Rep. Bob Marshall

Maddy summaryHJR 25-1029 is a joint resolution from the Colorado General Assembly that condemns the federal government's alleged removal, suppression, and erasure of United States' military history. It specifically cites examples such as the removal of lessons on the Tuskegee Airmen and informational websites about the Japanese American 442nd Infantry Regiment. The resolution demands that American military history not be removed or suppressed for current and future generations.

The act repeals the current "Money Transmitters Act" and replaces it with the model "Money Transmission Modernization Act" (MTMA). The act adopts the MTMA in part. The act updates outdated or inconsistent regulations relating to money transmitters and money transmission services, including: Clarifying the definition of "control" of a licensee and introducing a rebuttable presumption of control; Enabling Colorado's participation in multistate licensing initiatives; Codifying the agent-to-payee exemption to licensure; Revising prudential standards required for licensing and ongoing monitoring, such as tangible net worth and permissible investment calculations; Establishing an irrevocable, standby letter of credit as a permissible investment; and Expanding the enforcement actions available in case of nonperformance by a money transmitter.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act creates an additional framework for insurance rebate law to allow usage of insurance rebates and related practices in a manner that meets specified criteria to maintain consumer protections. In provisions regarding unfair and deceptive trade practices in insurance, the act identifies, as an additional practice that shall not be construed as falling within the definition of discrimination or rebates, the practice of offering or providing a value-added product or service not specified in the insurance policy, at no cost or at a reduced cost, if the product or service: Relates to the insurance coverage; and Is primarily aimed to: Provide loss mitigation or loss control; Reduce claim costs or claim settlement costs; Provide education about liability risk or risk of loss to individuals or property; Monitor or assess risk, identify sources of risk, or develop strategies for eliminating or reducing risk; Enhance health; Promote financial wellness through items such as educational or financial planning services; Provide post-loss services; Encourage behavioral changes to improve the health or reduce the risk of death or disability of a customer; or Assist in the administration of employee or retiree benefit insurance coverage. The act implements additional provisions governing the usage of insurance rebates, including requirements to offer such rebates at a reasonable cost and in a manner that is not unfairly discriminatory and that provides certain other customer protections. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act specifies that the fair access to insurance requirements plan association (association) is not: A department, unit, agency, political subdivision, or instrumentality of the state; or An insurance company or a person engaged in the business of insurance. The act also grants a member insurer, the association and its agents or employees, the board of directors of the association, and the commissioner of insurance or the commissioner's representatives immunity for any action taken by them in the performance of their powers and duties for the association. The act specifies that the only causes of action and remedies available to a policyholder of a fair access to insurance requirements plan policy against the association is for breach of contract or breach of the common law covenant of good faith and fair dealing. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act expands the conduct that can constitute the crime of obstructing governmental operations to include the repeated calling of or contact with 911 dispatch centers or specified public safety entities without justifiable cause. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act allows a board of county commissioners to appoint an individual who is already an elected or appointed state, county, or city official to a public hospital board of trustees (hospital board). Before passage of the act, a hospital board was required organize and operate on the second Tuesday of each January. The act changes that requirement to mandate that a hospital board organize and operate on an annual basis. The act eliminates a requirement that one of the trustees of a hospital board must visit and examine the hospital at least twice each month. The act also changes the deadline by which a hospital board must certify to a board of county commissioners the amount necessary to maintain and improve the hospital for the ensuing year from October 1 to December 1. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act clarifies that the child of an inbound active duty military member (member) who has an existing individualized education program (IEP) or existing section 504 plan is eligible for open enrollment, remote enrollment, and guaranteed matriculation. The act requires the school district, district charter school, or an institute charter school (local education provider) where the child enrolls to ensure the student receives the appropriate services and accommodations, consistent with the child's existing IEP or section 504 plan, without unreasonable delay upon enrollment. The act requires each local education provider to take reasonable steps to notify members and their families of their rights, including providing information on special education services to prevent inadvertent exclusion and to ensure members and their families are fully informed of available supports. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Maddy summarySJR 25-010 designates March 17, 2025, as "Colorado Aerospace Day" to recognize the state's leadership in the aerospace industry. The resolution highlights Colorado's status as the nation's top aerospace employment hub (with 33,000 direct jobs and 240,000 supporting jobs), home to major companies like Lockheed Martin and Boeing, and key military space operations. It does not create new laws but serves as a symbolic declaration urging federal support for space exploration and celebrating the industry's economic and educational contributions. This resolution is addressed to state and federal officials, educational institutions, and aerospace organizations.

The act permits Emily Griffith technical college (college) to offer an associate of applied science degree program (degree program) with approval from the state board for community colleges and occupational education (board). The degree program must include a registered apprenticeship program and certain transferable general education courses. In considering the college's request to offer a degree program, the board shall consider student and workforce demand, alignment with registered apprenticeship programs, cost-effectiveness for students and the state, and accreditation and licensing requirements. An approved degree program is eligible to receive federal "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act" funds. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

On and after April 10, 2025, the act prohibits the state and local licensing authorities (licensing authorities) from issuing a new liquor-licensed drugstore license (license). Licensing authorities may continue to renew existing licenses. On and after April 10, 2025, a person holding a license (licensee) is prohibited from changing the location of, merging, selling, converting, or transferring a license; except that a licensee that holds a license that was issued to an independent pharmacy before January 1, 2025, may change the location of or sell or transfer the license to another licensee that is an independent pharmacy that holds a license or to a person that does not already have a license. The act defines an independent pharmacy as a prescription drug outlet privately owned by at least one licensed pharmacist with no ownership interest by or affiliation with a chain or publicly owned pharmacy. The act prohibits an owner, part owner, shareholder, or person interested directly or indirectly in a liquor-licensed drugstore from having an interest in more than 8 licenses. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)