Rep. Mary Bradfield

The act requires a person who solicits a fee for filing a document with, or retrieving a public record from, the secretary of state to include specific disclosure language in the solicitation. The person must also include information on where the document can be filed directly with the secretary of state, or where the public record can be retrieved, and the name and physical address of the person who is soliciting. The act also prohibits the use of any form, deadline dates, or other language that makes the document used for solicitation appear to be issued by a state agency or local government or that appears to impose a legal duty on the person being solicited. Violation of these requirements is an unfair or deceptive trade practice. APPROVED by Governor April 11, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The bill permits a parent or guardian of a minor child who is in a home- or community-based program to serve as the child's authorized representative while also serving as the child's attendant. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The act requires 1 of the 7 members of the state board of psychologist examiners (board) to be a prescribing psychologist. The act allows a licensed psychologist to prescribe and administer psychotropic medications if the licensed psychologist holds a prescription certificate issued by the board. A licensed psychologist may apply to the board for a prescription certificate and must include in the application satisfactory evidence that the applicant: Has completed a doctoral program in psychology; Has completed a master of science in a clinical psychopharmacological program with specified areas of core instruction; Has passed the psychopharmacology examination for psychologists; Has completed a supervised and relevant clinical experience approved by the board; Has successfully undergone a process of independent peer review; and Maintains the required malpractice insurance. A licensed psychologist with a prescription certificate (prescribing psychologist) is authorized to prescribe and administer psychotropic medications if the prescribing psychologist: Maintains the required malpractice insurance; Completes at least 40 hours of continuing education every 2 years; and Maintains a collaborative relationship with the health-care provider who oversees the client's general medical care. The board is authorized to promulgate rules to: Implement procedures for obtaining a prescription certificate; and Establish grounds for denial, suspension, and revocation of the certificates. The Colorado medical board is required to review complaints regarding violations of the act and make recommendations to the board regarding disciplinary action. The act requires a prescribing psychologist to disclose to each patient that the psychologist is not a licensed physician. The act requires a prescribing psychologist to file with the board all individual federal drug enforcement administration registrations and numbers. The board and the Colorado medical board are required to maintain current records of every psychologist with prescriptive authority, including registrations and numbers. The department of regulatory agencies (department) is required to annually collect information regarding prescribing psychologists, to compile the information, and to share the information with the office in the department responsible for conducting sunset reviews for inclusion in each scheduled sunset review concerning the regulation of mental health professionals. APPROVED by Governor March 3, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The bill allows a former member of the general assembly to obtain a name badge indicating that the former member served in the general assembly. To obtain a former member name badge, the former member must submit an application to the secretary of the senate (secretary) or the chief clerk of the house of representatives (chief clerk), depending on which chamber of the general assembly the former member served in, or to either the secretary or the chief clerk if the former member served in both chambers. The former member is responsible for the costs associated with obtaining a former member name badge. The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk are required to jointly develop uniform application procedures for obtaining a former member name badge, and the design and color of the badge. The bill requires that the badge state "Former Representative", "Former Senator", or "Former Representative and Senator", depending on which chamber or chambers of the general assembly the former member served in.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Currently, a major and, depending on party rules, a minor, political party candidate can access a primary election ballot in the state either by gathering a statutorily established number of petition signatures or by being nominated through the political party assembly process. Section 1 of the bill eliminates the option for a major political party candidate to access a primary election ballot by being nominated through the political party assembly process, and section 16 eliminates the option for a minor political party candidate. Current law prohibits an unaffiliated voter from signing a petition for a major political party candidate and prohibits a major political party candidate from circulating a party petition or gathering any signatures prior to the third Tuesday in January. Section 2 changes the first day on which a major political party candidate may circulate a petition and gather signatures to the day on which the secretary of state provides notice to the candidate that the petition has been approved as to form and eliminates the prohibition against an unaffiliated voter signing a petition for a major political party candidate. The number of petition signatures that a candidate must collect to access a primary election ballot is currently different for a candidate who is a member of a major political party and a candidate who is a member of a minor political party. Section 3 aligns the signature requirements for a candidate who is a member of a minor political party with the requirements for a candidate who is a member of a major political party. Section 3 also aligns the methods by which a candidate who is a member of a minor political party may access the presidential primary election ballot with those of a candidate who is a member of a minor political party. In addition, the date on which a candidate may first circulate a petition or gather signatures is different for a candidate who is a member of a major political party than for a candidate who is unaffiliated or a member of a minor political party. Section 3 aligns the day on which all candidates may circulate a petition or gather signatures to the day on which the secretary of state provides notice to the candidate that the petition has been approved as to form. For a petition to nominate a candidate from a major political party in a partisan election, current law requires each person who signs the petition to be affiliated with the major political party named in the petition. Section 4 allows a person who is not affiliated with any political party to sign one petition per office to nominate a candidate from a major political party in a partisan election. Current law specifies that for a candidate who is a member of a major political party to be placed on a presidential primary election ballot, the candidate must submit a notarized statement of intent and either a filing fee or a petition signed by at least 5,000 eligible electors affiliated with the candidate's political party who reside in the district. Section 5 allows the petition to be signed by eligible electors who have not been affiliated with any political party for at least 22 days. Sections 6 through 16, 18, and 19 make conforming amendments.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The starting point for determining state income tax liability is federal taxable income. This number is adjusted for additions and subtractions (deductions) that are used to determine Colorado taxable income, which is then multiplied by the state's income tax rate. For income tax years commencing before January 1, 2024, current law allows individuals younger than 55 years of age to deduct from federal taxable income certain amounts received from military retirement benefits. For income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2022, but before January 1, 2024, current law caps the deduction at $15,000. The bill extends the deduction indefinitely and, beginning in the income tax year commencing on January 1, 2024, requires that the $15,000 cap be annually adjusted for inflation.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The act enacts the "Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals Consumer Protection Act" to establish a regulatory scheme that prohibits the sale or distribution of certain products that contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS chemicals). On and after January 1, 2024, a person shall not sell or distribute in the state any products in the following product categories if the products contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals: Carpets or rugs; Fabric treatments; Food packaging; Juvenile products; and Oil and gas products. On and after January 1, 2024, a manufacturer of cookware sold in the state that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages is required to: List the presence of PFAS chemicals on the product label of the cookware; and Include a statement on the product label of the cookware that directs the consumer to a website with information about why PFAS chemicals were intentionally added to the product. On and after January 1, 2024, a manufacturer of cookware is prohibited from making a statement that the cookware is free of PFAS chemicals unless no individual PFAS chemical is intentionally added to the cookware. On and after January 1, 2025, a person shall not sell or distribute in the state any products in the following product categories if the products contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals: Cosmetics; Indoor textile furnishings; and Indoor upholstered furniture. On and after January 1, 2027, a person shall not sell or distribute in the state any products in the following product categories if the products contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals: Outdoor textile furnishings; and Outdoor upholstered furniture. The act includes products that do not contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals in the definition of "environmentally preferable products" for the purposes of state agency procurement. The act also: Requires a person that uses class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals (firefighting foam) to prohibit a release of the firefighting foam into the environment, fully contain the firefighting foam during its use, safely store the firefighting foam, and report certain information to the water quality spills hotline within 24 hours if there is a release of the firefighting foam into the environment; Requires a person that uses firefighting foam to report its use to the water quality spills hotline within 24 hours after the use; Authorizes the attorney general to enforce laws regulating firefighting foams that contain PFAS chemicals; and Extends to January 1, 2024, the effective date of an existing restriction on the use of firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals at certain airports.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)