Sunset Process - House Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee. The bill continues the consumer insurance council through September 1, 2028, and repeals the authority for the council to issue consumer's choice awards to health insurers.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Sunset Process - House Business Affairs and Labor Committee. Sections 1 and 2 of the bill continue the licensing of community association managers and management companies, subject to regulation by the director of the division of real estate, for an additional 5 years, until September 1, 2023. ( Recommendation 1 ) Section 3 allows certain ministerial functions to be delegated to unlicensed persons while maintaining the license requirement for higher-level management functions such as the conduct of board meetings, handling of money, and negotiation of maintenance contracts. The director is authorized to adopt rules further clarifying these distinctions if necessary. ( Recommendation 3 ) Sections 4 and 6 through 8 scale back the amount of, and circumstances in which, direct supervision of an apprentice is required and specify that a supervising manager is accountable for the actions of an apprentice. Section 5 gives the director authority to adopt rules governing supervision of apprentices. ( Recommendation 4 ) Section 9 removes the automatic acceptance of certain private credentials as qualifications for licensure and substitutes a requirement that the director specify the acceptable credentials by rule. ( Recommendation 5 ) Sections 10 and 11 add due-process protections and specific procedural requirements to the director's authority to issue cease-and-desist orders. The director also has the option to issue an order to show cause and to hold a hearing before, rather than after, ordering a respondent to cease and desist from suspected unauthorized practices. ( Recommendation 6 )(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Joint Budget Committee. The bill amends the 'Increasing Access to Effective Substance Use Disorder Services Act' to: Clarify that a designated managed service organization (designated MSO) may use money allocated to it from the marijuana tax cash fund for expenditures for substance use disorder services and for any start-up costs or other expenses necessary to increase capacity to provide such services; Permit a designated MSO to spend an unused allocation in the next state fiscal year after it has been received, but requires any unspent amount after that time to be returned to the department of human services (department); Allow the appropriation of the money unspent by a designated MSO in the year it is received to roll forward to the next state fiscal year; Require a designated MSO to submit an annual expenditure report to legislative committees in addition to the department, which is currently the only entity that receives this report; Eliminate an annual mid-year expenditure report that a designated MSO is required to submit to the department and replaces it with a requirement that the designated MSO provide the department with information about expenditures as required by the department; Eliminate the requirement that a departmental report about expenditures to legislative committees must continue after the first report is made; and Require the department to report on outcomes related to the implementation of the act as part of its 'State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act' hearing.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill makes appropriations for matters related to the legislative department for the 2018-19 state fiscal year. Additionally, the bill directs the state treasurer to transfer $850,000 from the preservation grant program account in the state historical fund to the legislative department cash fund for use in the project to restore the old supreme court chamber in the state capitol building. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill creates a new article 7.4 in title 23, Colorado Revised Statutes, with the article heading "Military Members, Veterans, and Dependents", in order to locate physically within the same article, whenever practicable, higher education provisions relating to the military. Part 1 of article 7.4 includes general provisions, including cross references to provisions relating to the military in other articles of title 23. Part 2 of article 7.4 includes relocated provisions from article 7 of title 23 relating to in-state tuition classification relating to the military. Part 3 of article 7.4 includes a relocated provision relating to financial assistance for Colorado National Guardsmen and a cross reference to financial assistance programs in another article of title 23. The bill repeals the provisions that have been relocated to article 7.4 of title 23. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Under current practice, expenditures by the Colorado oil and gas conservation commission to address the mitigation of adverse environmental impacts of oil and gas operations are paid from the environmental response account of the oil and gas conservation and environmental response fund, and the year-end balance of the account transfers into the fund. The bill specifies that the year-end balance of the account remains in the account. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Under the state constitution, property that is used solely and exclusively for religious worship is exempt from property tax, unless otherwise provided by general law. By statute, the property must be owned and used solely and exclusively for religious purposes to qualify for the exemption. The bill eliminates the ownership requirement, which is not expressly included in the state constitution, so that a property leased to a church or other organization that uses it solely and exclusively for religious purposes is exempt from property tax. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
On and after January 1, 2019, the bill authorizes security personnel at the state capitol building, including the Colorado state patrol (CSP), to allow any member of the public who holds a capitol identification card (card) to enter the capitol building, the state services building, or the legislative services building without submitting to a search of his or her person or property by security personnel, electronic weapons screening devices, or other means. The secretary of the senate (secretary) or the chief clerk of the house of representatives (chief clerk) may issue a card to any member of the public who applies for the same, pays a fee, and completes a fingerprint-based criminal history record check. Each card is issued for a 2-year period. The bill sets the initial amount of the fee at $100. The amount of the fee must be set at a level that includes the actual costs incurred by the Colorado bureau of investigation (CBI) in completing the fingerprint-based criminal history record check. The legislative council of the general assembly may adjust the amount of the fee not to exceed $500 for any 2-year period for which the card is issued. As part of the application submitted by an individual for a card, the individual is required to have his or her fingerprints taken by a local law enforcement agency or any third party approved by the CBI for the purpose of obtaining a fingerprint-based criminal history record check. The costs of completing the check are paid by the applicant. The bill specifies how the record check is completed. The bill requires the CBI to forward the results of the criminal history record check to the secretary and the chief clerk. The issuance of a card is conditional upon a satisfactory criminal history record check that demonstrates the applicant has not been convicted of a felony. An applicant who fails his or her criminal history record check is not entitled to a refund of any money the applicant has paid to complete the record check. The card must list the name of the card holder and show a photograph of the card holder's face. The record check must be conducted each year for which a card has been issued. The applicant is responsible for payment covering the costs of the record check for each year in which the record check is conducted. A card expires on the second anniversary of its date of issuance unless it has been renewed. The bill specifies procedures by which the card may be renewed and imposes additional restrictions governing issuance, use, and cancellation of the card. All fees collected from issuance of the card are credited to the capitol identification card account, which is created within the existing legislative department cash fund. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
The bill defines a traditional large and premium cigar, which is a type of tobacco product, for purposes of the excise tax on tobacco products. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill removes or modernizes outdated statutory references to a 'legitimate' or 'illegitimate' child and a 'child born out of wedlock'. Colorado only recognizes parentage of a child and acknowledges that the parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill allows persons with the following retail licenses to purchase alcohol beverages from another retail licensee when there is common ownership between the licensees and the seller has surrendered its license within the last 60 days: Beer and wine; Hotel and restaurant; Tavern; Retail gaming tavern; Brew pub; Club; Arts nonprofit; Racetrack; Vintner's restaurant; Distillery pub; or Lodging and entertainment facility. The seller must return all alcohol beverages bought on credit, allow wholesalers 30 days to purchase back inventory, have paid all wholesale bills, and sell to only one licensed premises. A wholesaler is prohibited from transporting the inventory from the seller's premises to the buyer's premises. The seller may transport the inventory. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Current law requires each Colorado bank that engages in electronic funds transfers to provide certain protections to each "account holder", which is defined as a person having an established demand, savings, or loan account at a Colorado bank. The bill amends the law to require banks to provide such protections to each "consumer", which is defined as an individual who enters into a transaction primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
