Statutory Revision Committee. Current law requires the department of revenue (department) to provide the 'Disclosure of Average Taxes Paid' table to taxpayers in the income tax booklet that the department mails to the taxpayer. However, the department no longer mails the income tax booklet to each individual taxpayer, instead making a physical copy available a local libraries and allowing the booklet to be downloaded from the department's website. The bill changes the reference of 'mails to' to 'provides for' in order to reflect current practices. Current law also requires the department to make the table available through the 'NetFile' link on the department's website. Since that link is no longer available, the bill removes the reference to that specific link and instead refers in general to the department's website and also requires the department to provide the table on the software platform that the department makes available to taxpayers to file individual income taxes. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
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Counties are currently authorized, with prior voter approval, to levy a county lodging tax for the purpose of advertising and marketing local tourism. The bill eliminates the requirement that the lodging tax be used for advertising and marketing local tourism. If a county already has a lodging tax that is limited to advertising and marketing local tourism, then the county would need prior voter approval to begin using the lodging tax revenues for any other purpose. The requirement that election costs be reimbursed from a county lodging tax tourism fund, which will no longer be the sole depository of the county tourism tax revenue, is discontinued.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
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Joint Technology Committee. Current law specifies a process by which any department, institution, or agency of the state, including any institution of higher education, may request permission to expend money differently from the authority granted by an appropriation for a capital construction budget item if the project for which the appropriation was made requires a nonmonetary adjustment for its timely continuation and the nonmonetary adjustment is due to unforseen circumstances arising while the general assembly in not in session. This process includes appropriations for capital construction, controlled maintenance, or capital renewal appropriations. Currently, the process does not include information technology capital projects, as they are no longer included in the definition of capital construction. The bill specifies that a department, institution, or agency of the state, including any institution of higher education, may, under the same circumstances specified for capital construction appropriations, use the process to request permission to expend money differently from the authority granted by the appropriation for an information technology capital project.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Joint Technology Committee. The bill adds definitions of 'cybersecurity' and 'data privacy' for the purposes of the joint technology committee (committee). In addition, the bill modifies the definition of 'oversee' for the purposes of the committee to be consistent with other statutory provisions. The bill adds to the powers and duties of the committee the authority to request information and presentations regarding data privacy and cybersecurity within state agencies and the authority to coordinate with the Colorado cybersecurity council created in the department of public safety. In addition, the committee may consider: Whether state agencies are collecting or retaining data that exceeds what is necessary and appropriate for such agencies to perform their functions; Who has access to data, the extent of such access, and appropriate mechanisms to protect sensitive data; and Measures to protect data against unauthorized access, disclosure, use, modification, or destruction. Currently, the committee is required to review and may make recommendations to other legislative committees on any legislative measure that the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate determines to be dealing with information technology. The bill specifies that this requirement includes data privacy and cybersecurity. The bill also specifies that the committee may request to review and make recommendations to other legislative committees on any legislative measure that the committee determines to be dealing with information technology, data privacy, or cybersecurity. Pursuant to current law, the committee will repeal on July 1, 2018. The bill eliminates the repeal of the committee. The bill requires the office of state planning and budgeting to design and prepare, in coordination with the staff of the committee, the forms and instructions to be used in preparation of all budget requests and supplemental budget requests submitted to the committee. The forms and instructions must require that budget requests submitted to the committee include: Information from a request for information or other formal market research regarding the information technology budget request; A defined scope of work and information regarding whether a vendor or consultant assisted in preparing the specifications or statement of work included in the information technology budget request; A range of options for completing the project, including the estimated costs for such options; and Any other available and relevant information obtained from the market research related to the information technology budget request.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Upon receipt of a complaint alleging that a campaign finance disclosure report alleging a failure to file other information required to be filed or disclosed pursuant to the campaign finance provisions of the state constitution or the 'Fair Campaign Practices Act' (FCPA), the bill requires the secretary of state to give notice to the particular committee by e-mail of the deficiencies alleged in the complaint. Service of the notice does not toll or otherwise affect the 3-day period during which the secretary of state is required to refer a complaint to an administrative law judge under the state constitution. Upon receipt of the notice from the secretary of state, the committee may request from the appropriate officer a postponement of a hearing on the complaint and, if such request is timely submitted, has 15 business days from the date of the notice to file an addendum to the relevant report that cures any such deficiencies in the disclosure specified in the notice. The bill also requires the committee to also provide the complainant notice of the entity's intent to cure and a copy of the addendum on the same day that the addendum is filed with the secretary of state. Where the committee files an addendum that cures all deficiencies alleged in the complaint before the expiration of the 15-day period specified in the bill, the bill prohibits the appropriate officer from assessing a penalty against the committee that otherwise would have been assessed for the deficiencies for the period from the first date of the alleged violation through the expiration of the cure period. Upon filing an addendum to the relevant report by the committee that cures all such deficiencies, the appropriate officer is required to set a hearing within 30 days of the notice to determine whether all issues raised by the complaint have been resolved. If the committee or party treasurer fails to cure any such discrepancy, any penalty imposed for such deficiency continues to accrue until further resolution of the matter. The bill's requirements only apply in the case of a good faith effort by a committee to make timely disclosure in accordance with governing legal requirements or where the disclosure report is in substantial compliance with such legal requirements. The committee has the burden of demonstrating good faith or substantial compliance by a preponderance of the evidence at the hearing. Where the committee fails to satisfy its burden of demonstrating either good faith or substantial compliance, the bill requires the administrative law judge to impose a penalty of $50 per day for each day the committee has failed to file other information required to be filed or disclosed pursuant to the state constitution or the FCPA. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill extends the Colorado economic development commission (commission) by changing the repeal date of its organic statute to July 1, 2025. In addition, the bill authorizes the commission to transfer money appropriated to the commission to the Colorado economic development fund and to expend such money without further appropriation. The bill appropriates $5 million from the general fund to the office of the governor for use by the Colorado office of economic development. The office of economic development may use the appropriation for the commission. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Statutory Revision Committee. Pursuant to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), Colorado Revised Statutes, any report that is required to be made to the general assembly by an executive agency or the judicial branch on a periodic basis expires on the day after the third anniversary of the date on which the first report was due unless the general assembly, acting by bill, continues the requirement. The bill addresses reporting requirements of the department of transportation. Sections 1 and 2 and 4 through 9 of the bill repeal a report that was scheduled to repeal according to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I). Currently there is no repeal date listed in the organic statute. Section 3 of the bill adds a repeal date in the organic statute that coincides with the scheduled repeal date specified in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I).(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Statutory Revision Committee. Pursuant to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), Colorado Revised Statutes, any report that is required to be made to the general assembly by an executive agency or the judicial branch on a periodic basis expires on the day after the third anniversary of the date on which the first report was due unless the general assembly, acting by bill, continues the requirement. The bill addresses reporting requirements of the department of human services. Sections 3 through 6, 8, 10 through 12, and 14 through 17 of the bill continue the reporting requirements indefinitely. Sections 1, 2, 13, and 18 repeal reports that were scheduled to repeal according to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I). Currently there is no repeal date listed in the organic statute. Sections 7 and 9 add repeal dates in the organic statute that coincide with the scheduled repeal date specified in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I). Sections 19 and 20 make conforming amendments.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Currently, the members of the Colorado wine industry development board are limited to serving one 4-year term. The bill allows a member to serve 2 full 4-year terms. Members may also continue to serve after the expiration of their terms until the appointment of a successor. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)