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in committee · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2024

SB 24-154: Accessory Dwelling Units

Section 1 of the bill creates a series of requirements related to accessory dwelling units in subject jurisdictions. As established in the bill, a subject jurisdiction is the unincorporated portion of a county that is not within: A unit owners' association; or An area identified as having a high fire intensity on the fire intensity scale published as part of the Colorado state forest service wildfire risk viewer. The bill requires a subject jurisdiction to allow, on or after January 1, 2025, subject to an administrative approval process, the conversion of an accessory dwelling unit. The bill also prohibits subject jurisdictions from applying a restrictive design or dimension standard to an accessory dwelling unit. Section 2 grants the Colorado economic development commission the power to contract with the Colorado housing and finance authority for the operation of a program in which the Colorado housing and finance authority offers direct loans for the conversion of accessory dwelling units on owner-occupied land.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D)
introduced · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2024

SB 24-219: Colorado Roadside & Outdoor Recreation Industry Enterprise

Joint budget committee. Under current law, the department of transportation (department) administers business and tourist-oriented directional sign programs (sign programs). As part of the sign programs, the department may: Erect, administer, and maintain signs within highway rights-of-way and issue permits for business signs to be installed on those signs; and Issue permits and adopt rules for the erection, administration, and maintenance of tourist-oriented directional signs. The bill creates the Colorado roadside improvement and outdoor recreational industry promotional enterprise (enterprise) and allows the department to contract with the enterprise to implement all or part of the sign programs. In addition to implementing the sign programs, the enterprise assists in maintaining rest areas and administers the outdoor recreational industry promotional grant program. To finance these purposes, the enterprise may impose a fee on persons who participate in the sign programs. The fee must be collected at rates that are reasonably calculated based on the fair market value of the costs of implementing, modernizing, improving, and maintaining the sign programs and inflation. In maintaining rest areas, the enterprise may work with the department, other state agencies, local governments, or private entities as necessary to assist in modernizing rest areas and in the maintenance of roadside in Colorado and reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness within state public rights-of-way. In administering the outdoor recreational industry promotional grant program, the enterprise shall collaborate with the Colorado outdoor recreation industry office to administer the grant program and award grants for promoting the outdoor recreational industry. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Shannon Bird (D) Rick Taggart (R) Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) Jeff Bridges (D)
in committee · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2024

SB 24-043: Authorizing Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk

Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee. The bill authorizes a raw milk producer (producer) that registers with the department of public health and environment (department) to engage in direct-to-consumer sales of raw milk in the state if the producer complies with certain labeling, storage, handling, and transportation requirements. The direct-to-consumer sales may take place at the location where the raw milk is produced, at the consumer's residence, or at a farmers' market or roadside market. The bill authorizes the department of agriculture to: Adopt rules related to the storage, handling, and transportation of raw milk intended for sale directly to consumers; Inspect producers' raw milk and operations; Enforce against a violation in court or by imposition of a civil penalty.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Byron Pelton (R) Dylan Roberts (D) Julie McCluskie (D)
signed · Colorado · House Apr 24, 2024

HB 24-1017: Bill of Rights for Foster Youth

The act 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. APPROVED by Governor April 24, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Lindsey Daugherty (D) Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D) Jennifer Parenti (D) Rachel Zenzinger (D)
signed · Colorado · House Apr 24, 2024

HB 24-1072: Protection of Victims of Sexual Offenses

Under current law, certain evidence of a victim's or witness's prior or subsequent sexual conduct is presumed irrelevant, but there is an exception for evidence of the victim's or witness's prior or subsequent sexual conduct with the defendant. The act eliminates this exception. The act expands the criminal rape shield law to prohibit the admission of evidence of the victim's manner of dress or hairstyle as evidence of the victim's consent. The act amends what a moving party must show to the court and to opposing parties and what the court must find in order to introduce evidence that is presumed to be irrelevant under the criminal rape shield law. Under current law, a defendant may move to introduce evidence that the victim or a witness has a history of false reporting of sexual assaults, upon a sufficient showing to the court and opposing parties. The act allows the defendant to offer evidence concerning at least one incident of false reporting of unlawful sexual behavior and also articulate facts that would, by a preponderance of the evidence, demonstrate that the victim or witness has made a report that was demonstrably false or false in fact. APPROVED by Governor April 24, 2024 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Shannon Bird (D) Rhonda Fields (D) Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) Lisa Frizell (R)
signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 22, 2024

SB 24-087: Health Facility Topical Medication Continued Care

The act allows a health-care provider, a health-facility, and a hospital pharmacy to provide a patient with certain facility-provided medications if the medication is required for continued treatment, the medication does not contain a controlled substance, and the medication was administered to the patient during the patient's visit to the health-care provider or health facility. The health-care provider, health facility, or pharmacy that provided the medication to the patient is required to label the medication and to counsel the patient regarding the proper use of the medication. APPROVED by Governor April 22, 2024 EFFECTIVE April 22, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Lindsey Daugherty (D) Mary Bradfield (R) Perry Will (R) Kyle Mullica (D)
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