Sen. Rachel Zenzinger

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill amends section 13-21-101 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, concerning interest on damages to reflect a 1996 decision made by the Colorado supreme court that ruled certain language in that subsection violated the equal protection clause of the constitution.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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 continues reporting requirements of the departments of transportation and public safety.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

Statutory Revision Committee. Current law authorizes the department of revenue, when a motor vehicle is being titled or registered, to require a physical inspection of a motor vehicle's identification number. Current law also requires that such a verification include an odometer reading. The bill repeals the requirement that the odometer be read when a motor vehicle's identification number is physically verified.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill modernizes the language in statutory sections concerning the 'rights of married women' to be inclusive of married men and women.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill removes obsolete references to a statutory subsection that was repealed on September 1, 2017. Because the repealed statutory subsection concerned the manner in which the parks and wildlife commission sets fees by rule, the bill replaces the obsolete references with references to the parks and wildlife commission's fee-setting rules.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Under existing law, a public school may become an innovation school by submitting an innovation plan to its local school board and having the local school board approve that plan. The bill defines 'community school' and permits a public school to include in its innovation plan that it will operate as a community school. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill modernizes the language in statutory sections by replacing the terms 'pauper' and 'paupers' with 'indigent' or 'indigent persons'.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

If an institution of higher education admits as a junior a transfer student who holds an associate of arts degree, associate of applied science degree, or an associate of science degree that is the subject of a statewide degree transfer agreement, the institution shall not require the student to complete any additional courses to fulfill general education requirements. The institution may require the student to complete additional courses for the major that are not part of the statewide transfer agreement if doing so does not require the student to take more total credit hours or total time to receive the degree than students who started the degree program at the institution. If the institution requires the student to complete additional courses for the baccalaureate degree other than those authorized in the bill, the institution is responsible for the total cost of tuition for any required credit hours that exceed the total credit hours required for students who started the degree program at the institution or that extend the total time to complete the degree. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill removes outdated references in statute to 'early childhood care and education councils'. The term is no longer used. Instead, these entities are referred to as 'early childhood councils'.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Senate Bill 18-067 (enacted in 2018) allows certain organizations conducting a special event to auction alcohol beverages in sealed containers if certain conditions were met. The bill expands on SB 18-067 by also allowing organizations conducting a special event to open the sealed containers and sell the alcohol beverages by the drink to persons attending the special event, for consumption only on the licensed premises or unlicensed premises where the special event is held.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More