Rep. Jon Becker

Capital Development Committee. The bill: Codifies the 3-year period that capital construction appropriations remain available; and Clarifies the deadlines for the submission of capital construction budget requests, budget request amendments, and budget request amendments that are related to a request for a supplemental appropriation.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Under current law, a licensed chiropractor must obtain a veterinary medical clearance from a licensed veterinarian before performing an animal chiropractic act that falls within the chiropractor's scope of practice on an animal patient. Section 2 of the bill removes the veterinary medical clearance requirement for licensed chiropractors who have successfully completed 9 hours of course work related to contagious, infectious, and zoonotic diseases. Section 2 also requires that continuing education requirements for renewed registration in animal chiropractic include a 2-hour course on Colorado incidence rates for contagious, infectious, and zoonotic diseases. Finally, section 2 requires a licensed chiropractor performing animal chiropractic to notify the state veterinarian and an animal patient's licensed veterinarian if the licensed chiropractor suspects that the animal patient has a disease, including if he or she suspects the animal patient has one of a list of diseases that the state veterinarian has determined to require reporting. Section 1 adds a definition of 'licensed veterinarian' to mean a veterinarian licensed under the 'Colorado Veterinary Practice Act', adds a definition of 'equid', and amends the definition of 'animal chiropractic' to refer to performing chiropractic adjustment of dogs and equids, where current law defines it as performing chiropractic adjustment of dogs and horses.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Under current law, 48% of the purchase price of a manufactured home constructed in compliance with the federal 'National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974' (federal act) is exempt from state sales and use tax. The subsequent sale of the manufactured home is entirely exempt from state sales and use tax. These existing exemptions apply to any local government that imposes a sales and use tax based on the state tax. The bill entirely exempts manufactured homes constructed in compliance with the federal act from the state sales and use tax. The exemption automatically applies to a special district or other limited purpose authority that has the same tax base as the state, but does not apply to a statutory municipality or county unless it creates a local exemption based on the state exemption. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill changes the name of the existing low-income housing tax credit to the affordable housing tax credit. This change is reflected in sections 1 and 3 of the bill. Section 2 extends the period during which the Colorado housing and finance authority may allocate affordable housing tax credits from December 31, 2019, to December 31, 2024.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Sunset Process - House Transportation and Energy Committee. The bill continues the automobile theft prevention authority and the automobile theft prevention board until 2029.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill establishes an exemption from the 'Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado' for an out-of-state employer whose employees are working in Colorado on a temporary basis as long as: The out-of-state employer furnishes coverage under the workers' compensation laws of the state in which the employee is regularly employed, which coverage applies to the employee while working temporarily in Colorado; and The out-of-state employer's home state is contiguous to Colorado, recognizes the exemption, and provides a reciprocal exemption for Colorado employees temporarily working in that state. The home state's workers' compensation laws are the sole remedy for an out-of-state worker who is injured while working temporarily in Colorado. The division of workers' compensation in the department of labor and employment is authorized to enter into an agreement with a contiguous state to carry out the extraterritorial application of the workers' compensation or similar law of the other state. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Under current law: An additional vehicle-age-based motor vehicle registration fee is imposed at the time of registration on passenger cars and certain other types of motor vehicles that are required to be registered; and A road safety surcharge is imposed at the time of registration, subject to limited exceptions, on each vehicle that is required to be registered. For registration periods commencing on or after July 1, 2018, the bill exempts any vehicle that is 30 years old or older from both the road safety surcharge and the additional vehicle-age-based motor vehicle registration fee. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

The bill adds millet to the definition of an agricultural commodity in the 'Colorado Agricultural Marketing Act of 1939'. The bill removes the requirement that marketing order issuance, suspension, amendment, or termination be posted in the office of the commissioner of agriculture and published in a newspaper. Instead, the commissioner will determine the manner and time of public announcement of marketing order issuance, suspension, amendment, or termination. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill requires a health benefit plan to provide coverage for health care services provided by a pharmacist if: The services are provided within a health professional shortage area; and The health benefit plan provides coverage for the same services provided by a licensed physician or advanced practice nurse.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill prohibits a carrier or entity that offers a vision care plan from requiring an eye care provider with whom the carrier or entity contracts to: Provide services or materials to a covered person at a fee set by, or subject to the approval of, the carrier or entity unless certain conditions are met; Charge a covered person for noncovered services or noncovered materials in any amount less than the usual and customary amount that the eye care provider charges individuals who do not have coverage for such materials and services; or Participate, as a condition of participation in a vision plan, in any of the carrier's or entity's other vision plan networks. The bill prohibits a carrier or entity from changing the terms of a contract between the carrier or entity and an eye care provider without communication with the eye care provider. The bill requires the commissioner of insurance to institute a corrective action plan or use any of the commissioner's enforcement powers against a carrier or entity that is not in compliance with the above requirements. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More