Colorado 2025 Bills

Hospital Transparency Measures To Analyze Efficacy

Hospitals - healthcare affordability and sustainability enterprise board - annual hospital expenditure report - hospital report card and hospital charge report recommendations. The act requires the department of health care policy and financing (department), in consultation with the Colorado healthcare affordability and sustainability enterprise board, to develop and prepare an annual report detailing uncompensated hospital costs and the different categories of expenditures made by hospitals in the state (hospital expenditure report). In compiling the hospital expenditure report, the department shall use publicly available data sources whenever possible. Each hospital in the state is required to make available to the department certain information. Prior to issuing the hospital expenditure report, each hospital referenced in the report has 15 days to review the report and submit clarifications or corrections to the department. Additionally, the department is required to provide a statewide hospital association any information it receives from hospitals in the development of the hospital expenditure report. The department is required to submit the hospital expenditure report to the governor, specified committees of the general assembly, and the medical services board in the department by January 15, 2020, and each year thereafter. The department is also directed to post the hospital expenditure report on the department's website. The act requires the department, in consultation with the department of public health and environment and the division of insurance, to determine whether the hospital report card and the hospital charge report that exist under current law require any structural or substantive changes. Any such recommendations to that effect are required to be made to the general assembly by November 1, 2019. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · House

Life Care Institutions Post Surety Bond As Reserve

Life care institutions - reserve requirement - surety bond option. Current law requires life care institutions to maintain reserves through 1 or more of several options that all require liquidity. The act allows a surety bond as a type of allowable reserve.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · House

Athletic Trainers License

Athletic trainers - regulation - change from registration to licensing. The act changes the terms describing the regulation of athletic trainers from "registration" to "license" and "licensure" and from "registrant" and "registered athletic trainer" to "licensee".(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · House

Extend Court Jurisdiction For Vulnerable Youth

Juvenile court jurisdiction for guardianship and parental responsibilities proceedings - findings supporting federal special immigrant juvenile classification. The act extends the jurisdiction of the court for guardianship proceedings and proceedings concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities for certain unmarried youth under 21 years of age who meet the requirements for such orders, as well as criteria specified in the act, and for whom findings are sought from the court that may support an application for special immigrant juvenile classification under federal law. The act clarifies that juvenile courts exercising jurisdiction for certain purposes may also enter findings establishing eligibility for special immigrant juvenile classification under federal law.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · House

Require Surgical Smoke Protection Policies

Hospitals - regulation of surgical smoke - prevention of human exposure. The act requires each hospital with surgical services and each ambulatory surgical center to adopt and implement on or before May 1, 2021, a policy that prevents human exposure to surgical smoke via the use of a surgical smoke evacuation system during any planned surgical procedure that is likely to generate surgical smoke. Surgical smoke is a gaseous by-product produced by energy-generating surgical devices.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · House

Requirements For CDOT Colorado Department of Transportation Land Acquisitions

Prerequisites for land acquisition - department of transportation. Previously, the law provided that when the department of transportation (CDOT) needs to acquire land in order to establish, open, relocate, widen, add mass transit to, or otherwise alter a portion of a state highway, it may only acquire the land after: The chief engineer of CDOT has provided a written report to the transportation commission that describes the project and all land to be acquired for the project, includes a map of the existing and future boundaries of the highway, and estimates the damages and benefits to each affected landowner; and The transportation commission has determined that, after providing 10 days written notice to the affected landowner of the date, time, and location of the commission meeting at which a resolution to authorize a proposed action and the filing of a petition in condemnation for land will be considered and providing the landowner with an opportunity to be heard at the meeting, the project will serve public interest or convenience and adopted a resolution authorizing the chief engineer to offer affected landowners appropriate compensation. The act authorizes CDOT, acting through the chief engineer, to acquire land in such circumstances by purchase or exchange without providing the report or obtaining transportation commission approval. If CDOT needs to acquire land in such circumstances through condemnation, it must provide the report and obtain transportation commission approval. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · Senate

Statute Of Limitation Failure Report Child Abuse

Statute of limitations - failure to report child sexual abuse - 3 years. The act makes the statute of limitations 3 years for failure to report child abuse when a mandatory reporter has reasonable cause to know or suspect that a child has been subjected to unlawful sexual behavior or observed the child being subjected to circumstances or conditions that would reasonably result in unlawful sexual behavior.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · Senate

School Finance Mid-year Adjustments

School finance - mid-year adjustment to state share of total program funding - appropriation. The general assembly recognizes that the actual funded pupil count and the actual at-risk pupil count for the 2018-19 budget year are lower than anticipated when the appropriation amount was established during the 2018 legislative session. In addition, local property tax and specific ownership tax receipts are more than anticipated, increasing the local share of total program funding. The act declares the general assembly's intent to reduce state share of total program funding to maintain the dollar amount of the budget stabilization factor established during the 2018 legislative session. The act adjusts the amount of total program funding specified in statute to reflect this intent. The act makes an appropriation to the department of education to correct errors in the calculation and distribution of at-risk funding to the state charter school institute in 2 previous budget years. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · Senate

Colorado Uniform Directed Trust Act

Directed trusts - Colorado Uniform Directed Trust Act. Under current law, the administration of trusts, including directed trusts, is generally governed by certain provisions in the probate code. The act repeals provisions governing directed trustees and creates a new "Colorado Uniform Directed Trust Act", which includes provisions concerning: Judicial proceedings; Trust directors' powers; Duties and liabilities of trust directors and directed trustees; and Powers that are excluded from the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · Senate

State Student Advisory Council Member Eligibility

Community colleges and occupational education - state student advisory council - membership requirement. A state student advisory council (council) exists for community colleges and occupational education. The act eliminates the requirement that a student member of the council must be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes prior to the election to the council. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · House

Age Of Marriage And Emancipation Procedure

The bill permits the issuance of a marriage license only to a person who is 18 years of age, unless the person is at least 16.5 years of age and emancipated through a court procedure. The bill creates a statutory procedure for the emancipation of minors. The court may issue an order for emancipation if the minor has attained 16.5 years of age at the time the order becomes effective, the order is in the minor's best interests, and the court determines that the minor has met the statutory requirements for emancipation, including but not limited to the ability to support himself or herself and to manage his or her own affairs. The court shall provide a minor with information about rights and responsibilities of emancipation and alternatives to emancipation and shall appoint an attorney to serve as guardian ad litem for the minor to investigate and report on the statutory criteria and the minor's best interests. The bill includes provisions relating to who may file a petition for an order of emancipation, the contents of the petition, and the hearing procedure and necessary court findings. As a result of the statutory procedure, an emancipated minor is considered to be 18 years of age and shall have all of the rights and responsibilities of a person who is 18 years of age; except that an emancipated minor is still subject to age restrictions relating to voting and possession of tobacco products. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · House

DOR Department Of Revenue Enforcement Measures Collection Of Tax Owed

Enforcement measures available for the collection of delinquent taxes - department of revenue. The act specifies that the period of time wherein a tax must be assessed is extended in the case of a taxpayer whose assets are in the control or custody of a court or in the case of a taxpayer who has filed bankruptcy proceedings. The act also provides clarifications regarding: The department of revenue's authorization to sell a delinquent taxpayer's motor vehicle; Other remedies that a district court has available in the case of a delinquent taxpayer; and When property or rights to property must be surrendered to the executive director of the department of revenue and what the penalties are for failing to surrender such property.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-28 · Senate

Livery Transportation Authority Service Regulation

Currently, chartered, chauffeured transportation is regulated in the state as luxury limousine service. Pursuant to rules of the public utilities commission (PUC), a luxury limousine is a stretched limousine, an executive car that is one of a list of authorized makes and models of vehicle, or an executive van. Under the PUC's rules, a luxury limousine must be 10 or fewer model years old. Section 1 of the bill authorizes chartered, chauffeured transportation through a livery transportation authority (authority). An authority may provide service in the state if: The authority provides service within and between points in the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Garfield, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Pitkin, and Weld, and between those points and all points within the state; The authority has a fleet of at least 3 vehicles, each with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $35,000 or more, or, if the authority is physically located in Gilpin or Pitkin county, a fleet of 2 or more such vehicles; and The authority applies for and obtains a permit from the PUC, pays the permit fee, and maintains sufficient insurance. Drivers for an authority must obtain a criminal history record check, provide proof of medical fitness, and comply with hours-of-service requirements. Vehicles used by an authority must be inspected at least annually. The PUC may promulgate safety rules regarding authority service; however, the PUC shall not promulgate rules regarding the age or make and model of vehicles within an authority's fleet. Section 2 makes a conforming amendment.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-27 · House

Colorado Children's Health Day

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Last action: 2019-03-26 · Senate

Financial Incentives For Rural Educators

Educators in rural areas - financial incentives. Before passage of the act, the department of higher education (department) annually awarded up to 40 stipends of not more than $2,800 to students enrolled in teacher preparation programs who agreed to teach in a rural school or rural school district. The act removes the limit on the number of stipends and increases the stipend amount to $4,000. Before the act, the department also annually awarded up to 60 stipends to educators in rural schools and rural school districts who were seeking certain certifications. The act removes the limit on the number of stipends. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-25 · Senate

Appraisal Management Company Definition

Real estate appraisers - appraisal management companies - definition. The act amends the definition of "appraisal management company" to align with the definition in federal law. Specifies that certain sections take effect only if HB 19-1172 becomes law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-25 · Senate

Information To Students Regarding Safe Haven Laws

Safe haven program - information - comprehensive health education in schools. If a school district, charter school, institute charter school, or board of cooperative services (school) chooses to provide a local comprehensive health education program pursuant to article 25 of title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes, the school's curriculum must include information relating to state laws that provide for the safe abandonment of newborn children to specific persons, including firefighters and clinic or hospital staff, within 72 hours of birth.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-25 · Senate

Single Parents' Day

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Last action: 2019-03-22 · Senate

Notice To Property Owners Whether Area Blighted

Urban renewal - blight determination - notice of determination. Under current law, before an urban renewal authority (authority) may undertake an urban renewal project for an urban renewal area, it must determine that the area is a slum, blighted area, or a combination of such conditions. When the authority determines that the area is not a slum, a blighted area, or a combination of such conditions, the authority is also required to send notice of the determination to any owner of private property located within the area within 30 days of the determination. The act modifies this latter requirement by requiring notice be provided to such property owners within 7 days of either determination being made.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-21 · House

County Fireworks Restrictions July 4th

Fireworks restrictions - period between May 31 and July 5 of any year - competent evidence of high fire danger. Under current law, a county may prohibit or restrict by ordinance the sale, use, and possession of fireworks, including permissible fireworks (fireworks restrictions), for a period that does not exceed one year in length within all or any part of the unincorporated areas of the county; except that such an ordinance shall not be in effect between May 31 and July 5 of any year unless the ordinance includes an express finding of high fire danger, based on competent evidence. The act specifies that such an ordinance is in effect for the period between May 31 and July 5 of any year only if the county adopts by resolution such fireworks restrictions for such period, which resolution includes an express finding of high fire danger, based on competent evidence. However, if the county adopts a resolution specifying that the ordinance remains in effect for such period, or any portion of such period, and subsequent to the adoption of the resolution, a change in the weather occurs resulting in competent evidence that the high fire danger is not present and no longer will be present during the remainder of the period, the act requires the county to endeavor to promptly consider whether to exercise its legislative discretion to rescind the restrictions it has adopted on the sale, use, and possession of fireworks. The ordinance remains in effect and is fully enforceable until the restrictions have been rescinded. The act also adds as a source of "competent evidence" justifying a finding of high fire danger predictions of future fire danger such as those issued by the national interagency coordination center or any successor entity as well as localized evidence of low fuel moisture content. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-21 · Senate

Authority Colorado Water Institute Study Blockchain Technology

The bill directs the Colorado water institute at Colorado state university to: Study the potential uses of blockchain technology to manage a database of water rights, to facilitate the establishment or operation of water markets or water banks, and for any other useful purpose in the administration of the institute's powers and duties; and Report the results to the general assembly.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-21 · Senate

Minimum Two-person Crew On Freight Trains

Public utilities commission - railroads - freight trains - number of crew members required - exemptions - definitions - fines. The act requires a common carrier engaged in the transportation of property by railroad to have at least 2 crew members aboard a railroad train or light engine operated in connection with carrying freight while the railroad train or light engine is moving. A violation of the requirement is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $250 to $1,000 for a first offense, $1,000 to $5,000 for a second offense committed within 3 years, or $5,000 to $10,000 for a third or subsequent offense committed within 3 years.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-21 · House

At-risk Information Sharing Between County Departments

Protective services - access to records - information sharing between APS and CPS. The act allows adult protective services (APS) to access child abuse or neglect records and reports when the information is necessary for APS to adequately assess the safety, risk, or provision of services for an at-risk adult. The act prohibits a substantiated perpetrator from receiving any identifying information about the person who made a report of the mistreatment or self-neglect of an at-risk adult. The act allows any person named as an at-risk adult in a report, or the person's guardian or guardian ad litem, to access the report without a court order. The disclosure must not include any identifying information about the person who made the report. The act requires a court order if the substantiated perpetrator is the guardian of the at-risk adult. The act allows child protective services (CPS) to access information about mistreatment or self-neglect of an at-risk adult, without a court order, when the information is necessary for CPS to adequately assess the safety, risk, or provision of services for a child. The act limits the disclosure of information shared from APS and CPS to information regarding prior or current referrals, assessments, investigations, or related case information involving an at-risk adult and an alleged perpetrator. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-21 · House

Child Hearsay Exception

Child hearsay exception. The act amends the statutory exception to the hearsay rule to admit an out-of-court statement made by a child if certain conditions are satisfied in: Any criminal, delinquency, or civil proceeding in which the child (a person under 13 years of age) is alleged to have been a victim; or Any criminal, delinquency, or civil proceeding in which the child describes all or part of an offense of unlawful sexual behavior.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-21 · Senate

Property Tax Valuation Appeal Process

Property tax - alternate protest and appeal procedures - notice and information for taxpayer - information taxpayer provides county. For counties that have elected to use the alternate protest and appeal procedures, the act requires: A taxpayer who owns rent-producing commercial real property to provide the assessor with property rental information (rental information) on or before July 15 of the year of the appeal; and The county assessor to mail the notice of determination regarding the appeal by August 15 of the year of the appeal instead of the last working day in August. For all counties, the act modifies: The rental information that a petitioner appealing the valuation of rent-producing commercial property or the denial of an abatement must provide to a county; and The information related to a county's determination of the value that a county is required to provide to a petitioner who has filed an appeal with the board of assessment appeals. A petitioner who provides rental information to an assessor as part of an alternate protest and appeal is not required to provide the same information in an appeal of the valuation. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-21 · House

Metropolitan District Fire Protection Sales Tax

Metropolitan district - fire protection - sales tax. A metropolitan district is authorized to levy a property tax to provide services; however, the district can also levy a sales tax for safety protection, street improvement, and transportation purposes. The act allows a metropolitan district to also levy a sales tax to provide fire protection in the areas of the district in which the sales tax is levied.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-21 · House

Increasing Number Of District Court Judges

District court judges - increases - outreach position - reports - appropriation. The act increases by one the number of district court judges in the first, eighth, tenth, thirteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and twenty-first judicial districts; by 2 in the fourth and nineteenth judicial districts; and by 4 in the second judicial district. The act creates a new position in the judicial department for outreach and education of judicial positions. The position provides reports to the chief justice and the judiciary committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, concerning the background, professional history, and qualifications of judicial officers. The act also requires the state court administrator to annually report to specified committees of the general assembly specified case management statistics. The act appropriates $7,417,731 to the judicial department to implement the increased number of judges and the new position. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-21 · Senate

Pharmacist Dispense Drug Without Prescription In Emergency

Pharmacists - chronic maintenance drugs - dispense without prescription. The act allows a pharmacist to dispense an emergency supply of a chronic maintenance drug to a patient without a prescription if: The pharmacist is unable to obtain authorization to refill the prescription from a health care provider; The pharmacist has a record of a prescription in the name of the patient who is requesting the emergency supply of the chronic maintenance drug, or, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the refusal to dispense an emergency supply will endanger the health of the patient; The amount of the chronic maintenance drug dispensed does not exceed the amount of the most recent prescription or the standard quantity or unit of use package of the drug; The pharmacist has not dispensed an emergency supply of the chronic maintenance drug to the same patient in the previous 12-month period; and The prescriber of the drug has not indicated that no emergency refills are authorized. The act requires the state board of pharmacy to promulgate rules to establish standard procedures for dispensing chronic maintenance drugs. A pharmacist, the pharmacist's employer, and the original prescriber of the drug are not civilly liable for dispensing a chronic maintenance drug unless there is negligence, recklessness, or willful or wanton misconduct. Specified provisions of the act are contingent upon House Bill 19-1172 becoming law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-21 · House

Replace Columbus Day With New State Holiday

The bill establishes Colorado day as a state legal holiday in place of Columbus day. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-20 · House

Modify Specific Ownership Tax Rates

On and after July 1, 2020, the bill modifies the rates of specific ownership tax imposed on motor vehicles, commercial trailers, and special mobile machinery that is less than 25 years old, increasing the total amount of specific ownership tax revenue collected. Additional specific ownership tax revenue generated by the specific ownership tax rate modifications is transferred to the highway users tax fund (HUTF) for allocation to the state, counties, and municipalities in accordance with the existing "second stream" statutory formula for the allocation of HUTF money. The state, counties, and municipalities may expend the revenue only for construction, reconstruction, repairs, improvement, planning, supervision, and maintenance of state highways, county roads, and municipal streets, including the acquisition of rights-of-way and access rights. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-20 · House

Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment Emergency Medical And Trauma Care System

Implementation of emergency medical and trauma care systems implementation - state board of health - identification of criteria for county regional systems - repeal. The act repeals language: Requiring the department of public health and environment to implement a statewide emergency medical and trauma care system by July 1, 1997; and Requiring the state board of health to cooperate with the department of personnel in adopting certain criteria that counties must identify in their own regional systems.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-18 · Senate

Nonpublic School Teacher Development Programs

Educator licensing - nonpublic school educator licensing programs. Under the act, nonpublic schools are permitted to operate induction programs for teachers, special services providers, principals, and administrators and alternative licensure programs for teachers and principals who do not hold professional licenses.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-18 · Senate

Employee Information Student Loan Repayment Programs

Distribution of student loan repayment information - public service employees. The act requires the department of personnel to develop and annually facilitate the distribution of informational materials to state employees concerning federal student loan repayment programs and loan forgiveness programs for which state employees may be eligible. The department of personnel may use existing federal informational materials, if available. The informational materials may be distributed by e-mail or through a regular mailing or communication to state employees. The department of personnel shall update the materials at least annually and facilitate the distribution of any updated materials. In addition, the department of personnel shall distribute the informational materials to: The department of education, for distribution to school district, charter school, institute charter school, and boards of cooperative services employees; The department of higher education, for distribution to employees at state institutions of higher education; The secretary of state, for dissemination to nonprofit public service organizations, as defined in the act, with encouragement for these organizations to distribute the informational materials to their employees; and The division of local government in the department of local affairs, for distribution to cities, counties, cities and counties, special districts, and other local government entities, with encouragement for those entities to distribute the informational materials to their employees.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-15 · Senate

Income Tax Residency Presumption For Military

Income tax- military service - reacquisition of residency. Under current law, an individual in active duty military service whose home of record is Colorado and whose state of residence is a state other than Colorado is allowed to reacquire residency in Colorado and not pay Colorado state income tax on his or her military income. The act creates a presumption that the individual acquired residence in a state other than Colorado if the individual was stationed in another state and provides certain documentation to demonstrate that the other state was the individual's residence. If an individual is presumed to have acquired a state of residence other than Colorado, the presumption may only be overcome with a preponderance of specific evidence that clearly establishes that the individual did not intend to change his or her residence to a state other than Colorado. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-15 · Senate

Repeal Cancer Drug Repository Act

Colorado Cancer Drug Repository Act - repeal. The act repeals the "Colorado Cancer Drug Repository Act".(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-15 · Senate

Prohibit Use Restriction On School District Property

School district board of education - specific powers - sale and conveyance of district property - use restrictions. A board of education of a school district may include a use restriction on the sale, conveyance, lease, or rental of any district property that restricts the property from being used as a public or nonpublic school for any grade from preschool through the 12th grade only after providing public notice of its intent to include such restriction and after discussing the issue in public at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board of education of the school district.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-15 · House

National Popular Vote

Interstate agreement to elect president of the United States by national popular vote. The act makes law and enters into with all other states joining therein the agreement among the states to elect the president of the United States by national popular vote (agreement). Among other provisions, the agreement: Permits any state of the United States and the District of Columbia to become members of the agreement by enacting the agreement; Requires each member state to conduct a statewide popular election for president and vice president of the United States; Prior to the time set for the meeting and voting of presidential electors, requires the chief election official of each member state to determine the number of votes cast for each presidential slate in a statewide popular election and to designate the presidential slate with the largest national popular vote total as the national popular vote winner; Requires the presidential elector certifying official of each member state to certify the appointment in that official's own state of the elector slate nominated in that state in association with the national popular vote winner. At least 6 days before the day fixed by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, the agreement requires each member state to make a final determination of the number of popular votes cast in the state for each presidential slate and to communicate an official statement of the determination within 24 hours to the chief election official of each other member state. The agreement also requires the chief election official of each member state to treat as conclusive an official statement containing the number of popular votes in a state for each presidential slate made by the day established by federal law for making a state's final determination conclusive as to the counting of electoral votes by congress. Specifies that the agreement governs the appointment of presidential electors in each member state in any year in which the agreement is in effect on July 20 in states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes; Permits a state's withdrawal from the agreement, except in limited circumstances; Specifies that the agreement will terminate if the electoral college is abolished; and Provides that the invalidity of any of the agreement's provisions do not affect the remaining provisions. The act specifies that when the agreement becomes effective, it supersedes any conflicting provisions of Colorado law. When the agreement becomes effective and governs the appointment of presidential electors, each presidential elector is required to vote for the presidential candidate and, by separate ballot, vice-presidential candidate nominated by the political party or political organization that nominated the presidential elector. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-15 · Senate

Higher Education Fixed-rate Tuition Contracts

Under current law, a state-supported institution of higher education (institution) may offer a student a fixed-rate tuition contract. The bill requires each state-supported 4-year institution to offer a fixed-rate tuition contract for bachelor degree programs. Community colleges may offer a student a fixed-rate tuition contract. The fixed-rate tuition must be valid until the earlier of the student's completion of the degree program, the completion of 140 credit hours, or 5 years. All students admitted to the same class and enrolled in the same degree program must receive the same fixed rate. The bill includes provisions relating to the transferability of the fixed-rate contract among campuses of the same institution, as well as the student's transfer to a different institution. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-14 · House

Emissions Inspection Check Engine Light

The bill specifies that a motor vehicle does not fail an emissions inspection solely because a check engine light is illuminated on the motor vehicle's dashboard. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-14 · Senate

Suppl Approp Dept Health Care Policy & Fin

Supplemental appropriation - department of health care policy and financing. The 2018 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of health care policy and financing. The general fund, cash funds, and federal funds portions of the appropriation are increased and the reappropriated funds portion is decreased, resulting in an overall increase for the department. The 2017 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of health care policy and financing. The cash funds and federal funds portions of the appropriation are increased. Restrictions on funds for the department in the 2017-18 fiscal year for the payment of overexpenditures of line item appropriations are released in accordance with section 24-75-109 (4)(a). (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-14 · Senate

Suppl Approp Dept Corrections

Supplemental appropriation - department of corrections. The 2018 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of corrections. The general fund portion of the appropriation is increased. The 2017 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of corrections. The general fund portion of the appropriation is increased. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-14 · Senate

Restrict Election Communications County Candidates

Section 1 of the bill prohibits a candidate for county elected office from sending any mass communication within 60 days immediately prior to the date of any primary, general, or special election in which the name of the candidate is on the ballot. The bill defines "mass communication" to mean any form of communication containing substantially identical content that is broadcast, mailed, delivered, or distributed by a candidate for county elected office at public expense, whether all of the communication is sent at the same time or on separate occasions, to: 500 or more persons where the population of the county exceeds 50,000 permanent residents; or 150 or more persons where the population of the county is 50,000 permanent residents or less. The bill exempts certain forms of communication by a candidate for county elected office from the definition of "mass communication". The bill also contains additional restrictions applicable to such mass communication regardless of the date when the communication is broadcast, mailed, delivered, or distributed. The bill does not affect the ability of a candidate for county elected office to broadcast, print, mail, deliver, or distribute to the fullest extent provided by law any form of communication that is paid for by a candidate committee established in his or her own name. Section 2 prohibits any reference to the county clerk and recorder in any document included within a mail ballot packet from identifying the name of the particular individual serving as county clerk and recorder at the time of the election.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-14 · House

Taxes Paid By Electronic Funds Transfers

When taxpayers must pay taxes via electronic funds transfer - consistent approach - timing of deadlines - department of revenue. The act authorizes the executive director of the department of revenue (director) to require the remittance of severance taxes electronically and allows the department to promulgate rules governing such electronic payment. The act authorizes the director to require a taxpayer to remit sales taxes by electronic funds transfers at an earlier hour on the deadline day for making a return and paying the taxes due than taxpayers who remit sales taxes by other means. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-11 · Senate

Remove Redundant Language In Educator Licensing

Educator licensure - requirements for out-of state applicants. The act removes amendments House Bill 18-1095, concerning educator licenses issued to military spouses, made to the educator licensing statute regarding the number of years a military spouse licensed in another state must teach continuously in order to apply for a professional teacher license or professional special services license in Colorado. House Bill 18-1130, concerning increasing the availability of qualified personnel who are licensed in another state to teach in public schools, amended statute to apply the same standards to all out-of-state applicants as apply to military spouses. The act removes the redundant and possibly confusing reference to military spouses in the professional teacher license statute and the professional special services license statute. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-11 · House

Primary Residence Exempt Liens For Medical Debt

The bill exempts a person's primary residence from attachment or execution of a lien as the result of a judgment for medical debt. A person recording a transcript of judgment must record an affidavit with the transcript stating that the signer is an authorized agent of the judgment creditor and whether the judgment is for medical debt. A judgment debtor may record an affidavit with the county stating the debtor's name, a description of the debtor's interest in the property, and that the property is the debtor's primary residence. A primary residence is defined as a person's dwelling place and includes the dwelling, the lot or lots on which the dwelling is situated, including a farm of any number of acres, and any appurtenances. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2020, and applies to judgments entered on or after that date. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-11 · House

Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment Cancer Drug Testing

Substance testing by department - repeal. The act repeals language requiring the department of public health and environment to test substances that any individual, person, firm, association, or other entity has held out to have value in the diagnosis, treatment, alleviation, or cure of cancer.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-11 · House

State Auditor Access To Records For Audits

State auditor - access to records or other information for audits of specified entities that are not state agencies - criminal liability and penalties for willful and knowing premature disclosure of contents of such audits. Under current law, the state auditor (auditor) generally has access at all times to all of the books, accounts, reports, vouchers, or other records or information in any state department, institution, or agency that is the subject of a performance or financial audit the auditor conducts. The act extends the same authority to performance or financial audits the auditor conducts of: The Colorado new energy improvement district and the new energy improvement program; The use of money in the state historical fund that is used for the preservation and restoration of the cities of Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek; The health benefit exchange; and Community-centered boards. The authority of the auditor or his or her designated representative to access books, accounts, reports, vouchers, or other records or information provided in connection with the audit of the use of money in the state historical fund terminates on the date the final audit report is released by the legislative audit committee. Under current law, any state employee or other individual acting in an oversight role as a member of a state committee, board, or commission who willfully and knowingly discloses the contents of any report prepared by or at the direction of the auditor prior to the release of such report by a majority vote of the legislative audit committee is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine. The act extends the same criminal liability and penalty to any employee or other individual acting in an oversight role with respect to any audit of an entity, program, or use of money specified in the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-11 · House

Capital Development Committee Administrative Matters

Capital development committee - appointments - chair and vice-chair elections. The act clarifies who makes the appointments of members from the senate and the house of representatives to serve on the capital development committee and clarifies that the chair and vice-chair elections are made at the first December meeting of the capital development committee held after the general election in each even-numbered year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-11 · House

First Responder Appreciation Day

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Last action: 2019-03-11 · Senate

DPA Department Of Personnel Flexible Administration Of Controlled Maintenance Payments

Capital construction - controlled maintenance - state architect - flexibility in administering payment of certain projects. The act grants the state architect, through the executive director of the department of personnel, flexibility in administering the payment of certain controlled maintenance projects from the proceeds of the lease-purchase agreements executed as required by Senate Bill 17-267, concerning the sustainability of rural Colorado.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Last action: 2019-03-11 · House