The act authorizes the following alcohol beverage licensees to obtain a festival permit, which would allow the licensees to hold festivals where they may conduct joint tastings and engage in any retail operations authorized by their licenses or permits:A beer and wine licensee; A hotel and restaurant licensee; A tavern licensee; A brew pub licensee; A vintner's restaurant licensee; A distillery pub licensee; A winery or limited winery licensee; A spirits manufacturer; and A beer manufacturer. Local licensing authorities may create a permitting process for these festivals. Licensees may obtain a permit to hold up to 9 festivals in 12 months, with each festival lasting no longer than 72 hours. Other licensees may participate in the festival.The act appropriates $511,210 to the department of revenue from the liquor enforcement division and state licensing authority cash fund to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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The bill allows a person who has been issued a penalty assessment for or has been convicted of a traffic infraction or traffic misdemeanor to make a donation of money or time to a nonprofit organization in lieu of paying the fine. The amount of fine that may be offset by a donation is limited to $500. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The act implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report concerning the "Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010" to continue the act for 7 years, until 2028.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The bill adds a registered elector to the list of people who can request a recount when one is not otherwise required. An interested party or registered elector who requests a recount can also specify that the requested recount be conducted as a manual recount of the voter-verified paper records in the election, in which case, the election official is required to conduct the recount in accordance with that request. An interested party or registered elector can also request that a recount that is required by law be conducted as a manual recount of the voter-verified paper records. A person making this request must pay for the additional costs, if any, of conducting the recount manually. If the person makes the payment required, the election official must conduct the recount manually.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill establishes an income tax credit for the 2020 and 2021 income tax years for any taxpayer who: Has one or more qualified children whose school suspended in-person learning for at least 4 cumulative weeks during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic (suspension of in-person learning); and Incurred costs as a result of the suspension of in-person learning . The amount of the credit allowed is either the amount of the costs incurred by the taxpayer as a result of the suspension of in-person learning or $750 for any income tax year, whichever is less; except that the maximum amount of the credit that a taxpayer may claim in the 2020 and 2021 income tax years combined shall not exceed $750 per qualified child and shall not exceed $2,500 total per taxpayer. A taxpayer is required to claim the credit for the income tax year in which the costs were incurred due to the suspension of in-person learning. The bill also creates an income tax credit for the 2020 and 2021 income tax years for any taxpayer who: Has one or more qualified children who experienced the suspension of in-person learning or whose daycare center was unable to provide in-person care for the qualified child for at least 4 cumulative weeks during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Had to provide care for the qualified child due to the suspension of in-person learning or the inability of the daycare center to provide care; and As a result of providing such care for the taxpayer's qualified child, was unable to work and experienced a loss of income. The amount of the credit allowed is either the amount of income the taxpayer lost as a result of not being able to work due to the suspension of in-person learning or the inability of the qualified child's daycare center to provide care or $2,500 for any income tax year, whichever is less; except that the total amount of the credit claimed in the 2020 and 2021 income tax years combined shall not exceed $2,500. A taxpayer must claim the credit for the income tax year in which the taxpayer lost income. A taxpayer who claims either income tax credit is required to retain certain information to provide to the department of revenue upon request by the department. A taxpayer who claims one credit created in the bill is ineligible to claim the other credit created in the bill. Both credits may be carried forward for 3 years but may not be refunded. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its sunset review and report of the "Fantasy Contests Act", with modifications, by: Transferring regulatory authority over fantasy contest operators from the director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies to the director of the division of gaming in the department of revenue; Requiring small fantasy contest operators (i.e., those with 7,500 or fewer active customer accounts in Colorado) to undergo annual audits by an independent third party and submit the results to the department of revenue, as larger operators are currently required to do; and Removing the regulation of fantasy contest operators from the list of programs subject to sunset review, making it permanent as are other programs administered by the division of gaming. The act reduces the fiscal year 2020-21 appropriation to the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies by $11,252. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its sunset review and report on home warranty service contracts by continuing the statutes governing the contracts for 6 years, until 2026, and clarifying that home warranty service contracts are not insurance. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Under current law, a law enforcement officer is prohibited from arresting or detaining a person due to a civil immigration detainer. The bill makes an exception to the prohibition if the person was ordered deported or removed from the United States, or has been convicted of specified federal crimes related to improper entry or reentry into the United States, or has been convicted of a felony in Colorado (illegal alien). The bill also requires law enforcement to notify the federal immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) of the date and time of the illegal alien's release from custody and to detain an illegal alien for not more than 48 hours after the date and time of release. Notwithstanding governmental immunity, the bill also creates a civil remedy against a law enforcement officer's employing agency if a law enforcement officer does not notify ICE or detain the illegal alien as required and the illegal alien then commits a crime. The victim of the crime is entitled to compensatory damages up to specified limits if the damages are proximately caused by the crime. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill creates the "Vaccine Consumer Protection Act" (Act), which Act: Requires health care providers and health care facilities to provide vaccine information to patients; Requires health care providers and health care facilities that recommend or administer a vaccine to a patient to ensure that the patient or the patient's parent or guardian completes a vaccination contraindication checklist created by the state board of health; Requires health care providers and health care facilities to report vaccine adverse events to the federal vaccine adverse event reporting system; Prohibits health care providers and health care facilities from recommending or administering a vaccine to a patient who is under 18 years of age without the consent of the patient's parent or guardian; Prohibits health care providers, health care facilities, health insurers, and schools from treating people who delay or decline vaccinations differently than people who have received vaccinations; Authorizes the assessment of fines for violations of the Act; and Requires the department of public health and environment to post specific vaccine information on its website.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)