of a mobile home park to make a reasonable effort to notify a resident of the management's intention to enter the mobile home space at least 48 hours before entry. The bill increases this notice period to 72 hours. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1105 - Julie Gonzales
Creating the Chicano Special License Plate
04/18/2024 - Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
The bill creates the Chicana/o special license plate. An applicant becomes eligible to use the plate by providing a certificate to the department of revenue (department) confirming that the applicant has made a donation to a nonprofit organization (organization) chosen by the department based on the organization's provision of services to the Latin American community. The organization may implement the bill by making grants to other organizations that also qualify under the standards of the bill. In addition to the standard motor vehicle fees, the plate requires 2 one-time fees of $25. One of the fees is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other to the licensing services cash fund. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1110 - Ty Winter
Employer to Post Veterans' Benefits Availability
02/08/2024 - House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
The bill requires the department of labor and employment (department), in consultation with the department of military and veterans affairs, to create and distribute a poster that provides information on services, resources, and benefits that are available to veterans of the armed services. Each employer in this state with more than 50 employees is required to display the poster created by the department in a conspicuous and accessible area in the workplace. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1111 - Byron H. Pelton
Adopt Cosmetology Licensure Compact
04/10/2024 - Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
The bill adopts the cosmetology licensure compact (compact) to facilitate the interstate practice and regulation of cosmetology. With the adoption of the compact, a cosmetologist who holds an active, unencumbered license to practice in the cosmetologist's home state may apply to the cosmetologist's home state for a multistate license under the compact. If granted a multistate license under the compact, a cosmetologist is authorized to practice cosmetology in the applicant's home state, as well as in each state that is a member of the compact, as though the cosmetologist held a single-state license in that state. The cosmetologist must comply with the rules of the licensing authority and the scope of practice laws of the state in which the cosmetologist provides services. If the cosmetologist moves to a new home state, the cosmetologist must apply to the new home state for reissuance of a multistate license. Under the compact, active military members and their spouses may designate a home state where the individual is currently licensed in good standing to practice cosmetology and may retain their home state designation for purposes of the multistate license during any period when that individual or the individual's spouse is on active duty assignment. The compact requires a state that is a member of the compact (member state) to report adverse actions taken by a member state's licensing authority or other regulatory body, including actions taken against a cosmetologist's individual license or authorization to practice, including revocation, suspension, or any other encumbrance on a license affecting the ability to practice. The compact authorizes the cosmetology licensure compact commission (commission) to develop and maintain a coordinated database and reporting system to include information relating to a cosmetologist's multistate license and any adverse actions reported against a cosmetologist. The compact specifies the authority of the home state with respect to the multistate license issued by the home state, as well as the authority of a remote state. The compact creates the administrative structure for the compact, including granting the powers necessary to establish and operate the commission, which includes one delegate from each member state that is the administrator of the state licensing authority in the member state or the administrator's designee. Among other powers, the commission may adopt rules and bylaws, establish an executive committee, hire employees, and establish an office. The compact includes provisions relating to the conduct of the commission's meetings and its rule-making authority. To pay the costs associated with the compact, the compact authorizes the commission to levy and collect an annual assessment from each member state and to impose fees on licensees of a member state for granting and renewing a multistate license. The compact includes provisions governing disputes among member states and between the commission and a member state, enforcement provisions, and withdrawal of member states from the compact. The compact is effective for member states once the seventh state has adopted the compact. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1112 - Matthew Martinez
First Responder with Disability License Plate
01/26/2024 - Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
Concerning a special license plate to honor first responders who have a disability.

CO HB 24-1128 - Mark Baisley
Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law
02/22/2024 - House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
In 2006, the general assembly passed Senate Bill 06-090 that: Prohibited a local government from passing any ordinance or policy that would prohibit a police officer, local official, or local government employee from cooperating with federal officials with regard to the immigration status of a person within the state; Required a peace officer who has probable cause to believe that a person is not legally present in the United States to report the person to the federal immigration and customs enforcement office; Required each local government to provide notice to peace officers of the duty to report and to provide written confirmation of the notice and reporting statistics to the general assembly; and Prohibited a local government that violates this provision from receiving any grants administered by the department of local affairs. Senate Bill 06-090 was repealed in 2013. This bill recreates and reenacts the 2006 bill. Current law prohibits: A person from being arrested while the person is present at a courthouse, or while going to, attending, or coming from a court proceeding, and provides remedies for a violation; A probation officer or probation department employee from providing personal information about an individual to federal immigration authorities; and State and local governmental entities from contracting with a private entity for immigration detention services or entering into agreements for immigration detention services. The bill repeals each of these laws. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1132 - Janet P. Buckner
Support for Living Organ Donors
04/08/2024 - House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
Section 1 of the bill creates the "CARE for Living Organ Donors Act" (act) to include benefits and recognition for living organ donors. The act includes: A list of provisions in current law, as well as in the bill, that may benefit a living organ donor; Certification of living organ donors by the department of public health and environment to allow living organ donors to verify their status as living organ donors, which may be required for a benefit or recognition; Authorization for a health-care provider to make a qualified payment to a certified living organ donor or an individual who will become a certified living organ donor for expenses associated with a living organ donation; and Before performing an organ donation recovery operation on a living organ donor donating an organ without an intended recipient, a requirement that a transplant center participate in a national-level organ voucher program or have its own internal organ voucher program that satisfies specified requirements. Section 3 prohibits an employer from intimidating, threatening, coercing, discriminating, or retaliating against or taking an adverse action against an employee who is or becomes a living organ donor. Section 5 designates April 11 each year as "Living Organ Donor Recognition Day". Sections 6 and 7 create: The organ donation qualified payment tax credit, which allows a health-care provider that makes a qualified payment to a certified living organ donor for certain expenses related to organ donation to claim a refundable credit equal to the total amount of the qualified payment; and The living organ donor tax credit, which allows a certified living organ donor to claim a refundable credit equal to the total amount of qualified expenses the donor incurred in connection with an organ donation, up to $40,000. Sections 8 and 9 create a distinctive special license plate for living organ donors featuring the statement "Living Organ Donor". Sections 2 and 4 of the bill make technical amendments to or relocate current law.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1145 - Ken DeGraaf
Modify Voter Registration Page on Secretary of State Website
01/29/2024 - Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Concerning modifications to the voter registration page of the secretary of state's official website.

CO HB 24-1147 - Jenny Willford
Candidate Election Deepfake Disclosures
04/18/2024 - Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
The bill creates a statutory scheme to regulate the use of deepfakes produced using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in communications about candidates for elective office. Sections 1 and 2 of the bill expand the existing authority of an administrative hearing officer under the "Fair Campaign Practices Act" (act) to impose civil penalties for distribution of a communication that includes a deepfake related to a candidate for elective office in violation of the provisions of section 3. Section 3 prohibits the distribution of a communication that includes an undisclosed deepfake with actual malice as to the deceptiveness or falsity of the communication related to a candidate for public office. Section 3 also defines "AI", "deepfake", and the requirements for a clear, conspicuous, and understandable disclosure statement regarding a deepfake that are necessary to avoid a violation of the new prohibition. In addition to meeting the specific statutory requirements for a clear and conspicuous disclosure statement, the disclosure statement must be included in the communication's metadata and, to the extent technically feasible, must be permanent or unable to be easily removed by subsequent users. The disclosure statement must also conform to any subsequent requirements established by the secretary of state through rulemaking. In a broadcast or online visual or audio communication, the disclosure statement must also satisfy all applicable requirements, if any, promulgated by the federal communications commission for size, duration, and placement. Any person who believes there has been a violation of the statutory or regulatory requirements for disclosure of the use of a deepfake in a communication concerning a candidate for elective office may file a complaint with the office of the secretary of state (secretary). The secretary shall hear such complaints in accordance with the secretary's existing complaint and administrative hearing procedures under the act, and punish such complaints in accordance with sections 1 and 2. Additionally, a candidate who is the subject of a communication that includes a deepfake and does not comply with the disclosure requirements may bring a civil action for injunction injunctive or other equitable relief or for general or special compensatory and punitive damages or both. Such a candidate may also seek reasonable attorney fees, filing fees, and costs of action, and any other just and appropriate relief necessary to enforce the prohibition created in section 3 and to remedy the harm caused by violation of the prohibition. In either type of action, The plaintiff-candidate must prove the defendant's actual malice as to the falsity or deceptiveness of the communication that includes the deepfake by clear and convincing evidence, consistent with established case law principles related to the right of free speech. Nothing in section 3 limits or impairs the right of the attorney general, or any person or entity, to pursue a legal action against a person in connection with a deepfake pursuant to any other law. And, nothing in section 3 exempts a person from criminal liability under existing law for a knowing or reckless communication concerning a candidate for elective office that includes a false statement through a deepfake. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1150 - Nick Hinrichsen
False Slates of Electors
04/12/2024 - Sent to the Governor
Current law does not explicitly punish an individual who falsely creates a slate of presidential electors or serves in a false slate of presidential electors. The bill creates applies conduct pertaining to false slates of electors to 3 new 5 existing crimes pertaining to false slates of electors that make it unlawful for an individual to: Create a false slate of electors Offer a false instrument for recording; Serve as an elector in a false slate of electors; or Commit forgery; Conspire to create or serve in a false slate of electors offer a false instrument for recording or to commit forgery; Commit perjury; or Commit subornation of perjury. The bill also provides that a person commits the crime of perjury if the person is not a presidential elector and knowingly and falsely swears or attests to the oath required by law for presidential electors. Each crime is a class 1 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of no more than $10,000 364 days in prison, a fine of not more than $1000, and restitution to the district attorney or the attorney general for the costs of investigating the crime . In addition, a defendant who is convicted of the crime of perjury or subornation of perjury for knowingly and falsely swearing or attesting to the oath required by law for presidential electors or inducing another to knowingly and falsely swear or attest to the oath required by law for presidential electors is disqualified, as required by the state constitution, from being a member of the general assembly and from holding any office of trust or profit in the state. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1174 - Kyle Mullica
Concealed Carry Permits & Training
04/16/2024 - Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/19/2024 - No Amendments
Under existing law, an applicant for a permit to carry a concealed handgun (permit) must demonstrate competence with a handgun, which the applicant may do by completing a handgun training class (initial class) offered by a certified instructor. Beginning July 1, 2025, the bill requires concealed handgun training classes to be a law enforcement training firearms safety course or a firearms safety course taught by a verified instructor, held in person, and include instruction regarding: Knowledge and safe handling of firearms and ammunition; Safe storage of firearms and child safety; Safe firearms shooting fundamentals; Federal and state laws pertaining to the lawful purchase, ownership, transportation, use, and possession of firearms; State law pertaining to the use of deadly force for self-defense; and Best practices for safely interacting with law enforcement personnel who are responding to an emergency; and Techniques for avoiding a criminal attack and how to manage a violent confrontation, including conflict resolution and judgmental use of lethal force. A student must achieve a passing score on a written concealed handgun competency exam and in a live-fire exercise to complete an initial class. An initial class must provide at least 8 hours of instruction, including the live-fire exercise and written exam. The bill requires completion of an initial class or a concealed handgun refresher class (refresher class) for renewal of a permit, unless an exemption applies. A student in a refresher class must demonstrate safety and competence with a handgun. The refresher class must be held in person, be taught by a verified instructor, include instruction on changes to laws related to firearms, and require a passing score on a live-fire exercise and written exam. A refresher class must provide at least 2 hours of instruction, including the live-fire exercise and written exam. The bill requires the Colorado bureau of investigation a county sheriff to verify class instructors whose principal place to conduct firearms training is in the sheriff's county. To be a verified instructor, a person must hold a valid concealed carry permit and be certified as a firearms instructor by a law enforcement agency, college or university, nationally recognized organization that customarily offers firearms training, or firearms training school . The bill allows a person to demonstrate competence with a handgun by holding a current certification as a peace officer. The bill prohibits a person from being issued a permit if the person was convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses within 5 years before submitting a permit application. The bill makes it a deceptive trade practice for a person to claim to be a verified instructor for a concealed handgun training class unless the person is verified as a firearms instructor by the Colorado bureau of investigation a county sheriff. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1193 - Barbara Kirkmeyer
Department of Military Affairs Supplemental
02/27/2024 - Sent to the Governor
Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of military and veterans affairs. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1203 - Barbara Kirkmeyer
Capital Construction Supplemental
02/26/2024 - Signed by the Speaker of the House
Supplemental appropriations are made for capital construction projects. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1226 - Meghan Lukens
Tuition Assistance for Colorado National Guard & Dependents
02/29/2024 - House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
Under existing law, the department of military and veterans affairs (department) pays up to the full amount of tuition for members of the Colorado National Guard (members) pursuing a degree or certificate at certain institutions of higher education via a tuition assistance program (program). The tuition is paid from the Colorado National Guard tuition assistance fund (fund). The bill expands the program to include spouses and children (dependents) of members and to pay for fees charged by the institution of higher education. To qualify for tuition assistance, a dependent must be a dependent of a member who has served in the Colorado National Guard for at least 6 years and either is serving during the period of time that the dependent is receiving tuition and fee assistance or previously served in the Colorado National Guard for at least 12 years. The bill creates the National Guard dependents tuition assistance account (account) in the fund. Tuition for dependents is paid from the account. If the balance in the account is more than the amount necessary to pay for dependents' tuition in a fiscal year and the money in the fund is insufficient to satisfy the demand for tuition assistance for members, the adjutant general of the department may notify the state treasurer to transfer excess money from the account to the fund to pay for members' tuition assistance. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1227 - Dylan Roberts
Annual Rule Review Bill
04/17/2024 - Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Committee on Legal Services. Based on the findings and recommendations of the committee on legal services, the bill extends all state agency rules that were adopted or amended on or after November 1, 2022, and before November 1, 2023, with the exception of certain rules of the following agencies, as specifically listed in the bill: The rule of the state board of education concerning rules for the development, expansion, implementation, and management of the regional service areas; The rule of the medical services board concerning inpatient payment rates for opioid antagonist; The rules of the executive director of the department of revenue concerning the wildfire mitigation measures income tax subtraction; and The rules of the executive director of the department of revenue concerning the wildfire mitigation measures income tax credit. Those specified rules will expire as scheduled in the "State Administrative Procedure Act" on May 15, 2024, on the grounds that the rules conflict with statute. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1228 - Mark Baisley
Corrections Officers Flexible Schedules
03/07/2024 - Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
Under current law, a corrections officer who works 12 or more hours in a single 24-hour period receives overtime pay for the hours worked in excess of 8.5 hours. The bill creates an exception if the time is part of a corrections officer's normal shift that is longer than 8.5 hours and is part of a compressed, flexible, or alternative scheduling system. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1236 - Barbara Kirkmeyer
Women Veterans Appreciation Day
04/12/2024 - House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/14/2024 - No Amendments
The bill establishes women veterans appreciation day, which is observed on June 12 of each year. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1238 - Ron Weinberg
Foreign Government Ownership of Real Property
03/04/2024 - House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
The bill requires, no later than March 1, 2025, or 60 days after acquiring a real property interest in the state, a foreign government of any country determined by the United States secretary of state to be a state sponsor of terrorism that owns a real property interest in the state to register with the Colorado secretary of state. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1254 - Mary Young
Sunset Regulation of Nontransplant Tissue Banks
04/15/2024 - Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Sunset Process - House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill implements recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies' (department) sunset review and report on the regulation of nontransplant tissue banks by continuing the regulation of nontransplant tissue banks for 9 years, to 2033. The bill grants the director of the division of professions and occupations in the department ( director ) the authority to create rules necessary for the regulation of nontransplant tissue banks. The director shall solicit input from the following groups during the rule-making process: Persons, including any professional organization of individuals that has signed up with the department for rule-making notification, offering services that require registration pursuant to Colorado law regulating nontransplant tissue banks; and Consumers or consumer representatives who advocate for consumers affected by Colorado law regulating nontransplant tissue banks and who have signed up with the department for rule-making notification. If a nontransplant tissue bank withdraws or does not renew its registration with the director, the bill requires the nontransplant tissue bank to continue to maintain specified information on file with the director for a period of 3 years after the end of registration. The nontransplant tissue bank shall also maintain specified records and receipts for a period of 3 years after the end of registration. In addition to standards of practice in existing law, the bill requires that a nontransplant tissue bank maintain a proper chain of custody of human remains while the human remains are in the possession of the nontransplant tissue bank. A nontransplant tissue bank is permitted to compensate a funeral establishment for transportation of human remains and other reasonable expenses, but shall not compensate a funeral establishment for human remains. The donor of human remains (donor) or the person authorized by law to consent to donation may limit the sale of the donated human remains by a nontransplant tissue bank, including prohibiting sale to foreign buyers, for nonmedical research uses, or for military uses. A nontransplant tissue bank shall disclose the following information, in addition to required disclosures in existing law, to the donor or to the person authorized by law to consent to donation: That the donor or the person authorized by law to consent to donation is donating human remains to a nontransplant tissue bank; That the nontransplant tissue bank may sell all or any portion of the human remains; That the nontransplant tissue bank may compensate a funeral establishment for transportation of human remains and other reasonable expenses, but the nontransplant tissue bank shall not compensate a funeral establishment for human remains; and That the donor or the person authorized by law to consent to donation may limit the sale of the donated human remains by a nontransplant tissue bank, including prohibiting sale to foreign buyers, for nonmedical research uses, or for military uses. A person owning an interest in a funeral establishment is prohibited from owning an interest in a nontransplant tissue bank. The bill excludes an approved medical college or similar educational institution that accepts human remains primarily for its own educational or research purposes from the definition of a "nontransplant tissue bank". The bill provides a private civil right of action for a person who suffers damages as a result of a violation of Colorado law regulating nontransplant tissue banks to recover damages against any person that violates the law. The bill also specifies statutory penalties for a violation of law regulating nontransplant tissue banks . (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1262 - Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Maternal Health Midwives
04/18/2024 - Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Current law requires "direct-entry midwives" to register with the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies before practicing. Sections 2 through 12 of the bill make changes within the direct-entry midwives practice act to update the title of these professionals to "certified professional midwives" and change the regulation from registration to licensure. Sections 21 through 31 make the same updates to current law in other statutes outside of the practice act. Current law allows the state board for community colleges and occupational education to use unexpended resources from the in-demand short-term health-care credentials program (program) to expand the eligible programs that may receive support through the program. Section 13 allows the board to expand the eligible programs to include certified professional midwives. Section 14 requires the civil rights commission to establish certain parameters when receiving reports for maternity care. Section 15 adds pregnancy as a protected class for purposes of discrimination in places of public accommodation. The bill adds a midwife to the environmental justice advisory board ( section 16 ) and the governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee ( section 20 ). Section 17 requires a health facility that provides maternal health services to notify certain individuals before eliminating or reducing the services. Section 18 adds midwifery as a preferred area of expertise for members of the health equity commission. Section 19 requires the maternal mortality review committee to: Study closures related to perinatal health-care practices and facilities and perinatal health-care deserts and assets related to perinatal health and health-care services across the state, not limited to obstetric providers; Identify major outcome categories that the department of public health and environment should track over time and identify risks and opportunities; Explore the effects of practice and facility closures (closures) on maternal and infant health outcomes and experiences; Identify recommendations during closures and resultant transfers of care; Identify best practice guidelines during closures and resultant transfers of care; and Create a maternal health desert and asset map.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1263 - Byron H. Pelton
Licensure of Electricians
03/06/2024 - House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Postpone Indefinitely
Section 1 of the bill amends a definition and adds new definitions under the electricians' practice act. In current law, an applicant for a journeyman electrician's license or a residential wireman's license must provide evidence of having certain minimum years of apprenticeship experience, accredited training, or practical experience. For the purpose of these requirements, section 3 allows an applicant to have a minimum of 8,000 hours, rather than 4 years, of apprenticeship experience and to have a minimum of 4,000 hours, rather than 2 years, of practical experience. Specifically, an applicant for a journeyman electrician's license must furnish written evidence that: The applicant has at least 4 years or 8,000 hours of apprenticeship in the electrical trade or 4 years or 8,000 hours of practical experience in wiring for, installing, and repairing electrical apparatus and equipment for electric light, heat, and power; and At least 2 years or 4,000 hours of the applicant's experience is in commercial, industrial, or substantially similar work. An applicant for a residential wireman's license must furnish written evidence that the applicant has at least 2 years of accredited training or 2 years or 4,000 hours of practical experience in wiring one-, two-, three-, and four-family dwellings. Current law allows an applicant for a journeyman electrician's license or a residential wireman's license to substitute for required practical experience evidence of academic training or practical experience in the electrical field. Section 2 allows an applicant to also substitute evidence of training in photovoltaic systems installation. However, section 2 also states that the state electrical board (board) may, but is no longer required to, provide work experience credit for academic training, including military training. Section 2 also allows an applicant for a journeyman electrician's license or a residential wireman's license to claim up to 4,000 hours of practical experience by working: As an individual who is certified by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) to install photovoltaic systems (NABCEP PV installation professional); or As an apprentice to an NABCEP PV installation professional, so long as the supervising NABCEP PV installation professional provides proof of employment and an affidavit attesting that the applicant earned the hours as an apprentice. For every 2 hours that an applicant works as described, the applicant may claim one hour of practical experience until July 1, 2029. Under current law, for all applicants seeking work experience credit toward licensure, the board gives credit for electrical work that is not required to be performed by or under the supervision of a licensed electrician if the applicant can show that the particular experience received or the supervision under which the work has been performed is adequate. Section 3 states the board may give such credit but is not required to do so. Section 4 requires that, for an apprentice who holds an active residential wireman license, an electrical contractor, an apprenticeship program, or a state apprenticeship agency that employs the apprentice must report qualifying years or hours of work experience only for commercial, industrial, or substantially similar work. Section 4 also ensures that an individual who possesses an active residential wireman or master electrician license is not required to take the journeyman electrician license examination. Section 4 also allows an apprentice to request an exemption from the board from future examination requirements, regardless of whether the apprentice has failed to pass the license examination in 2 consecutive 3-year periods. Section 5 requires the department of regulatory agencies (DORA) to: Uphold the rules and regulations of the current edition of the national electrical code, including applying the code to all equipment from the point at which service transformers generate voltage to

CO HB 24-1273 - Steven Woodrow
Sunset Continue Veterans Assistance Grant Program
04/17/2024 - Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Sunset Process - House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee. The bill implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report on the veterans assistance grant program (program) by continuing the program for 7 years, until September 1, 2031. The bill requires the adjutant general to promulgate rules that set forth criteria and procedures for allocating program money, with the intent that at least 50% of money appropriated for the program is used to provide services to underserved veterans, as defined in the rules. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1283 - Kyle Mullica
Secretary of State Review of Municipal Campaign Finance Complaints
03/11/2024 - House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
If a person wants to file a complaint for a campaign finance violation (complaint) and the complaint arises out of a municipal campaign finance matter, current law requires the complaint to be filed with the clerk of the applicable municipality (clerk) rather than with the secretary of state (secretary). The bill allows a clerk to refer a complaint that arises out of a municipal campaign finance matter to the secretary if the municipality in which the complaint was filed: Does not have a campaign finance complaint ordinance and hearing process in place; or Does have a campaign finance complaint ordinance and hearing process in place but the clerk determines that the clerk's review of the complaint would create a conflict of interest for the clerk or the clerk's staff. Before referring a complaint to the secretary, a clerk is required to review the complaint to determine if it was filed in writing, signed by the complainant, and identifies one or more respondents. If the complaint does not satisfy these 3 criteria, the clerk is required to dismiss it, and if it does, the clerk is required to refer it to the secretary. The secretary is required to treat a complaint referred by a clerk in the same manner as any other complaint filed with the secretary. A clerk is required to provide notice to a person who files a complaint if the clerk dismisses the complaint or refers the complaint to the secretary. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1287 - Matt Soper
Access to State Grant Opportunities
02/13/2024 - Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Concerning access to state grant opportunities.

CO HB 24-1291 - Bob Gardner
Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals
03/19/2024 - Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
The Colorado supreme court approved the licensure of legal paraprofessionals (LLPs), which allows LLPs to represent clients and perform certain types of legal services related to domestic relations matters, including: Legal separations, declarations of invalidity of marriage, or dissolutions of marriage or a civil union; Initial allocations or modifications of an allocation of parental responsibility, including parentage determinations; Matters involving establishment or modification of child support or maintenance; Seeking, modifying, or terminating a civil protection order; Matters involving a name change; and Matters involving a request for an amended birth certificate to change the sex designation of an adult. The bill amends the relevant statutory provisions to align with the Colorado supreme court rule authorizing the licensure of LLPs. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1292 - Chris deGruy Kennedy
Prohibit Certain Weapons Used in Mass Shootings
04/18/2024 - Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
The bill defines the term "assault weapon" and prohibits a person from manufacturing, importing, purchasing, selling, offering to sell, or transferring ownership of an assault weapon. The bill further prohibits a person from possessing a rapid-fire trigger activator. A person in violation of the prohibitions will be assessed a first-time penalty of $250,000 and $500,000 for each subsequent violation. The bill prohibits the sale or transfer by an individual on or after July 1, 2024, to anyone within the state, except to: An heir by bequest or intestate succession; or A licensed gun or firearms dealer, who shall render the weapon inoperable within ninety days of the transfer. An individual or entity that does not have a permit to sell firearms but sells or attempts to make a private sale of an assault weapon or rapid-fire trigger activator in violation of the requirements of the bill on or after July 1, 2025, shall be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of $750. A licensed gun dealer, licensed firearms dealer, gun show vendor, or other person who has a permit to sell firearms who sells or attempts to sell an assault weapon or rapid-fire trigger activator in violation of the requirements of the bill on or after July 1, 2025, shall be reported to the department of revenue. The department of revenue shall take appropriate actions as required by law. A licensed gun dealer, licensed firearms dealer, gun show vendor, or other person who has a permit to sell firearms who purchases an assault weapon or rapid-fire trigger activator from a manufacturer of assault weapons that operates in Colorado shall be reported to the department of revenue. The department of revenue shall take appropriate actions as required by law. The prohibition does not apply to: A member of the United States armed forces, a peace officer, or other government officer or agent, to the extent that the person is otherwise authorized to acquire or possess an assault weapon and does so while acting within the scope of the person's duties; A person who is an active member of the United States armed forces while on duty and serving in conformance with the policies of the United States armed forces; The manufacture, sale, or transfer of an assault weapon or rapid-fire trigger activators by a licensed firearms manufacturer to any branch of the United States armed forces, or to an entity that employs peace officers, for use by that entity or its employees a peace officer or to an entity that employs peace officers; The manufacture, sale, or transfer of an assault weapon by a licensed firearms manufacturer to any branch of the Unites States armed forces; The transfer of an assault weapon to a licensed firearms dealer or gunsmith for the purposes of maintenance, repair, or modification, and the subsequent return of the assault weapon to the lawful owner; Any federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or institutional collection that is open to the public, provided that the assault weapon is securely housed and unloaded; A forensic laboratory, or any authorized agent or employee of the laboratory, for use exclusively in the course and scope of authorized activities; An entity that operates an armored vehicle business and an authorized employee of the entity while in the course and scope of employment; A licensed gun dealer who has remaining inventory of assault weapons as of August 1, 2024, and sells or transfers the remaining inventory only to a non-Colorado resident and the sale or transfer takes place out of state; or A peace officer. The prohibition does not apply to the transportation of assault weapons through the state by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm. A person is entitled to transport an assault weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully possess and carry the assault weapon to any other place where the person may lawfully possess and carry

CO HB 24-1296 - Janice Marchman
Modifications to the Colorado Open Records Act
04/12/2024 - House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
The bill makes the following changes to the "Colorado Open Records Act" (CORA): Requires a custodian to evaluate a request for public records promptly and for no longer than 2 days. Within the 2-day period the custodian shall notify the requester whether or not any costs or fees that may apply to the request and if extenuating circumstances exist that allow for an extension of the reasonable time to respond to a CORA request (response period). If there are costs or fees that may apply, the response period does not begin until the custodian receives a response from the requester acknowledging acceptance of the costs or fees. Alternatively, a requester may revise their request and the custodian shall evaluate the revised request within the 2-day evaluation period. Otherwise, the response period begins after the custodian has provided notice to the requester. Adds an extenuating circumstance that allows for an extension of the response period when the custodian is not scheduled to work within the response period; If public records are in the custody and control of someone who is not scheduled to work within the response period, a custodian shall notify the requester of the date the person is scheduled to return to work and make best efforts to make responsive records available for inspection within the response period or extended response period, as applicable. The requester may make a subsequent request for additional responsive records, if any, on or after the date the person who is authorized to have custody and control of the records is scheduled to return to work. Allows a custodian to determine that a requester is a vexatious requester, requires the custodian to make a sworn statement in support of the determination to provide to the requester, allows the custodian a 30-day response period when a requester is a vexatious requester, and permits the requester to appeal the determination that the requester is a vexatious requester to the district court; Excludes a mass medium or newsperson from being a vexatious requester; Allows a custodian to determine that a request is made for the direct solicitation of business for pecuniary gain, requires the custodian to make a sworn statement in support of the determination to provide to the requester, allows the custodian a 30-day response period for such a request, permits the requester to appeal the determination that the request is made for the direct solicitation of business for pecuniary gain to the district court, and allows a custodian to charge the requester for the full cost of responding to the request notwithstanding the allowance for the first hour of research and retrieval to otherwise be free of charge and notwithstanding the statutory cap on fees, which otherwise would apply; Prohibits disclosure of any other contact information of students in any public elementary or secondary school in addition to the prohibition of disclosure of addresses and telephone numbers that is in current law; Allows a custodian to deny the right of inspection of public records that are an employee's calendar, unless the public record is an elected official's calendar or the calendar of an employee who is in a leadership position or the request is made by a mass medium or newsperson; and Allows a custodian to treat a CORA request made within 14 calendar days of another CORA request made by the same person as one request for purposes of calculating the fee that the custodian may charge to the requester for research and retrieval of responsive public records.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1309 - Janice Rich
Use of Aircraft in Search and Rescue Operations
04/02/2024 - Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
The bill extends immunity from civil liability for damage or injury, other than that which arises from gross negligence or willful misconduct, to an individual, nonprofit organization, for-profit corporation, private organization, or other person (person) that voluntarily operates or arranges for the use of a helicopter, or assists as a helicopter crew member, during backcountry search and rescue operations (search and rescue operations), if the person: Arranges or operates, or assists as a crew member of, the helicopter on behalf of the governmental entity that is leading the search and rescue operation; Has an agreement with the governmental entity; Is, employs, or otherwise contracts with a pilot that is properly licensed to operate the helicopter; and Meets certain safety and training certifications and requirements. The bill also establishes criteria that volunteer helicopter pilots and the helicopters used in search and rescue operations must satisfy in order for the volunteer helicopter owner or operator to qualify for immunity under the bill. The bill requires the office of emergency management, the department of military and veterans affairs, and relevant county sheriffs to establish safety, notification, and airspace deconfliction guidelines during search and rescue operations establishes the airspace deconfliction working group within the department of public safety. The working group consists of representatives from the department of public safety, the department of military and veterans affairs, and county sheriffs' offices. The working group must develop guidelines for airspace deconfliction when there could be multiple aircraft involved in a search and rescue operation. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1326 - Elisabeth Epps
Bingo-Raffle Licensing Sunset Review
04/01/2024 - House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Finance
Sunset Process - House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the sunset review and report on the licensing of bingo and other games of chance by: Retaining the secretary of state's constitutional authority over the issuance of bingo-raffle licenses to qualified charitable organizations, while transferring all remaining licensing authority and all enforcement authority under the "Bingo and Raffles Law" to the executive director of the department of revenue (executive director), effective January 1, 2025 ( sections 2, 5, 7 through 17, 20 through 30, 34, 36, and 37 ); authorizing the executive director to promulgate rules and assess fees in connection with the executive director's duties ( sections 5, 7 through 17, and 20 through 30 ); requiring the executive director to uphold the secretary of state's decision to issue a bingo-raffle license; requiring the secretary of state to uphold the executive director's licensing and enforcement decisions ( section 5 ); and requiring the secretary of state and the executive director to enter into memoranda of understanding regarding their shared duties under the "Bingo and Raffles Law" ( section 5 ); Terminating the Colorado bingo-raffle advisory board pursuant to the sunset law ( sections 1, 4, 6, 18, 31 through 33, and 35 ); Modernizing the secretary of state's fining authority by increasing the maximum fine to $250 per violation and eliminating the provision for a fine in lieu of suspension or revocation, for the period of time between the effective date of the bill and the transfer of all enforcement authority to the executive director, effective January 1, 2025 ( section 4 ); Continuing the regulation of charitable gaming under the "Bingo and Raffles Law" for 5 years, until 2029 ( sections 33 through 36 ); and Making technical changes to the law ( sections 2, 3, 8, 10, 12 through 16, 19, and 28 ).(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1348 - Rhonda Fields
Secure Firearm Storage in a Vehicle
04/16/2024 - Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/19/2024 - No Amendments
The bill prohibits knowingly leaving a firearm handgun in an unattended vehicle unless the firearm is stored in a locked hard-sided container that is not left in plain view or that is in the locked trunk of the vehicle or a locked recreational vehicle. A person who is considered to have a disability who stores a firearm in a locked soft-sided container does not violate the requirement to store a firearm in a hard-sided container. The bill prohibits knowingly leaving a firearm that is not handgun in an unattended vehicle unless the firearm is stored in a locked hard-sided or soft-sided container that is not left in plain view or that is in the locked trunk of the vehicle or a locked recreational vehicle. A firearm that is not a handgun that is stored in a soft-sided container must have a locking device installed on the firearm while the firearm is stored in the soft-sided container. The bill includes exceptions from the storage requirement for storing antique firearms, storing a firearm that is a not a handgun in a vehicle being used for farm or ranch operations, a person who lives in a vehicle or in a recreational vehicle, peace officers and active members of the armed forces, and certain activities related to lawful hunting. Unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle is a civil infraction, punishable by a maximum $500 fine. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1360 - Chris deGruy Kennedy
Colorado Disability Opportunity Office
04/08/2024 - House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
The bill creates the Colorado disability opportunity office (CDOO) within the department of labor and employment (department) as a type 1 entity. The executive director of the department is required to appoint the director of the CDOO. The CDOO is required to: Serve as a resource for contact for state agencies, private and nonprofit organizations, and the public concerning disability issues in Colorado; Ensure that goals of full societal inclusion for individuals with disabilities are met by meeting with stakeholders from entities around the state related to disabilities and with state agencies to develop recommendations on the administration of grants, restructuring of disability related entities, and collaboration on overlapping aging and disability issues; and Submit the recommendations to the governor and state agencies. The CDOO is also required to: Implement a statewide strategy to facilitate economic stability for individuals with disabilities and promote successful economic, social, and community integration and to identify and address issues related to integration; Work towards enhanced inclusion and equitable opportunities for individuals with disabilities, as well as address concerns raised by disability populations; Coordinate with other entities to identify and eliminate barriers to prosperity and the integration of individuals with disabilities into their communities; Make recommendations to the governor and state agencies on ways to improve policies and programs to support the integration of individuals with disabilities across the state; As funding allows, undertake other projects, including analyzing economic and demographic trends, gathering insight and formulating and presenting recommendations to the governor and state agencies related to issues of concern and importance to individuals with disabilities in Colorado; and Promote integration among individuals with disabilities with the goal of implementing disability support through community-based initiatives and nonprofit organizations, which promotion includes economic opportunities, increased access to resources, and state education and outreach. The bill also transfers the Colorado disability funding committee (committee) from the department of personnel to the CDOO. The transfer includes a transfer of the committee's responsibilities, including: The program to assist persons to obtain disability benefits; The program to investigate, fund, and pilot projects or programs to benefit individuals with disabilities; and The buying and selling of select registration numbers for license plates to raise funds for the disability support fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1368 - Julie Gonzales
Language Access Advisory Board
04/17/2024 - Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Legislative Council
The bill creates the language access advisory board (advisory board). The advisory board consists of 13 members, including 11 voting and 2 nonvoting members. Each voting member of the advisory board is appointed, as specified in the bill, by either the majority leader or minority leader of either the house of representatives or the senate, and the voting members are: 3 members of the house of representatives; 2 members of the senate; One member representing the Colorado Language Access Coalition; One member representing a local government that has implemented a language access plan or has a language access advisory entity; One member representing persons with disabilities; One member who works in translation or interpretation services; One member with experience in language access in rural communities; and One member with expertise in language access relating to elections. The nonvoting members of the advisory board are: The director of research of the legislative council or the director's designee; and The director of the office of legislative legal services or the director's designee. The purpose of the advisory board is to assess and develop recommendations for improving meaningful access to the legislative process for populations with limited English proficiency. In performing this assessment, the advisory board must solicit public comment and input from subject matter experts. The advisory board must: Identify current language-related barriers to the legislative process for state residents with limited English proficiency; Examine the success of current language access measures relating to the legislative process; Consider the development of a language access plan covering the general assembly and the legislative process; Evaluate options for oral interpretation and written translation of legislative activities, including: The interpretation of committee hearings, public testimony, and floor proceedings; The translation of written publications of the general assembly, including legislative documents and materials, and the general assembly website; Whether interpretation should be simultaneous or consecutive; Whether translation and interpretation services should be provided by legislative staff or a third party; and Necessary qualifications or other requirements for individuals providing translation or interpretation services; and Assess language access concerning the ballot information booklet, including: Solutions to make the ballot information booklet more accessible to state residents with limited English proficiency; Methods for determining the languages into which the ballot information booklet is translated; Methods of distribution to best serve communities of state residents with limited English proficiency; Monetary and publication-related constraints; and The impact of federal and state constitutional requirements. In addition, the advisory board must: Be appointed on or before June 15, 2024; Hold its first meeting on or before July 31, 2024; and Submit the report of its findings and recommendations to the executive committee of the legislative council on or before December 15, 2024. The advisory board is repealed on January 1, 2025. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1369 - Matthew Martinez
Colorado Agriculture Special License Plate
04/03/2024 - House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
The bill creates the Colorado agriculture license plate. In addition to the normal fees for a license plate, a person must pay 2 additional one-time fees, one in the amount of $25 and one in the amount of $50, for the issuance of the plate. The $25 fee is credited to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account. Of the $50 fee, $25 is credited to the highway users tax fund, and the remainder is credited to the agriculture management fund and designated for supporting or expanding marketing programs designed to help consumers, restaurants, and retailers identify and purchase Colorado agricultural products.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1412 - Rachel Zenzinger
Clarifications to Adjutant General's Powers
04/12/2024 - Sent to the Governor
Joint Budget Committee. The bill clarifies that the adjutant general's authority to disburse state money in connection with keeping in repair all state buildings and other improvements on campgrounds and military reservations of the state and renting, hiring, purchasing, taking the conveyance of, and holding in trust such buildings, lands, tenements, and appurtenances thereof, is subject to appropriation by the general assembly. The bill also clarifies that the purchase of buildings or other real property or any capital construction performed on real property purchased or held by the state for the use of the National Guard is subject to current law concerning legislative oversight of capital development.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO HB 24-1441 - Byron H. Pelton
State Board of Nursing Size Fix
04/18/2024 - House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Statutory Revision Committee. With the passage of Senate Bill 23-167, an additional member will be added to the state board of nursing (board) on July 1, 2024, bringing the total number of members of the board to 12. Senate Bill 23-167, however, did not include a conforming amendment to a statute that refers to the size of the board. The bill eliminates the inaccurate reference to the number of members on the board. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO HB 24-1442 - Stephen Fenberg
Capital Building Advisory Committee Modifications
04/09/2024 - Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Concerning modifications to the capitol building advisory committee.

CO HB 24-1450 - Kevin Van Winkle
Revisor's Bill
04/18/2024 - House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Committee on Legal Services - Revisor's Bill. To improve the clarity and certainty of the statutes, the bill amends, repeals, and reconstructs various statutory provisions of law that are obsolete, imperfect, or inoperative. The specific reasons for each amendment or repeal are set forth in the appendix to the bill. The amendments made by the bill are not intended to change the meaning or intent of the statutes, as amended.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO SB 24-004 - Matthew Martinez
County Veterans Service Offices Administration
03/22/2024 - Governor Signed
Legislative Audit Committee. Under current law, the division of veterans affairs (division) in the department of military and veterans affairs has a duty to supervise county veterans service offices (county offices). The bill changes the division's duty to instead monitor county offices. The bill changes procedures for the division's payment to counties for the performance of certain veterans services. Under current law, the board of county commissioners (board) appoints all veterans service officers and staff for the county office. The bill requires the board to appoint a county veterans service officer, and the board may authorize the appointed county veterans service officer to hire additional county veterans service officers and staff as the board finds necessary. Under current law, a county veterans service officer is required to have certain military qualifications. The bill requires only the appointed county veterans service officer to have these military qualifications. The bill adds state certification and United States accreditation requirements in order to be a county veterans service officer and for a county veterans service officer to be eligible to serve as a claimant's representative and to assist a veteran claimant with the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim for a United States department of veterans affairs benefit. Current law requires a board of county commissioners to appoint a county veterans service officer or officers. The bill qualifies that the appointment of a county veteran service officer is on an as-necessary basis. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-007 - Brianna Titone
Behavioral Health First Aid Training Program
01/25/2024 - Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
The bill creates the behavioral health first aid training program (training program) in the office of suicide prevention (office) in the department of public health and environment. The purpose of the training program is to: Improve overall community climate and promote adult, teen, and youth behavioral health, mental health, and mental well-being; Train educators and school staff; employees of community-based, youth-based, or nonprofit organizations; employees of organizations that serve underserved populations; faith-based community members; law enforcement officers; first responders; and active duty or retired military personnel (candidates) to recognize the warning signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use among adults, teens, and youth; Train candidates on how to respond to an adult, teen, or youth who is experiencing mental health or substance use challenges; Train candidates on crisis intervention strategies and best practices; Prepare candidates to teach adults and teens how to recognize warning signs and symptoms of mental health or substance use challenges; Prepare candidates to teach teens how to find a responsible and trusted adult for assistance when a peer is struggling with mental health or substance use challenges; and Prepare candidates to teach adults how to respond to a teen or youth struggling with a mental health or substance use challenge or crisis. The office is required to contract with a Colorado-based nonprofit organization (third-party entity) to offer and administer the training program to organizations that apply to participate and are accepted in the training program that include, but are not limited to, school districts, district charter schools, institute charter schools, boards of cooperative services, the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, organizations that serve underserved communities, law enforcement agencies, first responder organizations, military forces, and faith-based organizations (organizations). Subject to available appropriations, the training program is available at no cost to the organizations selected to participate. The bill requires the office to promulgate rules to establish criteria for an application process. The third-party entity shall create an application process based on the rules promulgated by the office. The office shall use pre- and post-course surveys developed by a national mental and behavioral health organization to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program. The third-party entity shall administer the pre- and post-course surveys to collect evaluation data from the organizations. The third-party entity shall submit a report to the office summarizing the evaluation data collected. The office is required to include a summary of the evaluation data collected and recommendations, if necessary, concerning the training program in the office's annual report submitted to the general assembly each November 1. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO SB 24-010 - Anthony Hartsook
Dentist & Dental Hygienist Compact
04/09/2024 - House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Finance
The bill adopts the dentist and dental hygienist compact (compact) to facilitate the interstate practice of dentistry and dental hygiene. With the adoption of the compact, a dentist or dental hygienist who holds an active, unencumbered license in a participating state and does not have an encumbered license from any participating state may apply to another participating state (remote state) for a privilege to practice dentistry or dental hygiene, as applicable, (compact privilege) in that state. Under a compact privilege, the dentist or dental hygienist must practice within the scope of practice authorized for a dentist or dental hygienist licensed in the remote state and is subject to the remote state's licensing authority, which may, within the borders of the remote state, take adverse action against the dentist's or dental hygienist's compact privilege in order to protect the health and safety of its citizens. If a remote state, acting through its licensing authority, takes adverse action, the dentist's or dental hygienist's compact privilege in all remote states is removed until any restriction on the compact privilege is removed. Only the participating state in which the dentist or dental hygienist is licensed may take adverse action against the dental or dental hygienist's license; however, a remote state may take adverse action against the dentist's or dental hygienist's compact privilege in the remote state. The compact creates the dentist and dental hygienist compact commission (commission). The commission consists of one commissioner from each participating state who is selected by the state's licensing authority. The compact authorizes the commission to create the administrative structure for the compact, including granting the powers necessary to establish and operate the commission, adopt rules and bylaws, establish an executive committee, hire employees, establish an office, and conduct the commission's meetings. Further, the commission shall develop and maintain a coordinated database and reporting system to include significant investigatory information from participating states concerning the dentist's or dental hygienist's practice and to record any adverse action against the dentist or dental hygienist. To pay the costs associated with the compact, the compact authorizes the commission to levy and collect an annual assessment from each participating state and to impose fees on licensees for the granting or renewal of a compact privilege; except that an active military member or the member's spouse will not be required to pay the commission's fee for a compact privilege. The compact includes provisions governing disputes among participating states and between the commission and a participating state, enforcement provisions, and withdrawal of participating states from the compact. The compact is effective for participating states on the date on which the compact is enacted in the seventh participating state. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-053 - Naquetta Ricks
Racial Equity Study
04/01/2024 - House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Finance
The bill requires the state historical society (society), commonly known as history Colorado, establishes the Black Coloradan racial equity commission (commission) in the legislative department to conduct a study to determine , and make recommendations related to, any historical and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism on Black Coloradans that may be attributed to Colorado state practices, systems, and policies, and to identify measures that are consistent with the constitution to address those effects. The study includes historical research conducted by the state historical society (society), commonly known as history Colorado, and an economic analysis. The society may enter into an agreement with a third-party entity to conduct all or parts of the study. As part of the study, historical research. The society shall conduct at least 2 public comment community engagement sessions for members of the public to provide input to the society related to the study its historical research. The society shall provide the commission with quarterly updates about the status of its research. The society is required to submit a report to the general assembly and governor and make the report available on a publicly accessible webpage of the society's website. commission with the results of its research and any recommendations. The commission shall enter into an agreement with a third party to conduct an economic analysis of the financial impact of systemic racism on historically impacted Black Coloradans utilizing the findings of the society's historical research. The third party shall deliver the results of its economic analysis to the commission. At the conclusion of this study, the commission shall submit a report to the general assembly and the governor about the study and make the report available on a publicly accessible webpage of the general assembly's website. The report must include a description of the study's goals, the results of the historical research and economic analysis, and the commission's recommendations. After the commission submits the report, the commission shall work with any parties necessary to implement the recommendations in the report. The bill establishes the Black Coloradan racial equity steering committee (steering committee) to provide input to the society about the study, including guidance about the research, economic analysis, and recommendations. The steering committee also assists the society in conducting the public comment sessions. The society shall provide the steering committee with regular periodic updates about the status of the study. The steering committee may submit to the society comments and recommendations for inclusion in the society's report to the general assembly and governor. After the study is completed, the steering committee shall work as necessary to effectuate implementation of the recommendations in the study report. The bill is contingent upon the society commission receiving $100,000 $785,000 of gifts, grants, or donations for the purpose of conducting the study. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-060 - Iman Jodeh
Prescription Drug Affordability Board Exempt Orphan Drugs
04/15/2024 - Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/09/2024 - No Amendments
The bill states that the Colorado prescription drug affordability review board has no authority to perform an affordability review of, or to establish an upper payment limit for, any prescription drug that is designated as a drug for a rare disease or condition by the federal food and drug administration. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO SB 24-072 - Kyle Brown
Voting for Confined Eligible Electors
04/18/2024 - Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
Under current law, county clerk and recorders must make best efforts to coordinate with the county sheriff or the county sheriff's designee at each county jail or detention center to facilitate voting for all confined eligible electors. The bill requires a county sheriff to designate at least one individual to facilitate voting for confined eligible electors at the county jail or detention center (sheriff's designee) and requires the sheriff's designee to coordinate with the county clerk and recorder. The sheriff's designee must provide information to confined individuals regarding eligibility to vote, how confined individuals can verify or change their voter registration, and how eligible confined individuals can register to vote and ensure there is reasonable access to resources to verify or change a voter registration or register to vote. The bill also requires that the county clerk and recorder and the sheriff's designee coordinate to establish a temporary voter service and polling center at the county jail or detention center to allow one day of in-person voting for all confined eligible electors. The temporary voter service and polling center must be open for at least 6 hours. Additionally, the clerk and recorder is required to confirm through the department of corrections online offender database that a confined individual is not serving a felony sentence before the individual can register to vote or is permitted to vote at the temporary voter service and polling center. Additionally, for mail ballot elections, the sheriff's designee is required to: Establish a location at the county jail or detention center for ballots voted by confined eligible electors to be returned; Ensure that confined eligible electors have information regarding the methods by which they may return voted ballots, the designated location for voted ballots to be returned, and the latest time on election day that ballots may be deposited at the designated location; and Inspect outgoing mail at the county jail or detention center for ballots and ensure that any ballots in outgoing mail are placed instead in the designated location for collection. By not earlier than 3:00 p.m. on election day, a team of bipartisan election judges acting at the direction of the county clerk and recorder is required to conduct a final collection of ballots from the county jail or detention center that have been deposited at the designated location. The bill further requires the election plan that is required under current law to include information concerning how the clerk and recorder and the sheriff's designee will facilitate the process for confined eligible electors to cure a deficiency on a voted ballot and requires the sheriff's designee to establish a process for a confined eligible elector to cure a deficiency on their ballot. The failure of the sheriff or the sheriff's designee to comply with the requirements set forth in the bill constitutes an election offense that is a class 2 misdemeanor. Finally, the office of the secretary of state is required to create training materials for county clerk and recorders to minimally use in providing training and technical assistance to the sheriff's designee. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO SB 24-074 - Matt Soper
Jurisdiction over United States Military Property
04/04/2024 - Governor Signed
The bill permits, subject to conditions, concurrent legislative jurisdiction between the state of Colorado and the United States over specified United States military installation property. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-098 - Perry Will
Safety Clause Use Review
01/24/2024 - Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Concerning the creation of referendum power committees, and, in connection therewith, creating the referendum power committee of the house of representatives and the referendum power committee of the senate.

CO SB 24-109 - David Ortiz
Continue Colorado Veterans' Service-to-Career Program
02/22/2024 - Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
The Colorado veterans' service-to-career program (program) authorizes nonprofit agencies to partner with work force centers selected by the department of labor and employment (department) to provide veterans and other eligible participants with skills training, internships, work placements, mentorship opportunities, career and professional counseling, and support services. Under current law, the general assembly is allowed to annually appropriate money from the marijuana tax cash fund to the department to be used for the program. The bill extends the repeal date for the program from July 1, 2024, to September 1, 2025. In addition, the bill removes the provision permitting the appropriation of money from the marijuana tax cash fund and instead allows the general assembly to appropriate money from the general fund to be used for the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO SB 24-111 - Mary Young
Senior Primary Residence Prop Tax Reduction
04/18/2024 - House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
For property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2025, the bill creates a new subclass of residential real property called qualified-senior primary residence real property, which includes residential real property that as of the assessment date is used as the primary residence of an owner-occupier, as defined in the bill, if: The owner-occupier applies to the county assessor for the classification in the manner required by the bill; The owner-occupier previously qualified for the property tax exemption for qualifying seniors (exemption) for a different property for a property tax year commencing on or after January 1, 2016, and does not qualify for the exemption for the current property tax year; and The circumstances that qualify the property for the classification have not changed since the filing of the application. The bill also: Classifies property that might otherwise be classified as multi-family residential real property that contains a unit that qualifies as qualified-senior primary residence real property as multi-family qualified-senior primary residence real property and treats such property as qualified-senior primary residence real property; Sets the valuation for assessment for qualified-senior primary residence real property at 7.15% of the amount equal to the actual value of the property minus the lesser of $100,000 50% of the first $200,000 of that actual value or the amount that causes the valuation for assessment of the property to be $1,000; Establishes the processes by which an owner-occupier of residential real property may apply to have the owner-occupier's primary residence classified as qualified-senior primary residence real property and by which such an application is approved or denied; Requires the state to reimburse local governmental entities that levy property taxes for total property tax revenue lost due solely to the reduced valuation for assessment of qualified-senior primary residence real property as compared to the valuation for assessment of other residential real property and specifies the process by which the proper amount of reimbursement is calculated and reimbursement is made; and For state fiscal years in which excess state revenues are required to be refunded pursuant to the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, establishes the reimbursement to local governmental entities as a means of refunding such excess state revenues. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-135 - Ty Winter
Modification of State Agency & Department Reporting Requirements
03/22/2024 - Governor Signed
The bill modifies statutory requirements for state departments' and agencies' reports. The following reports are affected by the bill. In the department of human services: The annual report, under the supervision of district and county attorneys, on the nature and result of actions taken to recover the cost of the care and maintenance of a child committed to a state institution from the child's parents is eliminated modified to be delivered to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and of the senate rather than to the governor ( sections section 3 4, and 5 of the bill); and The annual deadline for the report on abandoned children surrendered to emergency personnel is changed from January 1 to March 1 ( section 5 ). In the department of local affairs, the following reports are eliminated modified to be required to be posted annually on the department's website rather than be included in the department's annual SMART Act report and presentation : The annual report on the effectiveness of the gray and black market marijuana enforcement grant program ( section 16 ); The annual report on the effectiveness of the defense counsel on first appearance grant program ( section 17 ); and The annual report on the activities of the peace officers and behavioral health support and community partnerships grant program ( section 18 ). In the department of health care policy and financing: The annual report on the accountable care collaborative is modified to be combined with the annual report submitted by the department to the joint budget committee and the health and human services committees of the house and senate ( section 24 ); The appropriate version of "The ASAM Criteria" regarding substance use disorders is modified to align with the department's practices ( section 25 ); The quarterly report on residential and inpatient substance use disorder utilization management statistics is eliminated and is replaced with displaying the same statistics on the department's website ( section 25 ); The date of the annual report on managed care entity denials for residential and inpatient substance use disorder treatment is changed from December 1, 2022, and each December 1 thereafter to January 31, 2025, and each January 31 thereafter ( section 26 ); and The annual report on community transition services and supports is eliminated ( section 27 ). In the office of information technology: The annual requirement that counties report to the chief information officer on county budget, revenue, and expenditures is eliminated ( sections 21, 22, and 23 ). In the department of early childhood: The date of the report on the evaluation of the child abuse prevention trust fund is changed from November 1, 2026, to November 1, 2029 ( section 28 ); The date of the report on the child care services and substance use disorder treatment pilot program is changed from June 30, 2023, to June 30, 2028 , and an annual requirement, in effect for four years, to report on the pilot program in the intervening years to the health and human services committees of the house of representatives and of the senate is added ( section 29 ); The annual report on early intervention services is eliminated ( section 30 ); The date of the report on the evaluation of the early childhood mental health consultation program is changed from January 2027 to January 2028 ( section 31 ); The statewide report due every 3 years on the quality improvement of early childhood education programs is eliminated ( section 32 ); and The annual report on the infant and toddler quality and availability grant program is eliminated ( section 33 ). In the office of economic development and international trade: The date of the annual report on the implementation of the venture capital program is changed from February 1 to May 1 ( section 20 ). In the department of revenue, the following reporting statutes are repealed: The statute covering the one-time 2021 report on medical marijuana delivery (

CO SB 24-157 - Brianna Titone
Colorado Open Meetings Law for the General Assembly
03/12/2024 - Sent to the Governor
Under the Colorado open meetings law (COML), any meeting of a body of the general assembly at which the adoption of any proposed policy, position, resolution, rule, regulation, or formal action occurs or at which a majority or quorum of a body of the general assembly is in attendance or expected to be in attendance can only be held after full and timely notice to the public. In addition, the COML requires that minutes of the meeting be taken and promptly recorded. The bill makes several changes and clarifications concerning the application of the COML to the general assembly and its members. Specifically, the bill provides that, for purposes of applying the notice and minutes provisions under the COML, a quorum of a state public body of the general assembly must be contemporaneous. Additionally, the bill establishes that written communication, electronic or otherwise, exchanged between members of the general assembly are not subject to the COML but any records of the communications are subject to disclosure to the extent required by the "Colorado Open Records Act". The bill also defines "public business", for purposes of the application of the COML to the general assembly, as introduced legislation, including bills, resolutions, and memorials, proposed legislation, if a draft of the proposed legislation prepared by the office of legislative legal services is being discussed by a quorum of a statutory committee or committee of reference during a regular or special legislative session or by a quorum of any type of interim committee, or other matters before a statutory committee, any type of interim committee, or a committee of reference. Introduced legislation and proposed legislation includes a bill, resolution, and memorial. However, "public business" does not include matters that are by nature interpersonal, administrative, or logistical or that concern personnel, planning, process, training, or operations, as long as the merits or substance of matters that are expressly defined as being public business are not discussed. Additionally, in 2024, 2025, and 2026, the executive committee of the legislative council shall consider at a meeting the application of the COML to the general assembly and there must be the opportunity for public comment to be received in connection with the meeting. On or after January 1, 2027, such a meeting shall be held upon the request of a member of the executive committee of the legislative council. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-160 - Monica Duran
Records of Workplace Discrimination Complaints
04/12/2024 - House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/14/2024 - No Amendments
Executive Committee of the Legislative Council. In the 2023 legislative session, the general assembly enacted 2 bills related to complaints and findings of discriminatory or unfair practices in the workplace, including complaints and findings of sexual harassment committed by an elected official, and access to records of such complaints and findings. The bills resulted in a conflict in the law with regard to public access to records of sexual harassment complaints against an elected official. Specifically, Senate Bill 23-172: Requires employers to designate a repository of written and oral complaints of discriminatory or unfair employment practices, including sexual harassment complaints; and Specifies that records in an employer's designated repository are not public records and are not open to public inspection except in very limited circumstances specified in the "Colorado Open Records Act" (CORA). Senate Bill 23-286 amended CORA to specifically require the custodian of any record of a sexual harassment complaint against an elected official to make the record available for public inspection, after redacting the identity of or any information that would identify any accuser, accused who is not an elected official, victim, or witness, if the investigation concludes that the elected official is culpable of sexual harassment. The bill resolves the conflict between Senate Bill 23-172 and Senate Bill 23-286 by allowing public inspection of records in an employer's designated repository that pertain to a sexual harassment complaint or investigation against an elected official found culpable of sexual harassment. Additionally, the bill designates the office of legislative workplace relations as the repository of complaint records for the employers in the legislative department. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-161 - Matt Soper
Parks & Wildlife Licenses & Passes
04/11/2024 - House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
The bill amends certain requirements and procedures related to licenses and passes from the Colorado parks and wildlife commission (commission). The bill lowers the age threshold for senior annual fishing licenses to 64 years of age and amends the definition of "low-income senior" for the purposes of discounted parks and wildlife licenses. The bill also lowers the disability level threshold for veterans with disabilities from 60% to 50% disability for the purpose of granting licenses to disabled veterans. The bill also lowers the cost of the youth small game hunting license and the youth big game hunting license by 25 cents to account for the inclusion of the backcountry search and rescue fund surcharge that is added administratively by the commission when the licenses are purchased. The bill clarifies that adjustments to the prices of certain hunting licenses are based on the cost of the licenses as established in 2018 and adjusted for inflation based on the consumer price index . The bill authorizes the commission to establish, by rule, a harvest permit surcharge for the taking of small game when doing so is necessary for the proper management of wildlife resources. The bill specifies that revenues generated from the sale of keep Colorado wild passes may be used for capital construction projects. The bill establishes procedures for hearings conducted by the commission when a river outfitter license holder or applicant is alleged to have committed a violation and when the applicant or license holder may have their application or license denied, suspended, or revoked. The bill authorizes a hearing officer to conduct hearings on behalf of the commission in relation to the denial, suspension, or revocation of a river outfitter license. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-164 - Rose Pugliese
Institution of Higher Education Transparency Requirements
04/18/2024 - House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
The bill adds the following rights to the rights of higher education students: Cost transparency regarding a postsecondary education program; A seamless transfer of course credit for courses in the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix and a timely response on whether transfer credit will be accepted by a public institution of higher education (institution); and The right to appeal an institution's decision not to accept a student's request to transfer credits; and The right to know what work-related experiences or prior learning opportunities are awarded postsecondary credit at the institution at which the student is enrolled. The bill makes changes to the statewide common course numbering system, now referred to as the guaranteed transfer pathway matrix, to guarantee certain course transfer credits between community colleges, local district colleges, and area technical colleges. The bill requires the department of higher edcation to establish an appeal process if an institution wrongfully denies a student's transfer credit. The bill requires an institution to issue a decision to a student regarding the acceptance or denial of transfer credits within 30 days after the date the student submits a request for transfer credit after the date the student's official transcript and admission application materials are received by the institution. Beginning January 1, 2025, the bill requires an institution to provide a financial aid and cost disclosure form to a student prior to the student decision deadline to accept admission to the institution. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-170 - Barbara McLachlan
America 250 - Colorado 150 Commission
04/08/2024 - House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
The bill adds the following 4 5 members to the America 250 - Colorado 150 commission (commission), to be appointed by the governor: 2 members representing Indigenous communities who are members of a federally recognized tribe with historic ties to Colorado that is not the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe or the Southern Ute Indian Tribe; One member who is an expert in disability history or is working for a disability rights organization; One member representing military and veterans affairs; and One at-large member. The bill also directs the commission and history Colorado to hold any gifts, grants, or donations in the America 250 - Colorado 150 cash fund (cash fund). The bill requires the transfer of $250,000 from the general fund to the cash fund. The bill modifies the cash fund so that all money in the cash fund may be used to support the following duties of the commission: Providing community grants to communities across the state to assist recipient communities with providing local opportunities related to commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood; and Developing and promoting plans for statewide recognition of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood between July 1, 2025, and December 31, 2026, including but not limited to: Historical activities; The creation and publication of historical documents; Cooperation with agencies responsible for the preservation or restoration of historic sites, buildings, art, and artifacts; Educational opportunities for Colorado youth to understand their historic roots in the United States and Colorado; The promotion of scholarship and research that illuminates the history of the American west and Colorado within the larger story of the United States; The arrangement of appropriate public ceremonies; and Commemorative events, supported by a comprehensive marketing and tourism campaign. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-174 - Ty Winter
Sustainable Affordable Housing Assistance
04/18/2024 - Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Housing needs assessments. The bill requires the executive director of the department of local affairs (director), no later than December 31, 2024, to develop reasonable methodologies for conducting statewide, regional, and local housing needs assessments and reasonable guidance for a local government to identify areas at elevated risk of displacement. The bill requires the director, no later than November 30, 2027, and every 6 years thereafter, to conduct a statewide housing needs assessment that analyzes existing and future statewide housing needs and to publish a report identifying current housing stock and estimating statewide housing needs. The bill requires each local government, beginning December 31, 2026, and every 6 years thereafter, to conduct and publish a local housing needs assessment. The bill outlines the process for a local government conducting a local housing needs assessment and for determining when a local government is exempt from conducting a local housing needs assessment. The bill requires local governments to submit local housing needs assessments to the department of local affairs (department), which shall publish those assessments on the department's website. Relatedly, the bill allows a regional entity to conduct a regional housing needs assessment. If a regional entity conducts a regional housing needs assessment, the bill requires the regional entity to submit the assessment both to each local government in the region and to the department, which shall publish those assessments on the department's website. Housing action plans. A housing action plan is an advisory document that demonstrates a local government's commitment to address housing needs and that guides a local government in developing legislative actions, promoting regional coordination, and informing the public of the local government's efforts to address housing needs in the local government's jurisdiction. The bill requires a local government with a population of 1,000 or more to make a housing action plan no later than January 1, 2028, and every 6 years thereafter. The bill identifies the specific elements that a housing action plan must include, explains how a local government may update a housing action plan, requires a local government to report its progress in implementing the plan to the department, and requires a local government to submit a housing action plan to the department, which shall publish those assessments on the department's website. Publishing of reports. The bill requires the director to publish reports on the following no later than December 31, 2024: A directory of housing and land use strategies to guide local governments in encouraging the development of a range of housing types with a primary focus on increasing housing affordability; and A directory of housing and land use strategies to guide local governments in avoiding, reducing, and mitigating the impact of displacement. The bill establishes the minimum required elements for both types of directories of housing and land use strategies. The bill also requires the director to develop and publish: No later than June 30, 2025, in consultation with the Colorado water conservation board, a joint report concerning water supply; and No later than December 31, 2025, in coordination with relevant state agencies, a natural land and agricultural interjurisdictional opportunities report. Technical assistance. The bill requires the division of local government (division) to provide technical assistance and guidance through a grant program, the provision of consultant services, or both to aid local governments in: Establishing regional entities; Creating local and regional housing needs assessments; Making a housing action plan; Enacting laws and policies that encourage the development of a range of housing types or mitigate the impact of displacement; and Creating strategic growth elements in master plans. The bill creates the continuously appropriated housing needs

CO SB 24-176 - Barbara McLachlan
Update Medicaid Member Terminology
04/08/2024 - House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Statutory Revision Committee. Current law refers to a "member", "client", "consumer", and "recipient" interchangeably when referring to an individual who is enrolled in the state medical assistance program (medicaid). The bill updates the terminology to refer only to medicaid "members".(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-177 - Mandy Lindsay
History Colorado to Dispose of Storage Facility
04/11/2024 - House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Capital Development Committee. The bill grants the state historical society, also known as history Colorado, the authority to sell the real property that is referred to as its north storage property. The bill specifies that history Colorado is required to credit the proceeds of the sale to the state museum cash fund to be used for moving, retrofitting, and lease-related, and acquisition costs for a new storage facility that history Colorado will lease in the future or for controlled maintenance. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-178 - Marc Catlin
Duplicative Inventory of State-Owned Real Property
04/12/2024 - Sent to the Governor
Capital Development Committee. Current law requires each state agency and state institution of higher education to annually submit to the capital development committee (committee) a list of all nondeveloped real property owned by or under the control of the agency or institution (nondeveloped real property list). The committee is required to include the information from the nondeveloped real property list in an annual report, and the division of housing within the department of local affairs is required to post a link to the report on the division's website. Current law also requires the department of personnel to maintain and annually update an inventory of unused state-owned real property and to post a list of the inventory on its website. The department of personnel may request the nondeveloped real property list as a basis for its inventory but is required to independently ascertain the inventory for its purposes. The information collected, maintained, updated, and posted as required by these laws is duplicative. To address this, the bill repeals the statutory provisions that require the annual submittal to the committee and posting of the nondeveloped real property list and the provision that allows the department of personnel to request the nondeveloped real property list for its inventory of unused state-owned real property. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

CO SB 24-182 - Tim Hernández
Immigrant Identification Document Issuance
04/17/2024 - Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/22/2024 - No Amendments
The "Colorado Road and Community Safety Act" authorizes the issuance of a driver's license or identification card to an individual who is not lawfully present in the United States. The following are, among others, some of the requirements to be issued the driver's license or identification card: A requirement that the applicant has filed a Colorado resident income tax return for the immediately preceding year; A requirement that the applicant can demonstrate being a resident of the state for the immediately preceding 2 years; A requirement to provide a documented social security number or individual taxpayer identification number; and A requirement to present a passport, consular identification card, or military identification document from the person's country of origin. The bill changes these requirements by: Repealing the requirement that the applicant have filed a Colorado resident income tax return; Repealing the requirement that the applicant demonstrate being a resident of the state for the immediately preceding 2 years; Repealing the requirement that the applicant provide a documented social security number or individual taxpayer identification number; and Adding the following documents to the list of acceptable identification documents: A photocopy of a passport issued by the applicant's country of origin; A voter identification card with a photograph issued by the applicant's country of origin; A driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card issued by the applicant's country of origin; An identifying document issued by the United States department of homeland security, or its contractors or subcontractors, or the United States department of justice; An identification card issued under the intensive supervision appearance program by the United States immigration and customs enforcement agency; and A verification-of-release identification card issued by the office of refugee resettlement in the United States department of health and human services.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

CO SB 24-193 - Rose Pugliese
Protect Tribal Lands from Unauthorized Annexation
04/01/2024 - Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Concerning a requirement that any annexation of lands within the exterior boundaries of a reservation of a federally recognized Indian tribe be approved by the tribal council of the Indian tribe.

CO SB 24-203 - Chris deGruy Kennedy
Prescription Drug Board Consider Rare Disease Advisory Council
04/08/2024 - Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Concerning requiring the Colorado prescription drug affordability review board to consider input from the Colorado rare disease advisory council under certain circumstances.

CO SB 24-204 - Elisabeth Epps
Technical Revisions to Procurement Code
04/16/2024 - Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill makes the following technical revisions to the procurement code (code): Provides the correct cross-reference to the definition of information technology ( section 1 of the bill); Updates the terminology used in the definition of solicitation to refer to "an electronic procurement system" instead of "an electronic bidding system" to remain consistent with other provisions of the code ( section 1 ); Updates terminology in the statute authorizing delegation of the executive director of the department of personnel's purchasing authority to clarify that delegation is to a "governmental body", as defined in the code, instead of to a "department" or an "agency", and, in conformity with that change, that an "official" is an "elected" official ( section 2 ); Clarifies the method of compiling and soliciting from lists of potential contractors ( section 3 ); Updates references to the United States department of veterans affairs to instead be "the appropriate United States agency" ( section 4 ); and Changes a reference from "public procurement unit" to "local public procurement unit" in a list in the cooperative purchasing statute that already includes "public procurement unit" ( section 5 ).(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)