The bill increases requirements for disclosure and transparency in the operations of unit owners' associations (HOAs) in common interest communities, including: Posting on an internet website the community's governing documents, and any amendments to those documents, in addition to recording them in the county land record, as required by current law ( section 1 of the bill); Supplying the same governing documents, as well as a list of the HOA's current fees chargeable upon sale of a home in the community, to the HOA information and resource center for posting on the center's own website ( sections 1 and 11 ); Posting on an internet website, with the web address communicated annually to all unit owners, the contact information for the HOA and its management company, if any, as well as other information currently required to be disclosed ( section 2 ); Allowing unit owners to record any portion of an open meeting and to invite a professional election inspector to observe executive board elections ( sections 6 and 7 ); Prohibiting any action to be taken at an open meeting by written or secret ballot unless at least 20% of the unit owners in attendance so request ( section 7 ); and If access to association records required to be provided within 30 calendar days after a request was submitted by certified mail is withheld beyond that period, penalizing the HOA $50 per day for not providing them ( section 9 ). The bill also requires members of an HOA's executive board to complete a free, online basic training course offered or approved by the HOA information and resource center ( sections 4 and 11 ); requires the board to commission a reserve study at least every 5 years and, at least annually, to adjust the HOA's finances accordingly ( sections 3 and 5 ); eliminates the option to forgo annual audits but allows audits to be informal unless otherwise required by the bylaws or a majority vote (section 5); and requires all new contracts for goods or services over a specific dollar amount to be awarded based on a competitive bid process involving at least 3 bids ( section 8 ). Under current law, the developer of a subdivision (declarant) is not required to transfer control of the HOA to board members representing the owners of units in the subdivision until specified percentages of the units are sold to initial purchasers. Section 5 places limits on the amount of time that may pass before the declarant must turn over control of the HOA to unit owners, regardless of the percentage of units that remain unsold. Upon the sale of a unit, current law requires disclosure to the buyer of certain HOA documents. Section 10 requires the seller to certify that the documents are correct and complete, and gives the buyer the right to sue for damages if they are not.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires tanning facility owners, operators, or employees of owners and operators to obtain from first-time users and retain on file a signed acknowledgment of the risks associated with using artificial tanning devices. Additionally, the bill prohibits owners, operators, or employees from allowing a minor who is under 18 years of age to use an artificial tanning device. A person who violates either of these requirements is subject to a penalty of $250 for the first violation and $500 for each subsequent violation.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires an automobile recycler (recycler) to have a license if the recycler is buying more than 5 vehicles in one year to recycle. In connection with this license requirement, the bill: Requires that the license be renewed every 2 years to stay current; Sets qualifications for licensure, including being of good moral character; Requires fees for submitting an application, being issued a license, or renewing a license; Gives the director of the auto industry division (director) enforcement authority; To ensure the recycler has the appropriate permits, requires the director to report certain items that are at the recycler's business to the department of public health and environment or the oil and gas conservation commission; and Gives the director rule-making authority. The bill requires automobile recyclers to: Keep permanent daily records of vehicles, equipment, attachments, accessories, and appurtenances that are transferred to or from the recycler; Make records, vehicles, and parts available for inspection by the director or a peace officer; and Report each motor vehicle received by the recycler to the national motor vehicle title information system. The bill requires a person that transfers a vehicle, equipment, attachment, accessory, or appurtenance to a recycler to record certain information in the recycler's records. The following acts are made unlawful: Failing to obtain an automobile recycler's license if required by the bill; Intentionally making a material misstatement or omission on a license application; and Failing to comply with certain existing statutes, for the purpose of imposing discipline on a licensee, including a failure to comply with laws governing recyclers and laws governing the disposal or recycling of fluids or materials. In connection with discipline of the license holder, the bill: Authorizes the director to issue or deny licenses, issue cease-and-desist orders, seek a fine of up to $1,000, and seek suspension or revocation of the license of an automobile recycler; and Authorizes the division to investigate potential violations, including issuing subpoenas and summonses and procuring criminal records. Failing to obtain a license or engaging in automobile recycling without an active license is a class 1 misdemeanor. The director may promulgate rules to implement the bill. The bill is scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2030. Before the repeal, the functions of the director in regulating automobile recyclers are scheduled for review in accordance with the sunset law. A provision that sets standards, including holding a motor vehicle for 7 days, for recyclers who are not licensed as motor vehicle dealers is repealed. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
A request for proposals (RFP) is one of many types of competitive solicitation methods that a state agency is authorized to use pursuant to the state "Procurement Code" (Code). Legislation enacted by the general assembly often directs a state agency to issue an RFP for a project rather than generally requiring the state agency to use a method of competitive solicitation authorized by the Code. The bill specifies that when a law requires a state agency to issue an RFP pursuant to the Code, the law will be construed to require a competitive solicitation pursuant to the Code, as deemed most appropriate and efficient for the project by the state agency, rather than only an RFP. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill extends the repeal date of the innovative industries workforce development program for 5 years, until July 1, 2025. The bill also appropriates $900,000 from the general fund to the division of employment and training in the department of labor and employment to be used for program reimbursements during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Sections 1 and 2 of the bill establish authority for the board of assessment appeals to refer a matter before it to a hearing officer for an expedited hearing, upon the request of a taxpayer in certain circumstances. There are deadlines for requesting and conducting the hearing and for the hearing officer to make his or her order. The procedure for the hearing is similar to those hearings conducted before the board. If unchanged by the board of assessment appeals, a hearing officer's order is appealable in the same manner as an order issued by the board. Section 3 creates the property tax valuation protest deadline task force. The task force consists of 7 members: The property tax administrator or the administrator's designee and 6 members appointed by the governor. The task force meets over one year and is required to consider and make recommendations to legislative committees to extend the taxpayer's deadline to protest a property tax valuation and to adjust other related deadlines. Under current law, an assessor may, with the permission of the board of county commissioners, include an estimate of property taxes owed in a notice of valuation. Section 4 requires an assessor to include this estimate and allows the assessor to include a range of values. If in the consideration of a protest an assessor finds that he or she made a systematic error and the valuations of other similar properties are incorrect, section 5 requires the assessor to correct the error for the other similar properties.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill clarifies that the existing authority of cities and counties (local governments) to plan for and regulate the use of land includes the authority to regulate development or redevelopment in order to promote the construction of new affordable housing units. The provisions of the state's rent control statute do not apply to any land use regulation that restricts rents on newly constructed or redeveloped housing units as long as the regulation provides a choice of options to the property owner or land developer and creates one or more alternatives to the construction of new affordable housing units on the building site.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill replaces the integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) program, which was repealed in 2019, with a mechanism by which an investor-owned public utility seeking to implement an innovative energy technology project (project) may apply to the public utilities commission (PUC) to acquire resources that demonstrate the use of low- and zero-emission dispatchable resources and other innovative energy technologies such as advanced renewable energy and storage. In determining whether to grant approval to a public utility seeking to implement a project, the PUC shall consider a number of factors regarding the project, including its economic and technical feasibility, its projected environmental and public safety impacts, and its carbon dioxide emissions rates. The PUC is required to provide an opportunity for public comment and an evidentiary hearing. A public utility may fully recover, from its retail customers in the state, the costs it incurs in researching, testing, planning, developing, constructing, starting up, and operating the project. The public utility may also recover capital investments made in connection with the project over the useful life of the project. The department of public health and environment, the governor's office of economic development, and the Colorado energy office may assist public utilities in seeking and obtaining support for a project from other federal and state agencies and institutions. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Current state law prohibits local governments from substantively regulating the use and application of pesticides. The bill authorizes local governments to regulate pesticide use and application. In connection with this authorization, the bill: Declares pesticide regulation a matter of both statewide and local concern; Repeals provisions that prohibit local regulation of pesticide use and application and explicitly authorizes a county to enact this type of regulation; Permits local governments to regulate pesticide use and application except in connection with the cultivation of marijuana and the production of agricultural products; Clarifies that a local government must meet the requirements of state and federal law; and Gives state courts exclusive jurisdiction to review local pesticide laws.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Usually, an owner of digital electronic equipment (equipment), such as cell phones and tablets, must seek diagnostic, maintenance, or repair services of the equipment from the original equipment manufacturer (manufacturer) or an authorized repair provider affiliated with the manufacturer. The bill requires a manufacturer to provide parts, embedded software, tools, or documentation, such as diagnostic, maintenance, or repair manuals, diagrams, or similar information, to independent repair providers and owners of the manufacturer's equipment to allow an independent repair provider or owner to conduct diagnostic, maintenance, or repair services. A manufacturer's failure to comply with the requirement is an unfair or deceptive trade practice. Manufacturers need not divulge any trade secrets to independent repair providers and owners. Any contractual provision or other arrangement that a manufacturer enters into that would remove or limit the manufacturer's obligation to provide these resources to independent repair providers and owners is void and unenforceable. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires the office of respondent parents' counsel and the office of the child protection ombudsman to work collaboratively to develop and make recommendations to the department of human services (department) regarding a written document containing notice of the rights afforded to all parties involved in an investigation of child abuse or neglect. The department is required to prepare a standard written document based on those recommendations that must be provided to any party that is subject to an investigation of child abuse or neglect at the start of any such investigation.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires a health care facility to provide an itemized statement or bill to a patient within 30 days after discharge from the facility or within 7 days after the patient's written request. The statement or bill must list all medical services provided in understandable language, without using procedure codes or drug codes exclusively and with a breakdown of the charges for which payment is expected from the patient. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
