The bill clarifies that a local government does not violate state rules if it imposes the following requirements on a driver of an off-highway vehicle: Require seat belts if the vehicle is designed to use them; Require the use of a child restraint system if the vehicle was designed for it; Require the use of eye protection for all occupants; Require the use of a helmet for occupants under the age of 18; or Limit the number of occupants to the number that the off-highway vehicle was designed by the manufacturer to hold or to 2 for all-terrain vehicles. This applies when a person is driving an off-highway vehicle only on a road that has been opened to off-highway vehicle use by the local government or when crossing streets, railroad tracks, bridges, or culverts. A local government may require a driver's license or liability insurance when crossing streets, railroad tracks, bridges, or culverts. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. Pursuant to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), Colorado Revised Statutes, any report that is required to be made to the general assembly by an executive agency or the judicial branch on a periodic basis expires on the day after the third anniversary of the date on which the first report was due unless the general assembly, acting by bill, continues the requirement. The bill continues reporting requirements of the departments of transportation and public safety.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
The bill creates a voluntary program administered by the department of revenue that authorizes the owner of a motor vehicle to report a transfer of ownership of the motor vehicle. If the previous owner reports the transfer to the department, the previous owner is not subject to liability for the misuse of the vehicle. The department will notify owners of the option to report a transfer of ownership by placing a notice on registration renewal information and the title and by notifying the public. The bill also clarifies that the protection against liability does not apply to the owner for liability arising from the act of selling the vehicle.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Section 2 of the bill authorizes a parent or legal guardian (representative) to request that a consumer reporting agency place a security freeze on the consumer report of either a minor less than 16 years of age or another individual who is a ward of the representative (protected consumer). If the consumer reporting agency does not yet have a consumer report for the protected consumer at the time that a security freeze is requested, the consumer reporting agency, if requested in writing by the representative, is required to create a consumer record for the protected consumer and place a security freeze on the consumer record. The protected consumer's representative may request that the consumer reporting agency remove the security freeze. A protected consumer who demonstrates to the consumer reporting agency that his or her representative's appointment is no longer valid may have the security freeze removed. A consumer reporting agency is not allowed to charge a fee for the placement, temporary lift, partial lift, or removal of a security freeze on a protected consumer's consumer report or record, or for the creation of a record for a protected consumer. Additionally, a consumer reporting agency is not allowed to charge a fee to place, temporarily lift, partially lift, or permanently remove a security freeze on a consumer report or record of a consumer who is under eighteen years of age. Section 3 requires consumer reporting agencies to provide a notice informing parents or other individuals serving as representatives that they may request a security freeze on the consumer report or record of their child or ward. Section 1 defines the terms "protected consumer", "record", "representative", "sufficient proof of authority", and "sufficient proof of identification", and amends the definition of "security freeze". Sections 4 through 7 make conforming amendments.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. Current law authorizes the department of revenue, when a motor vehicle is being titled or registered, to require a physical inspection of a motor vehicle's identification number. Current law also requires that such a verification include an odometer reading. The bill repeals the requirement that the odometer be read when a motor vehicle's identification number is physically verified.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. Current law specifies that if executive branch employees who are in the state personnel system are required to work on a state legal holiday, the employees shall receive an alternate day off or be paid in accordance with the state personnel system or state fiscal rules in effect on April 30, 1979. The state fiscal rules in effect in 1979 have been amended numerous times since that time and are no longer applicable or relevant. The bill removes the reference to April 30, 1979.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill requires title insurance entities and affiliates or subsidiaries to hold funds belonging to others in a fiduciary capacity. 'Fiduciary funds' means all funds received in conjunction with real estate closing and settlement services. The commissioner of insurance shall promulgate rules regarding fiduciary funds. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill modernizes the language in statutory sections concerning the 'rights of married women' to be inclusive of married men and women.(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 obsolete references to a statutory subsection that was repealed on September 1, 2017. Because the repealed statutory subsection concerned the manner in which the parks and wildlife commission sets fees by rule, the bill replaces the obsolete references with references to the parks and wildlife commission's fee-setting rules.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill updates statutory references to Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases and reflects that dementia diseases have related disabilities impacting memory and other cognitive abilities. Missing persons with a dementia disease and related disability are added to the missing senior citizen and missing person with developmental disabilities alert program, and the program is renamed to reflect this change. The Alzheimer's disease treatment and research center within the university of Colorado school of medicine is renamed the dementia diseases and related disabilities treatment and research center. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill allows, with board approval, a community college that is part of the state system of community and technical colleges (community college) to offer a bachelor of science degree in nursing as a completion degree (nursing degree). In considering a request from a community college to offer a nursing degree, the board shall consider student and workforce demand, cost effectiveness for students, and accreditation and licensing requirements. At least 90 days prior to requesting board approval to offer a nursing degree, a community college shall provide notice of its request to all state institutions of higher education. A reporting requirement is added providing that each state-supported institution of higher education that offers a nursing degree provide the department of higher education with an annual report concerning its nursing degree program. (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 12 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 article 43.3 of title 12, medical marijuana, to a new article 11 in a new title 44, Colorado Revised Statutes; and section 3 of the bill relocates article 43.4 of title 12, retail marijuana, to a new article 12 in a new title 44, Colorado Revised Statutes. Sections 4 through 28 of the bill make conforming amendments, and section 29 repeals the articles 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
