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Legislative Review Committee Agenda
February 20, 2019
4:00-5:00
Council Information Center, City Hall, 300 LaPorte Ave., Building A
1. Approval of minutes from February 6, 2019 Meeting
Attached: February 6, 2019 Minutes
2. Agenda Review
3. Bill Review
• CML highlights of new/killed bills and updates on ones already discussed
• Attorney highlights, if any
• CC4CA or CAMU highlights, if any
Attached: Bill tracker and dossier of 2019 followed bills. Updated tracker will be
provided at the meeting and can always be accessed here:
27TUhttps://www.statebillinfo.com/SBI/index.cfm?fuseaction=Public.Dossier&id=2652
2&pk=583U27T
4. Other business
• Legislative lunch –April 3, 2019 at CML
Legislative Review Committee
Meeting Minutes
February 6, 2019, 4:00 p.m.
Council Information Center, 300 Laporte Ave
Councilmembers Present: Ray Martinez, Ken Summers, Ross Cunniff
Staff Present: Ginny Sawyer, Carrie Daggett, Jeanne Sanford, John Phelan, Lindsay Ex, Molly Saylor
Public Present: Kate Plymale
Meeting convened at 4:05 p.m.
UApproval of Minutes from January 23, 2019 Meeting
Councilmember Martinez moved to approve the minutes from the January 23rd meeting.
Councilmember Summers seconded. Motion passed 2-0.
UAgenda Review
CML Municipal Caucus highlights.
UBill Review
CML Highlights:
Bill # Position Comments
HB-1009: Support Sober Living Homes: Proposed licensing by CDPHE; some concerns around the
cost of the license; trying not to be too prescriptive (our code currently has
standards for group homes.)
HB-1018 Oppose Unclaimed Property: Has been PI’d; there is a new bill (SB-088) addressing this
while maintaining a local opt-out.
HB-1037 Monitor Energy Impact Assistance: Does not apply to municipal utilities
HB-1076 Monitor Clean Indoor Air Act/Add e-cigarettes: Sen. Ginal sent to Councilmember
Summers; Concerns that it didn’t address sales to minor.
HB-1086 Oppose Plumbing Inspections: Working with CML to continue to oppose and provide
additional information.
HB-1096 Oppose Right to Rest: Will be PI’d – no need to testify on this bill.
HB-1099 Oppose Red Light Camera: Tracking and working to get someone to testify.
HB-1119 Oppose Internal Investigation/Open Records: CML is working on amendments that may
be able to allow the City to move to a monitor position; significant changes are
being made.
SB-034 Monitor Standards for Food Containers: New bill-Straws Upon Request (not unlike SB-
034) has come forward (HB-1143.) CML will continue to push for a broader bill
that provides more local control; Discussed whether there is more plastic in a
plastic bag around newspapers than in a plastic straw and what is most
beneficial to the environment; LRC discussed support for the CML’s broader
intent.
SB-077 Monitor Electric Vehicles/Public Utility: Specific to Investor-Owned Utilities; does not
apply to Fort Collins; if Fort Collins was seeking to do something similar, we
would work with Council on these policies
Draft Bill being drafted to define e-scooters; currently defined as toys and not allowed
in the road; only on the sidewalk; more information forthcoming.
Attorney Highlights:
City Attorney’s Office (CAO) indicated the bills of interest had largely been discussed; the other bill they
are watching is a bill related to telecommunications easements and telecommunications infrastructure
(SB-107). Noted there are potential defects in the bill that should be monitored.
CC4CA Highlights:
Bill # Position Comments
HB-1159 Support Modify Innovative Motor Vehicle Income Tax Credits: extends existing levels of
CO tax credits; No change to vehicle definitions or amounts.
Discussion around embodied emissions from production versus ongoing
operations.
HB-1165 Monitor On-site wind turbine manufacturing property tax exemption:
Change Fort Collins position to support.
SB-096 Support Collect Long-term climate data:
Requires state to complete an inventory on an annual basis instead of every
five years;
How does this relate to the data that we already have? Would increase the
frequency of the data we receive the state; also includes Colorado-specific
data in their inventory;
Would it capture air travel? Staff’s understanding is yes.
Annual inventory would also allow us to correlate with changes in the
economy.
Three bills that have not
been introduced
(1) Energy Code Update Act – require communities to update to one of the
two most recent code versions; noted that there has been a request for Fort
Collins to support this bill.
(2) Appliance Efficiency Standards Act – does have a Sponsor but has not been
introduced.
(3) Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Standards for the Low-
Income Housing Tax Credit – requiring more efficient homes in low-income
housing.
UOther Business
Legislative lunch with Fort Collins Representatives – Tentative date was March 27 and it was noted that
Councilmember Martinez is out of town on this date. Ginny will look at April 3P
rd
P as a potential option
and discussed other potential locations.
The next LRC meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 20P
th
P. Noted Councilmember Summers will
not be in attendance.
Meeting adjourned at 4:57 p.m.
2019 City of Fort Collins Followed Bills
Bill #Position Calendar Noti cation Short Title Sponsors Most Recent Status
HB19-
1003
Support NOT ON CALENDAR Community Solar Gardens
Modernization Act
C. Hansen 1/17/2019 House Committee on Energy &
Environment Refer Amended to Appropriations HB19-
1009
Support Friday, February 15 2019 Public Health Care &
Human Services Upon Adjournment Room
0107 (3) in house calendar.
Substance Use Disorders Recovery C. Kennedy | J. Singer / K.
Priola | B. Pettersen
1/4/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public
Health Care & Human Services + Appropriations
HB19-
1018
Oppose NOT ON CALENDAR End Local Government Opt Out Of
Unclaimed Property Act
R. Bockenfeld 2/5/2019 House Committee on Transportation & Local
Government Postpone Inde nitely HB19-
1025
Monitor NOT ON CALENDAR Limits On Job Applicant Criminal
History Inquiries
J. Melton | L. Herod 1/29/2019 House Committee on Judiciary Refer
Amended to Appropriations HB19-
1033
Monitor Thursday, February 14
2019 SENATE HEALTH &
HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE 1:30 PM LSB-B (2) in senate calendar.
Local Governments May Regulate
Nicotine Products
K. Tipper | C. Kennedy / R.
Fields | K. Priola
2/7/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health &
Human Services
HB19-
1035
Support NOT ON CALENDAR Remove Fee Cap Electrical Inspection
Local Government Higher Education
J. Rich | D. Roberts / R.
Woodward | J. Ginal
2/4/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local
Government
HB19-
1037
Monitor Thursday, February 14
2019 GENERAL ORDERS -
SECOND READING OF
BILLS (27) in house calendar.
Colorado Energy Impact Assistance
Act
C. Hansen 2/11/2019 House Committee on Energy &
Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of
the Whole
HB19-
1076
Monitor Wednesday, February 20
2019 Health & Insurance 1:30 p.m. Room 0107 (2) in house calendar.
Clean Indoor Air Act Add E-cigarettes
Remove Exceptions
D. Michaelson Jenet | C. Larson
/ K. Priola | K. Donovan
1/11/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health &
Insurance
HB19-
1086
Oppose NOT ON CALENDAR Plumbing Inspections Ensure
Compliance
M. Duran 1/14/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business
Affairs & Labor HB19-Oppose Tuesday, February 26 2019 Colorado Right To Rest J. Melton 1/14/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to
1096 Transportation & Local
Government Upon Adjournment Room
0112 (1) in house calendar.
Transportation & Local Government
HB19-
1099
Oppose Wednesday, February 20
2019 Transportation & Local
Government 1:30 p.m. Room 0112 (2) in house calendar.
Eliminate Red Light Cameras S. Humphrey | J. Melton 1/14/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to
Transportation & Local Government
HB19-
1119
Oppose Tuesday, February 19 2019 Judiciary 1:30 p.m. Room 0112 (2) in house calendar.
Peace Of cer Internal Investigation
Open Records
J. Coleman 1/16/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to
Judiciary
HB19-
1159
Support Monday, February 25 2019 Energy & Environment 1:30 p.m. Room 0112 (1) in house calendar.
Modify Innovative Motor Vehicle
Income Tax Credits
S. Jaquez Lewis | M. Gray / J.
Danielson
1/29/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy
& Environment + Finance
HB19-
1165
Monitor NOT ON CALENDAR On-site Wind Turbine Manufacturing
Property Tax Exemption
R. Pelton / K. Donovan | D.
Hisey
2/11/2019 House Committee on Energy &
Environment Postpone Inde nitely
SB19-
006
Support NOT ON CALENDAR Electronic Sales And Use Tax
Simpli cation System
A. Williams / T. Kraft-Tharp | K.
Van Winkle
2/11/2019 House Committee on Finance Refer
Amended to Appropriations SB19-
008
Support NOT ON CALENDAR Substance Use Disorder Treatment In
Criminal Justice System
K. Priola | B. Pettersen / C.
Kennedy | J. Singer
1/4/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
SB19-
034
Monitor Tuesday, February 26 2019 SENATE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE 2:00 PM SCR 354 (1) in senate calendar.
Local Government Recycling
Standards For Food Containers
D. Moreno / J. Arndt 1/4/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local
Government
SB19-
053
Oppose Wednesday, February 13
2019 SENATE HEALTH &
HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE Upon Adjournment LSB-B (1) in senate calendar.
California Motor Vehicle Emission
Standards
J. Cooke 1/8/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health &
Human Services
SB19-
077
Monitor NOT ON CALENDAR Electric Motor Vehicles Public Utility
Services
K. Priola | A. Williams / C.
Hansen
1/11/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
Business, Labor, & Technology
SB19-
085
Monitor Wednesday, February 20
2019 SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE 1:30 PM SCR 352 (1) in senate calendar.
Equal Pay For Equal Work Act J. Danielson | B. Pettersen / J.
Buckner | S. Gonzales-
Gutierrez
1/17/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
Judiciary
SB19-
096
Support NOT ON CALENDAR Collect Long-term Climate Change
Data
K. Donovan / C. Hansen 1/23/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
Transportation & Energy
List of 2019 City of Fort Collins Followed Bills
HB19-1003 Community Solar Gardens Modernization Act
Comment:
Position:Support
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:Community Solar Gardens Modernization Act
Sponsors:C. Hansen
Summary:The bill amends the current statute authorizing the creation of community solar gardens (CSGs) by:
Increasing the maximum size of a CSG from 2 megawatts to 10 megawatts; and
Removing the requirement that a CSG subscriber's identified physical location be in the same county as, or a
county adjacent to, that of the CSG, while retaining the requirement that it be within the service territory of the
same electric utility. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/4/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment 1/17/2019 House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Appropriations Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Pre-Amended
HB19-1009 Substance Use Disorders Recovery
Comment:
Position:Support
Calendar
Notification:
Friday, February 15 2019 Public Health Care & Human Services
Upon Adjournment Room 0107 (3) in house calendar.
Short Title:Substance Use Disorders Recovery
Sponsors:C. Kennedy | J. Singer / K. Priola | B. Pettersen
Summary:Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee. The bill:
Expands the housing voucher program currently within the department of local affairs to include individuals
with a substance use disorder and appropriates $4.3 million each of the next 5 fiscal years to support the program
( section 1 );
Requires each recovery residence operating in Colorado to be licensed by the department of public health and
environment ( section 2 ); and
Creates the opioid crisis recovery fund for money the state receives as settlement or damage awards resulting
from opioid-related litigation ( section 3 ). (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/4/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services + Appropriations Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Introduced
HB19-1018 End Local Government Opt Out Of Unclaimed Property Act
Comment:
Position:Oppose
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:End Local Government Opt Out Of Unclaimed Property Act
Sponsors:R. Bockenfeld
Summary:Currently, if a local government enacts a local law related to the disposition of abandoned intangible property it holds
for an owner and the local law is inconsistent with the requirements of the "Unclaimed Property Act" (act), then the
local law controls the disposition of the property. Sections 2 and 4 of the bill eliminate this exception effective
September 1, 2019, so that a local government is required to comply with the act like any other holder of abandoned
intangible property. Section 3 requires a local government that holds intangible property that was previously exempt
from the act to pay or deliver the property to the administrator on or before January 1, 2020. Section 1 specifies that
a county's discretionary power to dispose of abandoned personal property acquired by an elected official or county
employee only applies to tangible personal property and does not apply to intangible property, which is subject to the
act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/4/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government + Finance 2/5/2019 House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Postpone Indefinitely Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Introduced
HB19-1025 Limits On Job Applicant Criminal History Inquiries
Comment:
Position:Monitor
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:Limits On Job Applicant Criminal History Inquiries
Sponsors:J. Melton | L. Herod
Summary:The bill prohibits employers from:
Advertising that a person with a criminal history may not apply for a position;
Placing a statement in an employment application that a person with a criminal history may not apply for a
position; or
Inquiring about an applicant's criminal history on an initial application.
An employer may obtain a job applicant's criminal history at any time.
An employer is exempt from the restrictions on advertising and initial employment applications when:
The law prohibits a person who has a particular criminal history from being employed in a particular job;
The employer is participating in a program to encourage employment of people with criminal histories; or
The employer is required by law to conduct a criminal history record check for the particular position.
The department of labor and employment is charged with enforcing the requirements of the bill and may issue
warnings and orders of compliance for violations and, for second or subsequent violations, impose civil penalties. A
violation of the restrictions does not create a private cause of action, and the bill does not create a protected class
under employment anti-discrimination laws. The department is directed to adopt rules regarding procedures for
handling complaints against employers.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/4/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 1/29/2019 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Pre-Amended
HB19-1033 Local Governments May Regulate Nicotine Products
Comment:
Position:Monitor
Calendar
Notification:
Thursday, February 14 2019 SENATE HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE 1:30 PM LSB-B (2) in senate calendar.
Short Title:Local Governments May Regulate Nicotine Products
Sponsors:K. Tipper | C. Kennedy / R. Fields | K. Priola
Summary:Sections 1, 2, and 4 of the bill authorize a county to enact a resolution or ordinance that prohibits a minor from
possessing or purchasing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products. Sections 1 and 2 also authorize a county
to impose regulations on cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products that are more stringent than statewide
regulations, including prohibiting sales to a person under 21 years of age, and section 4 expressly authorizes a county
to enact a resolution or ordinance regulating the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors.
Section 3 expressly authorizes a statutory or home rule city or town to enact an ordinance regulating the sale of
cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to minors.
From state income tax money, the state currently apportions an amount equal to 27% of state cigarette tax
revenues to cities, towns, and counties in proportion to the amount of state sales tax revenues collected within their
boundaries. In order to receive their allocation of this money, cities, towns, and counties are prohibited from
imposing their own fees, licenses, or taxes on cigarette sales or from attempting to impose a tax on cigarettes.
Section 5 removes this prohibition, thus allowing cities, towns, and counties to impose fees, licenses, or taxes on
cigarette sales without losing their apportioned state cigarette tax revenues.
Section 6 authorizes a statutory or home rule city or town or a county, if approved by a vote of the people
within the statutory or home rule city or town or county, to impose a special sales tax on the sale of cigarettes,
tobacco products, or nicotine products and provides a mechanism by which a county's special sales tax applies to a
municipality within the boundary of the county unless the municipality, if approved by a vote of the people within the
municipality, enacts its own such special sales tax; however, the county and municipality may then enter into an
intergovernmental agreement authorizing the county to continue to levy, collect, and enforce its special sales tax
within the corporate limits of the municipality.
Section 7 makes a conforming amendment. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Status:1/4/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance 2/1/2019 House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 2/5/2019 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee 2/6/2019 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 2/7/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Pre-Amended
HB19-1035 Remove Fee Cap Electrical Inspection Local Government Higher Education
Comment:
Position:Support
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:Remove Fee Cap Electrical Inspection Local Government Higher Education
Sponsors:J. Rich | D. Roberts / R. Woodward | J. Ginal
Summary:Current law prohibits local governments and state institutions of higher education from charging more than 15%
more than the state charges to perform an inspection of electrical work and limits the fee for a permit for a hot water
heater load control device to no more than $10. The bill deletes this $10 cap, specifies that the 15% cap relates to fees
as they existed on January 1, 2014, and subjects the permit fee to the adjusted 15% cap.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Status:1/4/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government 1/23/2019 House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the
Whole 1/28/2019 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments 1/29/2019 House Second Reading Laid Over to 01/31/2019 - No Amendments 1/30/2019 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee 1/31/2019 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 2/4/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Pre-Amended
HB19-1037 Colorado Energy Impact Assistance Act
Comment:
Position:Monitor
Calendar
Notification:
Thursday, February 14 2019 GENERAL ORDERS - SECOND READING OF BILLS (27) in house calendar.
Short Title:Colorado Energy Impact Assistance Act
Sponsors:C. Hansen
Summary:The bill, known as the "Colorado Energy Impact Assistance Act", authorizes any electric utility (utility) to apply to
the public utilities commission (PUC) for a financing order that will authorize the utility to issue low-cost Colorado
energy impact assistance bonds (bonds) to lower the cost to electric utility customers (ratepayers) when the
retirement of a power plant occurs. A portion of bond proceeds will provide transition assistance for Colorado
workers and communities directly affected by the retirement of the facilities (transition assistance). To repay the
bonds at the lowest cost to ratepayers, the PUC is authorized to review and approve a financing order and authorize a
special energy impact assistance charge that is separate and apart from the utility's base rates on all ratepayer bills.
The establishment and ongoing adjustment of the separate charge will allow bonds to achieve the highest possible
credit rating, at least AA/Aa2, from the national independent credit rating agencies and will therefore allow bonds to
be issued at the lowest possible interest rate and lowest subsequent cost to ratepayers.
Before issuing a financing order, the PUC must hold a public hearing, receive testimony from affected
groups, and make specified determinations concerning the necessity, prudence, justness, reasonableness, and
quantifiable benefits to utility ratepayers of issuing the financing order. After the public hearing process, if a
financing order is approved by the PUC, it must include specific information and instructions for the utility to which
it applies relating to the amount of bonds to be issued and the imposition of the energy impact assistance charge and
must require the utility to pay a specified percentage of the net present value of the savings to a newly created
Colorado energy impact assistance authority (authority) for the payment of transition assistance by the authority and
the authority's reasonable and necessary administrative and operating costs. As an alternative to the financing order
and bond issuance process, upon the closure of an electric generating facility, a Colorado electric utility may transfer
to the authority an amount of up to 15% of the net present value of operational savings created by the closure of the
electric generating facility, and such a transfer shall be deemed by the PUC to be a prudent action by the utility.
The bill specifies that the authority is governed by a 7-member board of directors appointed by the governor
and specifies mandatory and suggested occupational experience for the directors. The authority is authorized to
receive bond proceeds from a utility to which a financing order applies and use the bond proceeds to provide
transition assistance and pay its reasonable and necessary administrative and operating costs.
Transition assistance is defined to include payment of retraining costs, including costs of apprenticeship
programs and skilled worker retraining programs, for and financial assistance to directly displaced Colorado facility
workers, compensation to Colorado local governments for lost property tax revenue directly resulting from the
retirement of a facility, and similar payments, job retraining, assistance, and compensation for directly displaced
Colorado workers and local governments in areas that produce fuel used in the retired facility directly resulting from
the elimination of the need for fuel at the facility. The authority must disburse at least 50% of the transition assistance
that it provides directly to Colorado workers. In addition, when determining how best to provide transition assistance
to a local community, the authority must, in conjunction with each board of county commissioners, municipal
governing body, and school district that includes all or a portion of the impacted community, establish and take into
consideration the advice of a local advisory committee. The authority is subject to open meeting and open records
requirements and is required to submit a report to specified committees of the general assembly that sets forth a
complete and detailed financial and operating statement of the authority for any fiscal year for which the authority
has provided transition assistance.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/4/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment 2/11/2019 House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Pre-Amended
HB19-1076 Clean Indoor Air Act Add E-cigarettes Remove Exceptions
Comment:
Position:Monitor
Calendar
Notification:
Wednesday, February 20 2019 Health & Insurance 1:30 p.m. Room 0107 (2) in house calendar.
Short Title:Clean Indoor Air Act Add E-cigarettes Remove Exceptions
Sponsors:D. Michaelson Jenet | C. Larson / K. Priola | K. Donovan
Summary:The bill amends the "Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act" by:
Adding a definition of "electronic smoking device" (ESD) to include e-cigarettes and similar devices within
the scope of the act;
Citing the results of recent research on ESD emissions and their effects on human health as part of the
legislative declaration;
Eliminating the existing exceptions for certain places of business in which smoking may be permitted, such as
airport smoking concessions, businesses with 3 or fewer employees, designated smoking rooms in hotels, and
designated smoking areas in assisted living facilities; and
Repealing the ability of property owners and managers to designate smoking and nonsmoking areas through
the posting of signs. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/11/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Introduced
HB19-1086 Plumbing Inspections Ensure Compliance
Comment:
Position:Oppose
Calendar NOT ON CALENDAR
Notification:
Short Title:Plumbing Inspections Ensure Compliance
Sponsors:M. Duran
Summary:Current law requires plumbing inspectors employed by qualified state institutions of higher education to possess the
same qualifications required of state plumbing inspectors. Section 1 of the bill requires the same of inspectors
employed by an incorporated town or city, county, or city and county.
Section 2 requires state plumbing inspectors or plumbing inspectors employed by the state, an incorporated
town or city, county, city and county, or qualified state institution of higher education (entity) to conduct a
contemporaneous review of each plumbing project inspected to ensure compliance with the plumbing law, including
specifically licensure and apprentice requirements. However, each entity need not perform a contemporaneous
review for each inspection of a project. Each entity shall develop standard procedures to advise inspectors on how to
conduct a contemporaneous review. Each entity must post its standard procedures on its public website and provide
the director of the division of professions and occupations within the department of regulatory agencies with a link to
the web page on which the standard procedures have been posted. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/14/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor 1/14/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Introduced
HB19-1096 Colorado Right To Rest
Comment:
Position:Oppose
Calendar
Notification:
Tuesday, February 26 2019 Transportation & Local Government Upon Adjournment Room 0112 (1) in house calendar.
Short Title:Colorado Right To Rest
Sponsors:J. Melton
Summary:The bill creates the "Colorado Right to Rest Act", which establishes basic rights for people experiencing
homelessness, including but not limited to the right to rest in public spaces, to shelter themselves from the elements,
to eat or accept food in any public space where food is not prohibited, to occupy a legally parked vehicle, and to have
a reasonable expectation of privacy of their property.
The bill prohibits discrimination based on housing status.
The bill creates an exemption of the basic right to rest for people experiencing homelessness for any county,
city, municipality, or subdivision that can demonstrate that, for 3 consecutive months, the waiting lists for all local
public housing authorities contain fewer than 50 people.
The bill allows the general assembly to appropriate money from the marijuana tax cash fund to the
department of local affairs for the purpose of enabling governmental entities that do not meet the exemption
requirement to reduce the housing waiting lists to fewer than 50 people for at least 6 months per year.
The bill allows any person whose rights have been violated to seek enforcement in a civil action.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/14/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government Fiscal Notes:
Bill Version:Introduced
HB19-1099 Eliminate Red Light Cameras
Comment:
Position:Oppose
Calendar
Notification:
Wednesday, February 20 2019 Transportation & Local Government 1:30 p.m. Room 0112 (2) in house calendar.
Short Title:Eliminate Red Light Cameras
Sponsors:S. Humphrey | J. Melton
Summary:The bill repeals the authorization for the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality to use automated vehicle
identification systems, including red light cameras, to identify violators of traffic regulations and issue citations based
on photographic evidence and creates a prohibition on such activity.
The bill repeals the authorization for the department of public safety to use an automated vehicle
identification system to detect speeding violations within a highway maintenance, repair, or construction zone. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/14/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government Fiscal Notes:
Bill Version:Introduced
HB19-1119 Peace Officer Internal Investigation Open Records
Comment:
Position:Oppose
Calendar
Notification:
Tuesday, February 19 2019 Judiciary 1:30 p.m. Room 0112 (2) in house calendar.
Short Title:Peace Officer Internal Investigation Open Records
Sponsors:J. Coleman
Summary:The bill makes an internal investigation file (file) of a peace officer for in-uniform or on-duty conduct that involves a
member of the public subject to an open records request. The bill requires some information to be redacted before
complying with the open records request. The bill allows the custodian of the file to first provide a summary of the
file to the requester and then allows the requester access to the file after the requester has reviewed the summary.
Under the bill, a custodian of a file in which there is an ongoing criminal case can deny inspection of the file. The file
becomes open for inspection after all the charges are dismissed or the defendant is sentenced. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/16/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary Fiscal Notes:
Bill Version:Introduced
HB19-1159 Modify Innovative Motor Vehicle Income Tax Credits
Comment:
Position:Support
Calendar
Notification:
Monday, February 25 2019 Energy & Environment 1:30 p.m. Room 0112 (1) in house calendar.
Short Title:Modify Innovative Motor Vehicle Income Tax Credits
Sponsors:S. Jaquez Lewis | M. Gray / J. Danielson
Summary:The bill modifies the amounts of and extends the number of available years of the existing income tax credits for the
purchase or lease of an electric motor vehicle, a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle, and an original equipment
manufacturer electric truck and plug-in hybrid electric truck.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/29/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment + Finance Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Introduced
HB19-1165 On-site Wind Turbine Manufacturing Property Tax Exemption
Comment:
Position:Monitor
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:On-site Wind Turbine Manufacturing Property Tax Exemption
Sponsors:R. Pelton / K. Donovan | D. Hisey
Summary:For property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2020, but before January 1, 2030, the bill exempts from
property tax business personal property used to manufacture wind turbines or components of wind turbines at the site
where the wind turbines will be placed into service. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/30/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment + Finance + Appropriations 2/11/2019 House Committee on Energy & Environment Postpone Indefinitely Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Introduced
SB19-006 Electronic Sales And Use Tax Simplification System
Comment:
Position:Support
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:Electronic Sales And Use Tax Simplification System
Sponsors:A. Williams / T. Kraft-Tharp | K. Van Winkle
Summary:Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force. The bill requires the office of information technology (office) and
the department of revenue (department), within existing resources, to conduct a sourcing method in accordance with
the applicable provisions of the procurement code, and any applicable rules, for the development of an electronic
sales and use tax simplification system (system). The bill also requires the office and the department to involve
stakeholders to develop the scope of work.
The bill requires the general assembly to make any necessary appropriations for the initial funding and
ongoing maintenance of the system from any net sales tax revenues that is credited to the general fund.
The bill specifies that on and after the date the system is online the department is required to accept any
returns and payments processed through the system for state sales and use tax and for any sales and use taxes that are
collected by the department on behalf of any local taxing jurisdiction.
The bill specifies that it is the general assembly's intent that a certain number of local taxing jurisdictions
with home rule charters voluntarily use the system when the system comes online. Additionally, the bill states that it
is the general assembly's intent that all local taxing jurisdictions with home rule charters voluntarily use the system
within a specified number of years.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Status:1/4/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance 1/22/2019 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
1/25/2019 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee 1/28/2019 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 1/31/2019 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance 2/11/2019 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Pre-Amended
SB19-008 Substance Use Disorder Treatment In Criminal Justice System
Comment:
Position:Support
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:Substance Use Disorder Treatment In Criminal Justice System
Sponsors:K. Priola | B. Pettersen / C. Kennedy | J. Singer
Summary:Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee. Section 1 of the bill requires the Colorado
commission on criminal and juvenile justice to study and make recommendations concerning:
Alternatives to filing criminal charges against individuals with substance use disorders who have been
arrested for drug-related offenses;
Best practices for investigating unlawful opioid distribution in Colorado; and
A process for automatically sealing criminal records for drug offense convictions.
Section 2 of the bill requires the department of corrections (DOC) to allow medication-assisted treatment to be
provided to persons who were receiving treatment in a local jail prior to being transferred to the custody of the DOC.
The DOC may enter into agreements with community agencies and organizations to assist in the development and
administration of medication-assisted treatment.
Section 3 of the bill contains a legislative declaration that the substance abuse trend and response task force
should formulate a response to current and emerging substance abuse problems from the criminal justice, prevention,
and treatment sectors that includes the use of drop-off treatment services, mobile and walk-in crisis centers, and
withdrawal management programs as an alternative to entry into the criminal justice system for offenders of low-
level drug offenses.
Section 4 of the bill directs the department of health care policy and financing to seek federal authorization
under the Medicaid program for treatment of substance use disorders for persons confined in jails.
Section 5 of the bill creates a simplified process for sealing convictions for level 4 drug felonies, all drug
misdemeanors, and any offense committed prior to October 1, 2013, that would have been a level 4 drug felony or
drug misdemeanor if committed on or after October 1, 2013. A defendant may file a motion to seal records 3 years or
more after final disposition of the criminal proceedings. Conviction records may be sealed only after a hearing and
upon court order.
Section 6 of the bill requires jails that receive funding through the jail-based behavioral health services
program to allow medication-assisted treatment to be provided to individuals in the jail. The jail may enter into
agreements with community agencies and organizations to assist in the development and administration of
medication-assisted treatment.
Section 7 of the bill provides an appropriation, including for the following programs funded through the
annual long appropriations act:
Increasing from 4 to 10 the number of the law-enforcement-assisted diversion pilot programs; and
Increasing coresponder funding for criminal justice diversion pilot programs in the office of behavioral health
in the department of human services. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/4/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary Fiscal Notes:
Bill Version:Introduced
SB19-034 Local Government Recycling Standards For Food Containers
Comment:
Position:Monitor
Calendar
Notification:
Tuesday, February 26 2019 SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE 2:00 PM SCR 354 (1) in senate calendar.
Short Title:Local Government Recycling Standards For Food Containers
Sponsors:D. Moreno / J. Arndt
Summary:Currently, state law preempts local governments from restricting or mandating containers for any consumer products.
The bill allows a local government to set a standard for a retail food establishment's use of ready-to-eat food
containers that may be discarded through recycling or composting. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/4/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Introduced
SB19-053 California Motor Vehicle Emission Standards
Comment:
Position:Oppose
Calendar
Notification:
Wednesday, February 13 2019 SENATE HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Upon Adjournment LSB-B (1) in senate calendar.
Short Title:California Motor Vehicle Emission Standards
Sponsors:J. Cooke
Summary:The bill prohibits the air quality control commission from adopting motor vehicle emission standards that are more
stringent than federal standards and from adopting the California motor vehicle emission standards and test
procedures unless they are the same as the federal standards. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/8/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Introduced
SB19-077 Electric Motor Vehicles Public Utility Services
Comment:
Position:Monitor
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:Electric Motor Vehicles Public Utility Services
Sponsors:K. Priola | A. Williams / C. Hansen
Summary:Currently, public utilities 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 public utility to apply to the public utilities commission (commission) to build facilities to
support electric vehicles. Standards are set for approval. When a facility is built, the rates and charges for the
services:
May allow a return on any investment made by a public utility at the utility's weighted average cost of capital
at the utility's most recent rate of return on equity approved by the commission; and
Must be recovered from all customers of a public utility in a manner that is similar to the recovery of
distribution system investments. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/11/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Introduced
SB19-085 Equal Pay For Equal Work Act
Comment:
Position:Monitor
Calendar
Notification:
Wednesday, February 20 2019 SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE 1:30 PM SCR 352 (1) in senate calendar.
Short Title:Equal Pay For Equal Work Act
Sponsors:J. Danielson | B. Pettersen / J. Buckner | S. Gonzales-Gutierrez
Summary:The bill removes the authority of the director of the division of labor standards and statistics in the department of
labor and employment (director) to enforce wage discrimination complaints based on an employee's sex and instead
permits an aggrieved person to bring a civil action in district court to pursue remedies specified in the bill.
The bill allows exceptions to the prohibition against a wage differential based on sex if the employer
demonstrates that a wage differential is based upon one or more factors, including:
A seniority system;
A merit system; or
A system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production.
The bill prohibits an employer from:
Seeking the wage rate history of a prospective employee;
Relying on a prior wage rate to determine a wage rate;
Discriminating or retaliating against a prospective employee for failing to disclose the employee's wage rate
history; and
Discharging or retaliating against an employee for actions by an employee asserting the rights established by
the bill against an employer.
The bill requires an employer to announce to all employees employment advancement opportunities and job openings
and the pay range for the openings. The director is authorized to enforce actions against an employer concerning
transparency in pay and employment opportunities, including fines of between $500 and $10,000 per violation.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/17/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary Fiscal Notes:Fiscal Note
Bill Version:Introduced
SB19-096 Collect Long-term Climate Change Data
Comment:
Position:Support
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:Collect Long-term Climate Change Data
Sponsors:K. Donovan / C. Hansen
Summary:The bill requires the air quality control commission in the department of public health and environment to collect
greenhouse gas emissions data from greenhouse gas-emitting entities, report on the data, including a forecast of
future emissions, and propose a draft rule to address the emissions by July 1, 2020. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Status:1/23/2019 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy Fiscal Notes:
Bill Version:Introduced