Sen. Angela Williams

The bill creates the Chicana/o special license plate. A person becomes eligible to use the plate by providing a certificate confirming that the person has made a donation to an organization chosen by the department of revenue based on the organization's provision of services to the Latino community. The organization may implement the bill by making grants to other organizations that also qualify under the standards of the bill. In addition to the standard motor vehicle fees, the plate requires 2 one-time fees of $25. One of the fees is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other to the licensing services cash fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

The bill establishes a test for determining whether a marketplace contractor is considered an 'employee' under the 'Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado' and whether services provided by a marketplace contractor are considered 'employment' under the 'Colorado Employment Security Act'. The bill defines a 'marketplace contractor' as a person that enters into a written agreement with a marketplace platform to use the platform's online-enabled application, software, website, or system to receive services requests from third parties seeking the types of services offered by the contractor. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

Current law requires each Colorado bank that engages in electronic funds transfers to provide certain protections to each "account holder", which is defined as a person having an established demand, savings, or loan account at a Colorado bank. The bill amends the law to require banks to provide such protections to each "consumer", which is defined as an individual who enters into a transaction primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

Currently, resellers of electricity and natural gas may provide charging ports or fueling stations for motor vehicles as unregulated services. The bill authorizes public utilities to provide these services as regulated or unregulated services and allows cost recovery. The bill allows a utility to apply to build facilities to support alternative fuel vehicles. Standards are set for approval. When a facility is built, the rate and charges for the services: May allow a return on any investment made by an electric or natural gas public utility at the utility's weighted average cost of capital at the public utility's most recent rate of return on equity approved by the public utilities commission; and Must be recovered from all customers of an electric or natural gas public utility in a manner that is similar to the recovery of distribution system investments.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

The bill requires a residential landlord to provide each tenant with a copy of a written rental agreement signed by the parties and to give a tenant a contemporaneous receipt for any payment made in person with cash or a money order. For payments not made in person with cash or a money order, the landlord must provide a receipt if the tenant requests it. The landlord may provide the tenant with an electronic copy of the agreement or the receipt unless the tenant requests a paper copy. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill creates the state women veterans office in the governor's office to ensure that Colorado women veterans have equitable access to federal and state veterans services and benefits. The bill also establishes the state women veterans steering committee. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

The bill amends the criminal act of hazing to include emotional and psychological, as well as physical, harm. The bill also extends the crime of hazing to actions involving adult organizations and those actions that occur on public or private property. An affirmative defense is added that provides a means for a person who is charged with hazing to attempt to prove that he or she was, at the time of the offense, also a victim of hazing and as such was forced to commit the activity that constituted hazing of another individual.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

Current law requires a landlord to provide a tenant 3 days to cure a violation for unpaid rent before the landlord can initiate eviction proceedings based on that unpaid rent. The bill allows landlords to initiate an eviction proceeding after providing 3 days' notice but requires landlords to accept payment of all outstanding amounts due before the date by which a tenant is required to appear in court in an eviction proceeding. For a second or subsequent violation of the same agreement within 6 months of a violation, a landlord may require payment within 3 days.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

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