The act requires a car sharing program operating in the state, on and after January 1, 2028, to indicate a car's accessibility modifications for each shared car available through the program. A car sharing program that makes a reasonable effort to obtain accurate information from the shared car owner regarding any modification for accessibility is not liable for incorrect or false information provided by the shared car owner. The energy code board must include in its model low energy and carbon code accessibility requirements related to electric vehicles that consider design recommendations from the United States access board (access board) and any applicable federal regulations. For an electric vehicle charging station constructed or replaced on and after January 1, 2026, the act specifies that no fewer than 5% or one vehicle charging space should incorporate the standards from the access board until applicable regulations are issued by the federal department of justice or the federal department of transportation. The act clarifies that an individual shall not block reasonable access to reserved parking, curb ramps, access aisles, or accessible routes by any means. A peace officer or parking enforcement officer is required to investigate a complaint that accessible parking has been blocked within a reasonable time. APPROVED by Governor June 3, 2024 EFFECTIVE June 3, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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The act requires an applicant for an overweight motor vehicle permit to provide third-party documentation establishing the gross weight of the load if the permit application is for a vehicle and load combination that weighs at least 200,000 pounds and less than 500,000 pounds. The carrier is required to carry the documentation in the vehicle during the permitted move and produce the documentation for any state agency or law enforcement personnel. In addition to any other penalty, a driver who violates this provision is subject to a penalty of one dollar per pound in excess of the gross weight authorized by the permit. The act authorizes the department of transportation to issue a single-use overweight or oversize state permit or local permit on an expedited basis to help in an emergency. If the permit is a local permit, the applicant and the executive director of the department of transportation, or the executive director's designee, are required to make a reasonable attempt to contact and obtain the approval of the local authorities. If the department of transportation is unable to contact or obtain the approval of the local authority within a reasonable amount of time, the department of transportation may issue the local permit. If the permitted vehicle needs a law enforcement escort, the department of transportation must obtain the approval of the state patrol. The local permit fees must be collected and remitted to the local authorities. APPROVED by Governor May 31, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act grants the attorney general rule-making authority over restrictive employment agreements. Current law allows an employer to recover the expense of educating and training a worker where the training is distinct from normal, on-the-job training. The act regulates the recoverable expense as other consumer debt and student debt. The act also adds the requirement that, for an employer to recover the expense, the training must comply with rules promulgated by the attorney general regarding the transferability of the training or credentialing that is available to the employee as a result of the training. APPROVED by Governor May 31, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Under current law, an original equipment manufacturer of agricultural equipment or a powered wheelchair is required, upon request, to provide parts, tools, documentation, and other resources to independent repair providers and owners of the manufacturer's agricultural equipment or powered wheelchairs to facilitate an independent repair provider's or owner's diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a piece of agricultural equipment or a powered wheelchair (right-to-repair statutes). Failure to comply with the right-to-repair statutes is a deceptive trade practice. Beginning January 1, 2026, the act expands the scope of the right-to-repair statutes to include digital electronic equipment manufactured and sold or used for the first time in Colorado on or after July 1, 2021. However, the act includes many exemptions, including exemptions for marine vessels, aviation, and motor vehicles; medical devices other than powered wheelchairs; certain safety and security equipment; certain construction- and energy-related equipment; and video game consoles. For digital electronic equipment manufactured and sold or used in Colorado for the first time after January 1, 2026, the act prohibits a manufacturer from using parts pairing in a manner that: Prevents an independent repair provider or owner from installing or enabling replacement parts; Reduces the functionality or performance of the digital electronic equipment; or Causes digital electronic equipment to display misleading alerts or warnings about unidentified parts. Parts pairing may still be used for digital electronic equipment to record, catalog, and display information related to repairs done and for standalone biometric components used for authentication purposes. Additionally, the act: Does not require a manufacturer to distribute a product's source code or make available documentation, tools, or parts that would disable or override privacy or anti-theft security measures or that the manufacturer only uses to perform virtual diagnostic services at no cost; and Requires an independent repair provider, before providing services for digital electronic equipment, to provide an owner with notice indicating that the independent repair provider is not an authorized repair provider of the manufacturer and whether the provider uses any new or used replacement parts from a supplier other than the manufacturer. APPROVED by Governor May 28, 2024 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2026(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act updates Colorado state laws concerning insurance company holding systems to align with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' model act. The changes include updating: The registration requirements for the ultimate controlling person of each insurer by adding new filing requirements to be included with the division of insurance's (division) existing registration requirements; The standards for insurance holding company transactions subject to registration with the division; Language concerning the confidential treatment of documents to include proprietary and trade secret documents and materials; and The regulatory tools that the division may use for the regulation of insurance holding companies. The act authorizes the commissioner of insurance to adopt rules applicable to certain reinsurance arrangements. The act also makes technical amendments. APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2024 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The bill requires the department of labor and employment (department), in consultation with the department of military and veterans affairs, to create and distribute a poster that provides information on services, resources, and benefits that are available to veterans of the armed services. Each employer in this state with more than 50 employees is required to display the poster created by the department in a conspicuous and accessible area in the workplace. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires state and local public bodies (public bodies) to ensure that the following accessibility requirements are implemented by July 1, 2025: Any public meeting at which public business is discussed, formal action may be taken, or recommendations to the governing body of the public body may be discussed (meeting) held by a public body is required to be accessible in real time by live streaming video or audio that is recorded and accessible to individuals with disabilities; A public body is required to post on its website, at least 24 hours before a meeting, any documents that will be distributed during the meeting; For any meeting of a public body during which public testimony will be heard, the public body is required to allow any individual to participate in the meeting and offer public testimony by using a video conferencing platform unless the meeting occurs in a geographic location that lacks broadband internet service; and A public body is required to provide any auxiliary aids or services requested in time for the meeting for which they were requested. A public body may require that a request for auxiliary aids or services to attend a meeting of the public body with the use of the video conferencing platform be made up to 7 days before the date of the meeting. Nothing in the bill prohibits a public body from promulgating rules for the administration of public testimony so long as the rules apply to both in-person and remote testimony, and nothing in the bill requires a public body to provide hardware or software or internet or phone access at an individual's home. The failure of any public body to comply with the applicable requirements of the bill constitutes discrimination on the basis of disability. Any individual who is subjected to a violation is entitled to seek relief as currently provided in law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The act modifies 2 existing state income tax credits for child care expenses.One of the credits can be claimed by an individual who claims the federal credit allowed for child and dependent care expenses (federal credit). The other credit can be claimed under the same parameters as the first credit but by an individual who does not meet the minimum income threshold to be able to claim the federal credit. The act merges the 2 state income tax credits into one credit to be claimed for income tax years commencing on and after January 1, 2026, increases the amount of the credit from 50% of the federal credit to 70% of the federal credit, and allows the credit to be claimed by a resident individual whose federal adjusted gross income is less than or equal to $60,000, annually adjusted for inflation, without regard to income limitations imposed for claiming the federal credit. The act also clarifies that the credit is for expenses related to child care and dependent care, as such expenses are qualified under the federal credit. The act increases the amount of the state earned income tax credit (EITC or credit) that can be claimed by an individual as a percentage of the individual's federal earned income tax credit (federal credit) amount as follows: For the income tax year commencing on January 1, 2024, from the current level of 38% to 50%; For the income tax year commencing on January 1, 2025, from the current level of 25% to 35%; and For income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2026, from the current level of 20% to 25%. Additionally, after income tax year 2024, the act allows for the amount of the credit to increase to a maximum of 50% based on an estimated adjustment factor which is calculated as the forecasted compound annual growth of state revenue that is otherwise nonexempt revenue in any fiscal year in relation to state fiscal year 2024-25. For income tax year 2025, the amount of credit may be claimed at 50% of the federal credit if the estimated adjustment factor is equal to or greater than 2%. For income tax year 2026 and all subsequent income tax years, the amount of credit is increased as follows: If the estimated adjustment factor is equal to or greater than 3% but less than 3.18%, the credit can be claimed at 30% of the federal credit; If the estimated adjustment factor is equal to or greater than 3.18% but less than 3.37%, the credit can be claimed at 35% of the federal credit; If the estimated adjustment factor is equal to or greater than 3.37% but less than 3.56%, the credit can be claimed at 40% of the federal credit; If the estimated adjustment factor is equal to or greater than 3.56% but less than 3.75%, the credit can be claimed at 45% of the federal credit; and If the estimated adjustment factor is equal to or greater than 3.75%, the credit can be claimed at 50% of the federal credit. The act also makes the state's corporate income tax more uniform compared to other states by replacing the current combined reporting standard with the multistate tax commission's standard. In addition, these sections modify the computation of receipts factor to make it more congruent with the unitary business principle. APPROVED by Governor May 14, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act removes an automatic repeal to permit businesses licensed to sell alcohol beverages at retail by the drink to deliver these beverages or to allow the customer to take these beverages from the licensed premises after July 1, 2025. A hotel and restaurant licensee or tavern licensee is prohibited from allowing takeout and delivery of alcohol beverages in a sealed manufacturer's container without the assistance of the license holder's employee, unless the license holder is a lodging establishment. APPROVED by Governor May 10, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act prohibits a municipality that is within a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) or a county that has unincorporated areas within an MPO (local government), on or after June 30, 2025, from enacting or enforcing minimum parking requirements that apply to a land use approval for a multi-family residential development, adaptive re-use for residential purposes, or adaptive re-use mixed-use purposes which include at least 50% of use for residential purposes that is within, as applicable, the unincorporated area of the county or the municipality, within a metropolitan planning organization, and at least partially within an applicable transit service area. An applicable transit service area is an area identified by a map published by the department of local affairs as an area that is one-quarter mile of certain transit stops. The prohibition on enacting or enforcing minimum parking requirements does not lower the protections provided for persons with disabilities or prohibit a local government from: Enacting or enforcing a maximum parking requirement; Enforcing any agreement made before the effective date of the act in connection with a land use approval to provide regulated affordable housing in exchange for reducing minimum parking requirements; Being awarded funding for affordable housing that requires a ratio of a certain number of parking spaces; Enacting or enforcing a minimum parking requirement for bicycles; or Imposing the following requirements on a parking space that is voluntarily provided in connection with a development project: That the owners of such a parking space charge for the use of the space; That the owner of such a parking space contribute to a parking enterprise, permitting system, or shared parking plan; and That such a parking space allow for electric vehicle charging stations in accordance with existing law. Furthermore, notwithstanding the prohibition on enacting or enforcing minimum parking requirements, a local government may impose or enforce a minimum parking requirement in connection with a housing development project that is intended to contain twenty unity or more or contain regulated affordable housing. To impose or enforce such a minimum parking requirement, a county or municipality must publish certain written findings and annually report to the department of local affairs. Lastly, the act requires the department of local affairs: In consultation with the department of transportation, and the Colorado energy office, to develop and publish best practices and technical assistance materials concerning optimizing parking supply and managing parking; and In consultation with the department of transportation, the Colorado energy office, metropolitan planning organizations, and transit agencies that operate within metropolitan planning organizations, to publish a map that designates applicable transit service areas to be used by local governments in complying with the act. APPROVED by Governor May 10, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)