The act authorizes a retail food establishment to allow a person to bring a pet dog to an outdoor dining area if: The retail food establishment elects to allow pet dogs in its outdoor dining area, has a separate entrance to the area through which pet dogs may enter and exit without passing through the retail food establishment, does not use the are for food or drink preparation, and complies with any other control measures approved by the county or district public health agency; The person who brings a pet dog to the outdoor dining area does not allow the pet dog on chairs, benches, seats, or other furniture or fixtures and maintains control of the pet dog, including leashing the pet dog or confining the pet dog in a pet carrier; and The retail food establishment licensee ensures compliance with local ordinances related to sidewalks, public nuisances, and sanitation. A person who brings a pet dog in an outdoor dining area is responsible for the behavior of that pet dog. Local governing bodies may prohibit the presence of pet dogs for all retail food establishments within the governing body's jurisdiction. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act repeals the death penalty in Colorado for offenses charged on or after July 1, 2020. The act states that any death sentence in effect on July 1, 2020, is valid. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Preexisting law prohibits, with certain exceptions, a motor vehicle manufacturer from owning, operating, or controlling any motor vehicle dealer or used motor vehicle dealer in Colorado. The act creates a new exception that allows a manufacturer to own, operate, or control a motor vehicle dealer if the manufacturer makes only electric motor vehicles and has no franchised dealers of the same line-make. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act enacts the "Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act" as an alternative to the current "Uniform Foreign-country Judgments Registration Act". (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Under preexisting law, the executive director of the department of revenue was required to notify by first-class mail an alcohol beverage licensee of the license expiration date. The act authorizes the executive director to use any reasonable method to notify a licensee of a license expiration date, but the executive director must promulgate rules governing the notice. The act also authorizes the executive director to set and collect a fee for applications for license or permit renewals for all types of alcohol beverages, including fermented malt beverages. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current law limits the amount of uncommitted reserves that may remain in a cash fund at the end of any fiscal year. The definition of "uncommitted reserves" excludes revenue credited to a cash fund that is estimated to be derived from non-fee sources. Current law further specifies that when calculating the estimated revenue from non-fee sources, the estimate is required to be an amount equal to the portion of total revenues received from non-fee sources in the prior fiscal year. This requirement and the phrase "prior fiscal year" are causing confusion among executive branch departments, and the requirement is not necessary for the proper administration of the statute. The act repeals the requirement that the estimate for non-fee revenue is equal to the portion of total revenues received from non-fee sources in the prior fiscal year. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act reorganizes the "Dental Practice Act", which includes the laws governing the practices of dentistry and dental hygiene and other procedures, tasks, and activities related to those practices. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act protects an individual from civil arrest while the person is present at a courthouse or on its environs, or while going to, attending, or coming from a court proceeding. A judge or magistrate may issue a writ of protection to prohibit a civil arrest, but a writ of protection is not required for the protection to apply. The act provides various remedies for violation of this protection. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act grants a board of county commissioners the authority to license and regulate an owner or owner's agent who rents or advertises the owner's lodging unit for a short-term stay, and to fix the fees, terms, and manner for issuing and revoking licenses issued therefor. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
School Safety Committee. Current law requires school districts to adopt a written policy setting forth the school district's attendance requirements. The bill requires the policy to include excused absences for behavioral health concerns.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The act makes the following changes to the Colorado Revised Statutes, in accordance with the statutory charge of the statutory revision committee: Section 1 contains a nonstatutory legislative declaration reflecting the scope of the statutory revision committee as it applies to the bill; Sections 2-14 update incorrect references in statute related to the term "commitment", as used in the context of treatment and evaluation of mental health disorders, to the current language of "certification"; Sections 15-19 repeal subsections in title 43 that reference obsolete provisions or actions that have already occurred and are no longer relevant, including deleting references to the terms "motorscooter" and "motorbicycle", which were removed from statute by H.B. 09-1026; Sections 20-28 conform and update obsolete federal references for the definition of a "federally qualified health center"; Sections 29-32 update outdated references to the "Colorado tourism board" and replace them with the "Colorado tourism office" and repeal a reference to a one-time transfer to a now-defunct tourism promotion fund; Sections 33-38 repeal outdated and previously repealed references to the "pilot alternate protest procedure" in title 39; Sections 39-54 update, repeal, or correct miscellaneous references to programs, funds, boards or commissions, terminology, or other provisions in statute that conflict with current law; Sections 55-57 update references to the term "regional accountable entity" to the current language of "managed care entity; and Sections 58-60 repeal subsections in title 33 that reference obsolete or conflicting provisions or actions that have already occurred and are no longer relevant.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current law allows for the reinstatement of parental rights that were terminated if certain conditions are met and the child has not been adopted. The act expands that to allow for reinstatement of parental rights in cases where a parent voluntarily relinquished parental rights and the same conditions are met. The act clarifies the court procedures to be followed if a respondent parent with a pending dependency and neglect case seeks to voluntarily relinquish parental rights. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
