Under current law, the state board of health (board) is authorized to establish a schedule of fees for health facilities, including assisted living residences, which fees must be sufficient to meet the department of public health and environment's direct and indirect costs in regulating health facilities. With regard to most department-regulated health facilities, the board cannot increase fees by more than the inflation rate. However, the inflation rate limitation does not apply to the fees assessed by the department against assisted living residences. Starting August 1, 2019, the bill imposes the inflation rate limitation on fees assessed against assisted living residences. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Committee on Legal Services. Current law directs the office of legislative legal services to study the organizational recodification of title 12, which relates to professions and occupations. To implement the initial recommendations of the study, section 1 of the bill relocates article 37.5 of title 12, the 'Colorado Parental Notification Act', to a new part in article 22 of title 13. Section 2 of the bill makes a conforming amendment, and section 3 repeals the part where the law was previously codified. Section 4 of the bill relocates article 26 of title 12, firearms dealers, to a new part in article 12 of title 18. Section 5 of the bill relocates article 26.1 of title 12, gun show background checks, to a new part in article 12 of title 18. Sections 6 and 7 of the bill make conforming amendments, and section 8 repeals the part and article where the laws were previously codified. Section 9 of the bill relocates part 3 of article 55 of title 12, the 'Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act', to a new article in title 13. Section 10 of the bill makes a conforming amendment, and section 11 repeals the part where the law was previously codified.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of state. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of human services. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Committee on Legal Services. This bill enacts the softbound volumes of Colorado Revised Statutes 2017, including the corrected replacement volume consisting of titles 42 and 43, as the positive and statutory law of the state of Colorado and establishes the effective date of said publication.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Committee on Legal Services. Current law directs the office of legislative legal services to study the organizational recodification of title 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, which relates to professions and occupations. One recommendation of the study is to relocate laws located in title 24 that are administered by the department of revenue to a new title 44, which will consist solely of laws administered by the department of revenue that regulate a variety of activities. To implement this recommendation, section 1 of the bill creates title 44 and section 2 relocates laws related to the gambling payment intercept program from title 24 to the new title. Section 3 repeals the relocated laws from their current location. Sections 4 through 7 make conforming amendments necessitated by the relocation of the laws.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission. Current law allows an employer that is affiliated with the fire and police pension association (FPPA) and that provides a money purchase plan for its employees to apply to the board of directors of FPPA (board) to cover some or all existing members of the money purchase plan under either the statewide hybrid plan or the statewide defined benefit plan, both of which are part of the defined benefit system. Current law requires the employer to apply to the board separately for each plan. In addition, the employer may apply to cover only existing employees under the statewide hybrid plan or the statewide defined benefit plan. The bill allows an employer that provides a money purchase plan to apply to the board, with a single application, to cover some or all of the existing members of its money purchase plan in the defined benefit system. In addition, the bill allows an employer that provides a money purchase plan to apply to the board to cover all new employees hired on or after a date certain and who are members of the FPPA to participate as a group in either the statewide hybrid plan or the statewide defined benefit plan through the defined benefit system. The bill eliminates certain statutory requirements in connection with an employer's participation in the defined benefit system and instead authorizes the board to determine the terms, process, certifications, and schedules that will govern an employer's participation in the defined benefit system. The bill also repeals the separate application process for entry into the statewide defined benefit plan. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Current law prohibits: A person from selling alcohol beverages at retail in sealed containers unless the person holds a retail liquor store or liquor-licensed drugstore license; A person from removing alcohol beverages from an establishment that is licensed under the 'Colorado Liquor Code' to sell alcohol beverages only for consumption on the licensed premises; and A person licensed to sell alcohol beverages at retail to have on the licensed premises any alcohol beverage that the licensee is not permitted under its license to sell. These prohibitions preclude an organization holding a special event at a premises licensed to sell alcohol beverages for consumption on the licensed premises from bringing alcohol beverages in sealed containers onto the premises in order to auction the alcohol beverages for fundraising purposes. The bill provides exceptions to these prohibitions and specifically allows certain organizations to bring onto and remove from the premises where the event will be held, whether licensed or unlicensed, alcohol beverages in sealed containers that were donated to or otherwise lawfully obtained by the organization and will be used for an auction for fundraising purposes as long as the alcohol beverages remain in sealed containers at all times and the licensee does not realize any financial gain related to the alcohol beverage auction. The exceptions are authorized for an organization that is eligible to apply for a special event permit, is exempted from special event permit requirements, or is holding a special event at a retail premises licensed to sell alcohol beverages for on-premises consumption. The retail value of alcohol beverages donated by a retail liquor store, liquor-licensed drugstore, or fermented malt beverage retailer is not included in the calculation of the $2,000 limit on the purchase of alcohol beverages from those retailers by persons licensed to sell alcohol beverages for on-premises consumption. Additionally, a retailer that donates alcohol beverages is liable for unlawful acts committed by the organization or other person involving the donated alcohol beverages or on the licensed premises where the event is held. If an unlawful act is committed on a licensed premises where a special event is held, the licensing authorities are required to consider mitigating factors, including the licensee's lack of knowledge of the violation, in determining whether to hold the licensee responsible. The bill applies to the following types of organizations: An organization formed for a social, fraternal, patriotic, political, or athletic purpose and not for pecuniary gain; An organization that is a regularly chartered branch, lodge, or chapter of a national organization or society organized for social, fraternal, patriotic, political, or fraternal purposes and is nonprofit in nature; An organization that is a regularly established religious or philanthropic institution; An organization that is a state institution of higher education; or A political candidate.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of personnel. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of regulatory agencies. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of health care policy and financing. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. Current law requires the department of revenue (department) to provide the 'Disclosure of Average Taxes Paid' table to taxpayers in the income tax booklet that the department mails to the taxpayer. However, the department no longer mails the income tax booklet to each individual taxpayer, instead making a physical copy available a local libraries and allowing the booklet to be downloaded from the department's website. The bill changes the reference of 'mails to' to 'provides for' in order to reflect current practices. Current law also requires the department to make the table available through the 'NetFile' link on the department's website. Since that link is no longer available, the bill removes the reference to that specific link and instead refers in general to the department's website and also requires the department to provide the table on the software platform that the department makes available to taxpayers to file individual income taxes. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
