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MEMORANDUM
Date: May 5, 2022
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ginny Sawyer, Policy and Project Manager
Thru: Kelly DiMartino, Interim City Manager
Tyler Marr, Assistant City Manager
RE: Legislative Updates
The 2022 legislative session officially ends on Wednesday, May 11. The Legislative Review
Committee met on April 19, 2022 (draft minutes attached) to review bill positions and new bills.
In the last days of session bill status moves quickly. This memo intends to highlight bills LRC
has taken a position on and provide a status as of May 5, 2022.
The full bill tracker can be found here: https://www.fcgov.com/citymanager/legislative.php
HB 1011: Wildfire Mitigation Incentives for Local Governments (Support) – Moving Forward
HB 1028: Statewide Regulations of Controlled Intersections (Oppose) – Governor Signed
HB 1051: Affordable Housing Tax Credit (Support) – Moving Forward. In Finance.
Hb 1083: CO Homeless Contribution Income Tax Credit (Support) – Moving Forward
HB 1151: Turf Replacement Program (Support) – Moving Forward
HB 1152: Prohibit Employer Adverse Action Marijuana Use (Oppose) – Postponed Indefinitely
HB 1159: Waste Diversion & Circular Economy Development Ctr (Support) – Moving Forward
HB 1272: Repeal of Attorney Fees on Motion to Dismiss (Oppose) – Moving Forward
HB 1277: Authorize Credit Unions to Hold Public Money (Support) – Postponed Indefinitely
HB 1287: Protections for Mobile Home Park Residents (Support) – Moving Forward
HB 1304: State Grant Investments in Affordable Housing (Support) – Moving Forward
Hb 1355: Producer Responsibility Program for Recycling (Support) – Moving Forward. In Finance
SB 063: Property Ownership Fairness Act (Oppose) – Postponed Indefinitely
SB 146: Middle Income Access Program Expansion (Support) – Moving Forward
SB 149: Improve Marijuana Industry Regulation (Support if Amended) – Postponed Indefinitely
SB 159: Revolving Loan Fund Invest in Affordable Housing (Support) – Moving Forward
SB 160: Loan Program Resident-Owned Communities (Support) – Moving Forward
SB 193: Air Quality Improvement Investments (Support) – Moving Forward
SB 198: Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Enterprise (Support) – Moving Forward
SB 232: Creation of Colorado workforce Housing Trust Authority (Oppose) – Just Introduced
Legislative Review Committee (LRC) meetings are scheduled from 3:00-4:00PM via Zoom on
the following dates:
May 31, 2022
June 28, 2022
July 26, 2022
August 30, 2022
September 27, 2022
Adjustments will be made as needed.
City Manager’s Office
City Hall
300 LaPorte Ave.
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6505
970.224.6107 - fax
fcgov.com
Legislative Review Committee
Minutes
Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
Committee Members Present:
Tricia Canonico (Chair), Shirley Peel, Susan Gutowsky, Jeni Arndt
Staff Present:
Tyler Marr, Ginny Sawyer, John Duval, Lindsay Ex, Michelle Finchum, Ed Bowditch, Jennifer Cassell
1. Unanimous approval of minutes from March 22, 2022 Meeting
2. Bill Review (Day 98)
a. Bills postponed Indefinitely
i. HB 1152: Prohibit Employer Adverse Action Marijuana Use
ii. HB 1277: Authorize Credit Unions to Hold Public Money
iii. SB 149: Improve Marijuana Industry Regulation
b. Bills for Discussion (Hot List)
i. HB 1159: Waste Diversion and Circular Economy Development Center
a. Question from CM Gutowsky on additional information on location : Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Location in Denver. Provide
infrastructure and messaging (support the waste reduction and recycling market).
ii. HB 1244: Public Protections form Toxic Air Contaminants
a. CDPHE concerns around being the ones responsible for having accountability loop. CC4CA
addressing concerns and trying to amend the language to exempt municipal utilities
(assisting Colorado Association for Municipal Utilities).
iii. SB 193: Air Quality Improvement Investments
a. Supports and provides rebates for transitions to EV mobility.
b. Electric lawn equipment was removed from the bill. Gas powered lawn equipment
contributes a considerable amount to GHG.
c. Movement to change from monitor to supporting bill.
iv. SB 198: Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Enterprise
a. Movement to change from monitor to supporting bill.
v. HB 1355: Producer Responsibility Program for Recycling
vi. HB 1272: Repeal of Attorney Fees on Motions to Dismiss
vii. HB 1361: Oil and Gas Reporting
a. Would like more detail on this bill
viii. HB 1362: Building Greenhouse Gas Emissions
a. CC4CA supports this bill. CML is opposing this bill.
3. CC4CA
a. General updates provided.
4. Other Business
a. Rule Making