The bill creates the law enforcement, public safety, and criminal justice information-sharing grant program (grant program) within the division of homeland security and emergency management (division). During the 2018-19 fiscal year, the grant program shall award grants to any state governmental entity, state quasi-governmental entity, or separate legal entity formed by an intergovernmental agreement. Money received from the grant program may be used for: Enhancing, maintaining, operating, or improving any existing statewide law enforcement, public safety, or criminal justice information-sharing system; Assisting law enforcement, public safety, and criminal justice agencies in gaining access to the information-sharing system; or Increasing communication, interoperability, or data sharing among law enforcement, public safety, and criminal justice agencies. The bill requires the executive director of the department of public safety to promulgate rules for the administration of the grant program. At a minimum, the rules must specify the time frames for applying for grants, the form of the grant program application, and the time frames for distributing grant money. In determining whether to award a grant, the division shall consider: The applicant's capacity to serve law enforcement, public safety, and criminal justice agencies statewide; and The applicant's ability to operate and maintain a law enforcement, public safety, and criminal justice information-sharing system. The bill creates the law enforcement, public safety, and criminal justice information-sharing grant program fund (fund) and directs the general assembly to appropriate $1 million to the fund from the marijuana tax cash fund for the 2018-19 fiscal year. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
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The bill allows a hotel that has a hotel and restaurant liquor license to sell in sealed containers up to 750 milliliters of vinous liquors and 72 ounces of fermented malt beverages or malt liquors, per transaction, to the hotel's guests for on-premises consumption.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
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The bill classifies sake as a vinous liquor (wine) for the purposes of the 'Colorado Liquor Code'. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill defines a traditional large and premium cigar, which is a type of tobacco product, for purposes of the excise tax on tobacco products. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Current law requires a manufacturer or importer of imported alcohol beverages to file a statement and notice of intent to import with the state licensing authority at least 30 days before the import or sale of the imported alcohol beverages. The bill removes the 30-day waiting period requirement. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
House Bill 17-1367 required that a state, local, or municipal agency only employ or use the results of marijuana tests if the tests were conducted by an analytical laboratory that was both certified by the state marijuana enforcement division (MED) and accredited pursuant to the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission standard (international standard). The requirement that an analytical laboratory be both certified by the MED and accredited pursuant to the international standard was an inadvertent error. The intent was that an analytical laboratory could either be certified by the MED or accredited pursuant to the international standard. The bill changes the 'and' to an 'or' in order to effectuate the original intent. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill requires the institute of cannabis research at Colorado state university - Pueblo (institute) to develop marijuana tracking technology (technology). The technology must include an agent that is applied to a marijuana plant, marijuana product, industrial hemp, or industrial hemp product and then scanned by a device. The scan, at a minimum, would indicate whether the marijuana or hemp was cultivated, manufactured, or sold by a licensed marijuana business or registered hemp cultivator. The institute shall select a vendor to develop the technology. After the technology is developed, the state licensing authority must be satisfied that the technology provides an effective means of tracking marijuana. After the state licensing authority determines the technology is an effective means of tracking marijuana, it shall promulgate rules that require the technology to be used by licensed marijuana businesses, and the commissioner of the department of agriculture shall promulgate rules that require registered industrial hemp cultivators to use the technology. The technology that scans the marijuana must be made available to law enforcement and the department of revenue. The bill clarifies that the gray and black market marijuana enforcement grant program could award grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase the marijuana scanning technology. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More