Under existing law, builders must offer a 'solar prewire' option to purchasers of certain newly constructed residences. The bill applies a similar requirement to facilitate the installation of electric vehicle charging systems by purchasers of new residences, both in traditional detached, single-family homes and also in buildings that contain owner-occupied condominium units. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Under current law, possession of a dangerous weapon is a class 5 felony for a first offense and a class 4 felony for each subsequent offense. The bill amends the definition of 'dangerous weapon' to include a 'multi-burst trigger activator', which the bill defines as: A device that attaches to a semiautomatic firearm and allows the firearm to discharge 2 or more shots in a burst when the device is activated; or A manual or power-driven trigger-activating device that, when attached to a semiautomatic firearm, increases the rate of fire of that firearm. The bill also provides that a person who sells a multi-burst trigger activator to another person, or who purchases a multi-burst trigger activator from another person, commits a class 5 felony; except that each subsequent violation by the same person is a class 4 felony. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
The bill addresses the situation in which appraisers and, if necessary, an umpire selected by the appraisers or by a court attempt to agree on the fair value of property covered by a property and casualty insurance policy. Specifically, the bill: Disqualifies any person from serving as an appraiser or umpire if the person has a known, direct, and material interest in the outcome of the appraisal proceeding or a known, direct, and substantial relationship with a party to the proceeding; Requires appraisers and umpires to disclose any prior relationships or interests that might affect their objectivity; and Prohibits ex parte communications by or with an umpire.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
Under current law, a retail marijuana store is prohibited from selling any consumable product other a retail marijuana product. The bill removes that prohibition. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
The bill prohibits a carrier that offers or issues a health benefit plan that covers pharmaceutical services, including prescription drug coverage, or a pharmacy benefit management firm managing those benefits for a carrier, from: Limiting or restricting a covered person's ability to select a pharmacy or pharmacist of the covered person's choice if certain conditions are met; Imposing a copayment, fee, or other cost-sharing requirement for selecting a pharmacy of the covered person's choosing; Imposing other conditions on a covered person, pharmacist, or pharmacy that limit or restrict a covered person's ability to use a pharmacy of the covered person's choosing; or Denying a pharmacy or pharmacist the right to participate in any of its pharmacy network contracts in this state or as a contracting provider in this state if the pharmacy or pharmacist has a valid license in Colorado and the pharmacy or pharmacist agrees to specified conditions.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill repeals section 27-60-102.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, which is a duplicate definitions section for general provisions related to behavioral health found in article 60 of title 27, Colorado Revised Statutes. Two separate, but substantively the same, definition sections were added by 2 separate bills in the 2017 legislative session. The bill leaves in place section 27-60-100.3, Colorado Revised Statutes, enacted by Senate Bill 17-242.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Current law allows a taxpayer to claim a state income tax credit for a portion of the value of a perpetual conservation easement that is granted by the taxpayer on real property located in the state. The bill places a 3-year moratorium on the ability of a taxpayer to claim the credit from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2021.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill modernizes outdated references in statute to 'county department(s) of social services', or similar terms, to 'county department(s) of human or social services'. Counties throughout the state have different ways of referring to the department in the county that does human or social services work, so it is necessary for statute to reflect that not all county departments go by one label.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill is a follow-up and clean-up to Senate Bill 17-242, which updated and modernized terminology in the Colorado Revised Statutes related to behavioral health, including mental health disorders, alcohol use disorders, and substance use disorders.(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 regulation of tobacco sales to minors from title 24 to the new title. Section 3 repeals the relocated laws from their current location. Sections 4 through 6 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
The victims compensation and assistance coordinating committee and the victims assistance and law enforcement advisory board in the department of public safety were repealed in 2009. The bill gives the executive director of the department of public safety the authority to repeal rules relating to those repealed boards. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
A conservation easement is an agreement in which a property owner agrees to limit the use of his or her land in perpetuity in order to protect one or more specified conservation purposes. The instruments creating the easement are recorded in the public records affecting the ownership of the property. The easement is held by a third party (holder), which monitors the use of the land and ensures that the terms of the agreement are upheld. Current law allows a taxpayer to claim a state income tax credit for a portion of the value of a perpetual conservation easement that is granted by the taxpayer on real property located in the state. The aggregate amount of credits that may be claimed each year by all taxpayers is capped at $45 million; except that the amount of credits allowed in recent years has been substantially lower than that amount. There is currently no centralized public source of information to identify the number, size, location, or validity of conservation easements in the state and whether the conservation purposes of the easements are being monitored and defended. The bill requires a comprehensive accounting of the conservation easements that have been created in the state since 1998. The state auditor shall contract with an independent contractor to perform the accounting. The accounting includes information about the instruments creating each easement, the size and location of each easement, the grantors and holders of each easement, tax credits claimed for the donation of each easement, and whether the conservation purposes of each easement are being protected. The accounting includes the creation of a corresponding map showing the location of each conservation easement in the state. Certain public entities are encouraged to provide information and input into the preparation of the accounting. The state auditor is directed to review the accounting and present it at a public meeting to the legislative audit committee by a specified date. The committee is required to conduct a subsequent meeting to allow public testimony on the accounting. The auditor is further directed to annually update the information in the accounting and make it available to the public on the auditor's website. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
