Sen. Cathy Kipp

Maddy summaryThis procedural resolution designates February 4 of each year as "Missing Persons Day" in Colorado. It formally recognizes the issue of missing persons through state-wide awareness, encouraging public support for families and law enforcement efforts without creating new legal requirements or funding. The resolution aligns with Colorado's existing AMBER Alert and Missing Indigenous Person Alert programs.

Maddy summarySenate Resolution 25-004 recognizes February 1, 2025, as World Hijab Day in Colorado. The resolution highlights the hijab's significance in Islamic tradition as a symbol of dignity and modesty, and acknowledges World Hijab Day's purpose of promoting religious tolerance and cultural understanding through public education. It does not create new laws or requirements but serves as a formal state acknowledgment of this annual observance. The resolution was unanimously passed by the Colorado Senate on January 31, 2025, without amendments.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates Monday, January 27, 2025, as "Colorado 4-H Day" to recognize the Colorado 4-H Youth Development program. It is a symbolic resolution honoring 4-H's work with youth aged 5-19, including its role in community engagement, leadership development, and STEM education through Colorado State University Extension. The resolution has no legal effect or new requirements - it simply encourages public acknowledgment of the program. (HJR 25-1006, passed by both chambers on January 27-30, 2025)

Maddy summaryThis bill (HJR 25-1007) is a commemorative resolution designating a specific segment of Interstate 25 in Colorado - southbound from mile marker 199.4 and northbound from mile marker 194.8 - as the "Firefighters Memorial Hwy in Memory of Chief Troy Jackson." It honors Troy Jackson, a 30-year firefighter with South Metro Fire Rescue who developed cancer prevention programs for first responders before passing in 2019. The resolution allows the Colorado Department of Transportation to accept donations for signage and coordinate with Arapahoe and Douglas counties for sign maintenance. As a naming resolution, it has no policy or funding changes beyond this memorial designation.

Maddy summarySJR 25-004 designates January 22 of each year as "Reproductive Rights and Justice Day" in Colorado. This symbolic resolution does not create new laws or policies but commemorates the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision (January 22, 1973) and acknowledges Colorado's legislative actions to protect reproductive rights, including the Reproductive Health Equity Act and the Safe Access to Protected Health Care Package. The designation serves as a formal observance without imposing legal obligations or altering existing rights.

Pension Review Commission. The bill creates a refundable income tax credit that is available for income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2025, but prior to January 1, 2027, for a qualifying public employees' retirement association retiree, which means a full-time Colorado resident individual who: Is 65 years of age or older at the end of the 2025 or 2026 income tax year; and Has an annual federal adjusted gross income of no more than $38,000 as a single filer or $76,000 as a joint filer.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Maddy summaryHJR 25-1005 is a ceremonial resolution encouraging Colorado communities to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 20, 2025 - the 41st anniversary of the state holiday. It does not create new laws or alter existing policies but urges cities, schools, counties, and local governments to hold commemorative events. The resolution honors Dr. King’s legacy, noting Colorado’s early adoption of the holiday in 1985 and its ongoing observance through events like the annual Marade. This is a non-binding call for community engagement, not a substantive legislative change.

Maddy summaryThis bill appoints six specific individuals - Senator Marc Snyder, Representative Cecelia Espenoza, Bob Gardner, Claire Levy, Anne McGihon, and Joseph Whitfield - to the Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws for two-year terms. It directly affects these appointees by granting them membership on the commission, which advises Colorado on adopting uniform state laws. The resolution implements a statutory requirement (C.R.S. § 2-3-601) for filling commission positions, with no policy changes or new provisions beyond the appointments themselves.

Public trustees are entitled to set fee amounts for performing the functions and exercising the powers conferred upon them by statute. The act doubles each fee, except for the fee for conducting a public foreclosure sale by means of the internet. The act also creates a new fee in the amount of $300 for performing actions related to processing a foreclosure sale if the holder of a certificate of purchase is not the holder of an evidence of debt. Additionally, the act requires the director of research of the legislative council to adjust the amount of each fee to which public trustees are entitled for inflation every other year if the adjustment will result in an increase. APPROVED by Governor June 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act allows an individual who has been convicted of a traffic infraction or a misdemeanor traffic offense to attend a driving improvement course for the purpose of waiving license suspension points for the conviction. The individual must complete a driving improvement course that is offered by a commercial driving school and is approved by the department of revenue (department). The department must adopt rules that: Set the number of points assessed for a conviction that may be waived for an individual who successfully completes a driving improvement course; Specify how often a points waiver may be claimed; Set procedures for claiming a points waiver; Establish a process for a commercial driving school to have a driving improvement course approved by the department; and Set fees that the department may charge a commercial driving school to offset the direct and indirect costs to implement the act. The act sets standards for the approval of driving improvement courses. The department may charge a commercial driving school both a fee to approve a driving improvement course and a fee for each individual who claims a points waiver. The fee must be set in an amount sufficient to offset the direct and indirect cost of administering the waiver program. APPROVED by Governor June 4, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)