All the Bills That Died
| HB12-1255 | Ending Continuous Appropriation Of State Moneys |
| Sponsors: | BAUMGARDNER |
| Summary: | Beginning on July 1, 2012, the bill ends all continuous appropriations from the general fund or any cash fund to any state agency. The general assembly is required to annually appropriate the moneys that were previously continuously appropriated, and it is prohibited from continuously appropriating moneys to a state agency in the future. |
| Status: | 02/07/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
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| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (22) in house calendar. |
| HB12-1309 | Colorado Mandatory E-verify Act |
| Sponsors: | SWALM / KING K. |
| Summary: | Under current law, employers are required to examine, and retain records of examining, the legal work status of new employees. The bill enacts the "Colorado Mandatory E-verify Act", which requires all employers in the state, by January 1, 2013, to instead participate in the federal electronic verification program (e-verify program) for purposes of verifying the work eligibility status of all new employees hired by an employer. Employers are subject to fines of up to $5,000 for a first offense and up to $25,000 for a second offense for failing to participate in the e-verify program. For subsequent offenses, an employer is subject to a fine of up to $25,000 and a 6-month suspension of the employer's business licenses. The department of labor and employment (department) must notify employers via quarterly electronic publications and post a notice on its web site explaining the requirements of the act to employers. Additionally, the bill requires the secretary of state, in consultation with the department, to include information about the requirements of the act on its web site. |
| Status: | 02/20/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Economic and Business Development 03/22/2012 House Committee on Economic and Business Development Refer Amended to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources 05/07/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
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| Audio, Floors and Committees: | House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources: HB12-1309 House Economic and Business Development : HB12-1309 |
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| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (20) in house calendar. |
| HB12-1356 | No Sev Money For Local Gov That Impacts Oil & Gas |
| Sponsors: | SONNENBERG / BROPHY |
| Summary: | Currently, moneys in the local government severance tax fund are primarily used for 2 purposes: * For the executive director of the department of local affairs to provide grants and loans to political subdivisions impacted by development, processing, or energy conversion of minerals and mineral fuels; and * For direct distributions to counties and municipalities based on factors related to oil and gas production. The bill prohibits any local government that restricts or delays the ability of an oil and gas producer to exercise the producer's property right as a lessee or owner to extract oil and gas from receiving any grants or direct distributions from the local government severance tax fund. |
| Status: | 04/27/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources 05/07/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
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| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (21) in house calendar. |
| SB12-002 | Civil Unions |
| Sponsors: | STEADMAN |
| Summary: | The bill creates the "Colorado Civil Union
Act" (Act) to authorize any 2 unmarried adults, regardless of gender, to
enter into a civil union. Parties wanting to enter into a civil union
apply to a county clerk and recorder for a civil union license. Certain
persons may certify a civil union. After the civil union is certified,
the officiant files the civil union certificate with the county clerk
and recorder. A priest, minister, rabbi, or other official of a
religious institution or denomination or an Indian nation or tribe is
not required to certify a civil union in violation of his or her right
to free exercise of religion. The criteria for a valid civil union are
set forth in the bill. The executive director of the department of
public health and environment and the state registrar of vital
statistics shall issue forms necessary to implement the Act. Each county
clerk and recorder submits records of registered civil unions to the
office of vital statistics. A county clerk and recorder collects a fee
for a civil union license, which fee is credited to the vital statistics
records cash fund. The state registrar of vital statistics is
authorized to set and collect an additional fee for verification of
civil unions, which fee is credited to the vital statistics records cash
fund. A county clerk and recorder collects a $20 fee to be credited to
the Colorado domestic abuse program fund. The legal benefits,
protections, and responsibilities that are granted under the law to
spouses apply in like manner to parties to a civil union, including the
following: * Responsibility for financial support of a party to a civil union; * Rights and abilities concerning transfer of real or personal property to a party in a civil union; * The ability to file a claim based on wrongful death, emotional distress, loss of consortium, dramshop, or other laws, whether common law or statutory, related to or dependent upon spousal status; * Prohibitions against discrimination based upon spousal status; * The ability to inherit real and personal property from a party in a civil union under the probate code; * Priority for appointment as a conservator, guardian, or personal representative; * Survivor benefits under and inclusion in workers' compensation laws; * The ability to adopt a child of a party to a civil union; * The ability to insure a party to a civil union under group benefit plans for state employees; * The ability to designate a party in a civil union as a beneficiary under the state public employees retirement system; * Survivor benefits under local government firefighter and police pensions; * Protections and coverage under domestic abuse and domestic violence laws; * Rights and protections under victims' compensation laws and victims and witness protection laws; * Laws, policies, or procedures relating to emergency and nonemergency medical care and treatment and hospital visitation; * Rights to visit a party in a civil union in a correctional facility, jail, or private contract prison or in a facility providing mental health treatment; * The ability to file a complaint about the care or treatment of a party in a civil union in a nursing home; * Rights relating to declarations concerning the administration, withholding, or withdrawing of medical treatment, proxy decision-makers and surrogate decision-makers, CPR directives, or directives concerning medical orders for scope of treatment forms with respect to a party to a civil union; * Rights concerning the disposition of the last remains of a party to a civil union; * The right to make decisions regarding anatomical gifts; * Eligibility for family leave benefits; * Eligibility for public assistance benefits; * A privilege from providing compelled testimony against a party in a civil union and evidentiary privileges for parties to a civil union; * The right to apply for emergency or involuntary commitment of a party to a civil union; * The right to claim a homestead exemption; * The ability to protect exempt property from attachment, execution, or garnishment; * Dependent coverage under life insurance; and * Dependent coverage under health insurance policies; except that this provision is effective for plans issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2013. The same processes that are provided in law for dissolution, legal separation, and declaration of invalidity of a marriage apply to dissolution, legal separation, and declaration of invalidity of a civil union. Any person who enters into a civil union in Colorado consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of Colorado for the purpose of any action relating to a civil union even if one or both parties cease to reside in the state. The courts are directed to follow the laws of Colorado in a matter filed in Colorado that is seeking a dissolution, legal separation, or invalidity of a civil union that was entered into in another state. The courts are authorized to collect docket fees for the dissolution of a civil union, legal separation of a civil union, and declaration of invalidity of a civil union. The Act shall not be construed to create a marriage between the parties to a civil union or alter the public policy of this state that recognizes only the union of one man and one woman as a marriage. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Act shall not be interpreted to require a child placement agency to place a child for adoption with parties to a civil union. The Act includes a reciprocity and principle of comity section that states that a relationship between persons of the same sex that does not comply with section 31 of article II of the state constitution that is legally entered into in another jurisdiction is deemed in Colorado to be a civil union and that, under principles of comity, a civil union, domestic partnership, or a substantially similar legal relationship that is legally created in another jurisdiction is deemed to be a civil union for purposes of Colorado law. A severability clause is included in the Act. The executive director of the department of revenue is authorized to appoint a study commission to investigate and report on what changes in the law could be made to ensure equitable tax treatment and to allow parties to a civil union to file a joint state tax return without violating the federal tax laws. Until a statutory change is enacted to authorize the filing of a joint state tax return by parties to a civil union, the Act shall not be construed to permit the filing of a joint income tax return by the parties to a civil union. A custodian of records is prohibited from allowing a person, other than the person in interest or an immediate family member of the person in interest, to inspect the application for a civil union license of any person; except that a district court may order the custodian to permit inspection of the license application for a civil union upon a showing of good cause. A person who has entered into a designated beneficiary agreement under Colorado's designated beneficiary statute is precluded from entering into a civil union with a different person. If both parties to a designated beneficiary agreement are eligible to enter into a valid civil union and subsequently enter into a civil union, the civil union certificate constitutes a superseding legal document that supersedes and invalidates the prior designated beneficiary agreement. The bill makes other conforming amendments. The bill takes effect October 1, 2012; except that the provision relating to the inclusion of a partner in a civil union as a dependent on a health insurance policy takes effect January 1, 2013. |
| Status: | 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + Finance 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + Finance + Appropriations 02/15/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance 02/16/2012 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/17/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/19/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/20/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/25/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/26/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 05/03/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Finance 05/04/2012 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | Civil unions bill killed along with 30 other bills in late-night game of political chicken Civil unions bill dies in Colorado House after 'impasse' Editorial: If Colorado civil unions bill stalls, special session should be called Rep. Cheri Gerou says fellow Jeffco Republican “lied” about civil unions |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | House Finance: SB12-002 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 107: SB12-002 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 106: SB12-002 Senate Judiciary : SB12-002 Senate Judiciary : SB12-002 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 106: SB12-002 Senate Legislative Day 107: SB12-002 Senate Legislative Day 106: SB12-002 |
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| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (29) in house calendar. |
| SB12-005 | Ofc Econ Dev Business Retention & Expansion Prog |
| Sponsors: | NEWELL / MASSEY |
| Summary: | In order to retain and grow existing businesses in the state, the bill directs the Colorado office of economic development (office) to develop and administer the Colorado business retention and expansion program under the office's statewide economic development plan. The bill describes the office's specific duties under the program, including the requirement that the office annually report on the program to the general assembly. |
| Status: | 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology + Appropriations 01/30/2012 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/03/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/05/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/09/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/23/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/24/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 04/27/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations 05/04/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
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| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 105: SB12-005 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 104: SB12-005 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 105: SB12-005 Senate Legislative Day 104: SB12-005 |
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| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (15) in house calendar. |
| SB12-012 | DOR Audits Auto Emission Test Centers |
| Sponsors: | KING S. / MIKLOSI |
| Summary: | Legislative Audit Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the legislative audit committee regarding the department of revenue's audits of facilities that conduct automobile emission inspections. Specifically, federal environmental protection agency rules require such inspections at least twice per year while current state law generally requires them every 90 days; the bill conforms state law with federal law. Current law requires the department to conduct performance audits on each test lane at enhanced inspection centers and equipment audits on each lane at all types of inspection centers; the bill requires such audits to be conducted at least twice per year on each lane at the facilities. Finally, the bill authorizes the department to conduct risk-based audits for stations and facilities employing inspectors or mechanics suspected of violating rules. |
| Status: | 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation + Appropriations 01/24/2012 Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended to Appropriations 02/03/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/10/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/13/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/16/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation 03/15/2012 House Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended to Finance 03/29/2012 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/20/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 04/23/2012 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed 04/24/2012 House Third Reading Passed 05/02/2012:42 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 05/03/2012:36 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 05/04/2012 Sent to the Governor |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
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| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado House Audio 2012 Legislative Day 105: SB12-012 Colorado House Audio 2012 Legislative Day 104: SB12-012 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 34: SB12-012 |
| Video Center: | House Legislative Day 104: SB12-012 House Legislative Day 105: SB12-012 Senate Legislative Day 34: SB12-012 Senate Legislative Day 31: SB12-012 |
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| Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
| SB12-027 | Committee Of Reference Review Of Rules |
| Sponsors: | SCHEFFEL |
| Summary: | The bill creates an additional rule review process for rules adopted on or after November 1, 2011, that are determined by the staff of the committee on legal services (the office of legislative legal services) to be related to legislation enacted during any legislative session, regular or special, commencing on or after January 1, 2011. The rules are to be reviewed by a committee of reference of the general assembly. The legislative council staff determines what committee of reference appears to be the most appropriate based on the principal departments assigned to each committee of reference as specified in legislative rule. The committees of reference must review all assigned rules no later than the 45th day of the legislative session. Each committee of reference may establish its own procedures for the review, but the bill sets forth minimum requirements for at least one public meeting. The bill allows the committees of reference to disapprove a rule for any reason, but provides the committees of reference some minimum considerations. The bill requires that the committees of reference recommend to the general assembly a bill regarding the committee's determinations related to the expiration or postponement of the expiration of rules assigned to and reviewed by the committee of reference. The bill also requires the posting of a completed cost-benefit analysis on the official web sites of the agencies completing the cost-benefit analysis and the official web site of the department of regulatory agencies. |
| Status: | 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + Appropriations 02/01/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only 02/14/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/10/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/12/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/24/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/25/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 04/26/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Economic and Business Development 05/03/2012 House Committee on Economic and Business Development Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
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| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 107: SB12-027 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 105: SB12-027 Senate Judiciary : SB12-027 Senate Judiciary : SB12-027 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 107: SB12-027 Senate Legislative Day 105: SB12-027 |
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| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (11) in house calendar. |
| SB12-028 | Aggravated Juvenile Offenders |
| Sponsors: | GRANTHAM |
| Summary: | When a juvenile is adjudicated a delinquent for either murder in the first or second degree and adjudicated an aggravated juvenile offender, the court may sentence the juvenile consecutively or concurrently for all adjudicated offenses arising from the petition. Under current law, an aggravated juvenile offender whose custody is transferred to the department of corrections is subject to the adult parole provisions. The bill sets the period of parole for an aggravated juvenile offender who was adjudicated a delinquent for first degree murder at 20 years after the completion of his or her sentence. Under current law, when an aggravated juvenile offender who is under the jurisdiction of the department of human services reaches 20 years and 6 months of age, the court conducts a hearing to determine the offender's further placement. The bill requires the court to order a psychological evaluation before the hearing to determine if the juvenile is a danger to himself or herself or others. |
| Status: | 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + Appropriations 01/30/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/10/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/12/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/24/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/25/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 04/26/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 05/03/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/04/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
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| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 107: SB12-028 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 105: SB12-028 Senate Judiciary : SB12-028 Senate Judiciary : SB12-028 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 107: SB12-028 Senate Legislative Day 105: SB12-028 |
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| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (6) in house calendar. |
| SB12-046 | Discipline In Public Schools |
| Sponsors: | NEWELL / NIKKEL |
| Summary: | Legislative Task Force to Study School
Discipline. The bill amends the statutory grounds for suspension or
expulsion of a student to increase the discretion of school
administrators and school district boards of education (local boards).
The only circumstances under which expulsion remains mandatory are those
that involve a student who is determined to have brought a firearm to
school or possessed a firearm at school. The bill defines the terms
"suspension", "in-school suspension", "out-of-school suspension", and
"expulsion". The bill relocates, with substantive amendments, certain
statutory provisions concerning school conduct and discipline codes
(codes) and safe school reporting requirements. Each code shall include
criteria distinguishing minor code violations from behavior that will
result in the referral of an offending student to a law enforcement
agency. Each code shall include a specific policy concerning the
prevention of sexual assault and domestic violence. Each public school
of a school district shall require each student enrolled in the public
school to be familiar with the provisions of the code. In creating and
enforcing a code, each local board shall: * Ensure that the code is designed to protect students from harm, provide opportunities for students to learn from their mistakes, foster a positive learning community, keep students in school, and implement a graduated set of age-appropriate responses to misconduct that are fair and proportionate in relation to each student's individual conduct; * To the extent practicable, limit the use of out-of-school suspensions and expulsions to incidents that involve conduct that poses a serious and credible threat to the safety of pupils and staff; and * To the extent practicable, use prevention, intervention, restorative justice, peer mediation, counseling, and other approaches to address student misconduct. In creating a code, each local board shall solicit and consider input from the school district accountability committee of the school district and a local or statewide law enforcement agency. To the extent practicable, each local board shall assist teachers and other school employees, as may be appropriate, in obtaining training in conflict resolution in and out of the classroom, disciplinary alternatives, and restorative justice for the purpose of preventing violations of the school district's code. If a student is suspended from school, the suspending authority shall provide an opportunity for the student to make up school work during the period of suspension for full academic credit. The report of code violations that is required of each school principal as part of the safe school reporting requirements shall specifically identify each violation that resulted in referral to a law enforcement agency. On and after October 1, 2012, the peace officer standards and training (P.O.S.T.) board shall create and provide a training curriculum to prepare peace officers to serve as school resource officers. In creating the training curriculum, the P.O.S.T. board shall solicit and, to the extent practicable, implement the suggestions of relevant stakeholders. On and after October 1, 2013, neither a school administrator nor a local board shall accept the assignment of a peace officer acting in his or her official capacity as school resource officer in a public school unless the peace officer has successfully completed the school resource officer training program. |
| Status: | 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education 02/16/2012 Senate Committee on Education Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only 03/01/2012 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/24/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/26/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/27/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education 05/02/2012 House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 108: SB12-046 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 107: SB12-046 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 108: SB12-046 Senate Legislative Day 107: SB12-046 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (5) in house calendar. |
| SB12-047 | Basic Skills Testing In High School |
| Sponsors: | KING K. / MASSEY |
| Summary: | Educational Success Task Force. The general assembly recognizes the federal high school testing requirements; recognizes that most states have adopted the common core state standards in mathematics and English language arts; and states its intent and expectation that ACT, Inc., will reconfigure the ACT to align with the common core state standards and thereby enable the states to administer the ACT as the statewide high school assessment that meets the federal high school testing requirements. The bill clarifies that each public school, including each charter school, will assist each student and his or her parent in creating and maintaining an individual career and academic plan (ICAP) no later than ninth grade. The school will work with the student to use the ICAP to guide course selections and performance expectations with the goal of ensuring the student demonstrates postsecondary and workforce readiness upon graduation at a level that enables the student to progress toward his or her postsecondary goals, as identified in the ICAP, without needing remedial educational services. Starting in the 2012-13 school year, each public school, including each charter school, that includes grades 9 through 12 will administer to students in those grades the basic skills placement or assessments tests (basic skills tests) that are used by the community colleges for first-time freshman students, except the schools need not administer the tests to students with disabilities who take the alternative statewide assessments. The school district or charter school will receive state funding to pay for one administration per student of all of the basic skills test units. If indicated by the student's scores, the school will create an intervention plan for the student to ensure that the student receives the classes and other educational services necessary for the student to demonstrate postsecondary and workforce readiness at graduation at a level that allows the student to advance toward his or her identified postsecondary goals without needing remedial educational services. The school, the student, and the student's parents may agree to concurrently enroll the student in basic skills courses at an institution of higher education if the student is in twelfth grade. Each student's ICAP will include the student's scores on the basic skills tests and the student's intervention plan, if any. When adopting the criteria for endorsed high school diplomas, the state board of education and the Colorado commission on higher education will establish the criteria for demonstrating postsecondary and workforce readiness at various levels that reflect the postsecondary education options available to students. Because the criteria for issuing endorsed high school diplomas are not yet adopted, the bill changes the beginning date on which schools and school districts will be held accountable for the number of students who receive endorsed high school diplomas. |
| Status: | 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education + Appropriations 02/15/2012 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/10/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/12/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/23/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/24/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments 04/27/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education 04/30/2012 House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/03/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 105: SB12-047 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 105: SB12-047 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 104: SB12-047 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 105: SB12-047 Senate Legislative Day 105: SB12-047 Senate Legislative Day 104: SB12-047 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (16) in house calendar. |
| SB12-083 | Dynamic Modeling For Fiscal Impact Of Bills |
| Sponsors: | SCHEFFEL / DELGROSSO |
| Summary: | The bill changes the process by which legislative council staff obtains a dynamic model to be used initially to analyze the direct and indirect or secondary economic effects related to a limited number of bills making a tax policy change. Specifically, the bill requires the director of research to solicit and accept proposals to develop or procure a dynamic model and to present the proposals to the executive committee of the legislative council (executive committee). The executive committee then selects the dynamic model. As soon as there is sufficient moneys in the dynamic modeling cash fund, which includes gifts, grants, and donations, the director must purchase the dynamic model to be used by legislative council staff. The requirement that the director hire an independent contractor if there is $120,000 in gifts, grants, and donations is eliminated, and the prohibition on using general fund moneys is limited to prohibiting such moneys from being used to purchase the model. The bill also exempts the dynamic modeling cash fund from general reporting and repeal requirements related to gifts, grants, and donations. |
| Status: | 01/19/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance 05/01/2012 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations 05/04/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 05/07/2012 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments 05/08/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/08/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance 05/08/2012 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Legislative Council |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 119: SB12-083 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 118: SB12-083 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 118: SB12-083 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
| SB12-086 | Study Cost Of Regulatory Compliance |
| Sponsors: | CADMAN |
| Summary: | This bill creates a legislatively appointed task force to study the cost of regulatory compliance for businesses in Colorado subject to Colorado's regulatory system. The task force consists of 9 members: 2 of the members are appointed by the president of the senate; 2 by the minority leader of the senate; 2 by the speaker of the house of representatives; and 2 by the minority leader of the house of representatives, respectively. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives jointly appoint one member of the task force. The bill establishes the qualifications required for each of the members of the task force. The duration of the study is 2 years with an interim report and a final report to the general assembly of the results of the study at its conclusion. The bill establishes the general guidelines for the contents of the study and authorizes the task force to consult similar studies, including studies that have been carried out for the federal government. The bill requires the task force to be funded privately by gifts, grants, and donations and adequate funding for the study must be tracked by the legislative council staff as provided by law. The bill authorizes the directors of the legislative council staff and the office of legislative legal services and the state auditor to provide staff to the task force if adequate funding is received. The task force may also accept staff support from the private sector. |
| Status: | 01/19/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance 01/19/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations 02/09/2012 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 03/09/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 03/13/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 05/01/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 05/02/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/02/2012 Senate Third Reading Reconsidered 05/02/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Economic and Business Development 05/03/2012 House Committee on Economic and Business Development Refer Unamended to Legislative Council 05/04/2012 House Committee on Legislative Council Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Legislative Council Committee: SB12-086 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 113: SB12-086 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 113: SB12-086 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 112: SB12-086 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 113: SB12-086 Senate Legislative Day 113: SB12-086 Senate Legislative Day 112: SB12-086 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (24) in house calendar. |
| SB12-101 | Authority Of A Local Improvement District |
| Sponsors: | NICHOLSON / BRADFORD |
| Summary: | The bill modifies certain provisions of the law governing county and city and county local improvement districts (districts) to make the provisions consistent with the law governing improvement districts. Section 1 of the bill allows a district in which a sales tax is levied to include noncontiguous areas. Section 2 allows a district to use sales tax revenues for the organization, promotion, marketing, and management of public events. It further specifies procedures for a property owner to petition to be included in or excluded from a district. |
| Status: | 01/26/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government 01/26/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government + Appropriations 02/09/2012 Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/10/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/12/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/24/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/25/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 04/26/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government 05/02/2012 House Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations 05/04/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 107: SB12-101 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 105: SB12-101 Senate Local Government: SB12-101 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 107: SB12-101 Senate Legislative Day 105: SB12-101 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (7) in house calendar. |
| SB12-104 | Drug Treatment Fund Consolidation |
| Sponsors: | STEADMAN / DELGROSSO |
| Summary: | Currently, there are 3 major state funding sources for substance abuse treatment. The bill consolidates the 3 sources into the correctional treatment cash fund (fund). The bill creates the correctional treatment board (board) that will prepare an annual treatment plan that the judicial department shall include in its annual presentation to the joint budget committee. The board shall review information regarding drug treatment programs in the state provided by the department of human services and suggestions from judicial district drug treatment boards before preparing the annual treatment plan. Currently, the drug treatment board for each judicial district recommends allocations of moneys for local drug treatment needs from one of the existing treatment funds. Each judicial district drug treatment board will be expanded to include a community corrections board chair, a local parole officer, a person with expertise in juvenile matters, and a county sheriff. The judicial district drug treatment boards will make suggestions to the board regarding assessed local drug treatment needs. |
| Status: | 01/31/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 01/31/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + Finance 01/31/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + Finance + Appropriations 02/14/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance 02/16/2012 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/24/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/26/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/27/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 05/03/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Finance 05/04/2012 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | House Finance: SB12-104 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 108: SB12-104 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 107: SB12-104 Senate Judiciary : SB12-104 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 108: SB12-104 Senate Legislative Day 107: SB12-104 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (25) in house calendar. |
| SB12-108 | Medicaid Dental Services Pregnant Women |
| Sponsors: | NICHOLSON |
| Summary: | The bill includes dental services as a benefit for pregnant women under Colorado's medicaid program. The implementation date is January 1, 2014. The dental services provided to pregnant women will include those relevant dental services provided to children under the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment benefit, with the addition of certain supplemental dental services. The department of health care policy and financing (state department) is required to report to the general assembly concerning the oral health outcomes for pregnant women and their children and the cost-effectiveness of providing the dental benefits to pregnant women, and is authorized to contract for an independent evaluation of the program. The state department is authorized to seek gifts, grants, and donations to pay for any necessary computer system changes and federal authorization for the dental benefit and services. The provision concerning gifts, grants, and donations repeals after three years. |
| Status: | 01/31/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services 03/29/2012 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/24/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/26/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/27/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 04/30/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Environment 05/03/2012 House Committee on Health and Environment Refer Amended to Appropriations 05/04/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | House Health and Environment : SB12-108 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 111: SB12-108 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 107: SB12-108 Senate Health and Human Services : SB12-108 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 111: SB12-108 Senate Legislative Day 107: SB12-108 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (8) in house calendar. |
| SB12-116 | Bath Salts As Controlled Substances |
| Sponsors: | FOSTER / BROWN |
| Summary: | The bill defines cathinones and establishes criminal penalties for possession of cathinones and for distributing, manufacturing, dispensing, or selling cathinones. Any person or entity that sells a product that is labeled as a "bath salt" or any other trademark and contains any amount of a cathinone commits a deceptive trade practice and is subject to a civil penalty. |
| Status: | 01/31/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government 01/31/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government + Appropriations 02/21/2012 Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations 03/02/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 03/06/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 03/08/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 03/09/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 03/13/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 03/16/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 03/16/2012 Senate Third Reading Reconsidered 03/21/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 05/01/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only 05/03/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations 05/04/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | House Judiciary : SB12-116 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 59: SB12-116 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 58: SB12-116 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 59: SB12-116 Senate Legislative Day 58: SB12-116 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (9) in house calendar. |
| SB12-117 | Penalties For DUI Offenses |
| Sponsors: | KING S. |
| Summary: | In any prosecution for a driving under the influence (DUI), driving while ability impaired (DWAI), vehicular assault, or vehicular homicide, if at the time of the commission of the alleged offense, or within two hours thereafter, the defendant's blood, urine, or saliva contains any amount of a schedule I controlled substance, except for tetrahydrocannabinols; a schedule II controlled substance; salvia divinorum; or synthetic cannabinoids, or the defendant's blood contains 5 nanograms or more of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol per milliliter in whole blood, such fact gives rise to the permissible inference that the defendant was under the influence of drugs. The bill expands the existing definition of "DUI per se" to include driving when the driver's blood, urine, or saliva contains any amount of a schedule I controlled substance, except for tetrahydrocannabinols; salvia divinorum; or synthetic cannabinoids, and driving when the defendant's blood contains 5 nanograms or more of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol per milliliter in whole blood. The bill removes statutory instances of the term "habitual user". |
| Status: | 01/31/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs 02/27/2012 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/27/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 05/01/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 05/02/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/02/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 05/03/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 113: SB12-117 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 112: SB12-117 Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs : SB12-117 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 113: SB12-117 Senate Legislative Day 112: SB12-117 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (26) in house calendar. |
| SB12-129 | Rural Broadband Jobs Act |
| Sponsors: | SCHWARTZ / CORAM |
| Summary: | The bill creates definitions of "broadband" and "broadband access". It also requires the public utilities commission, in collaboration with the office of information technology and other broadband providers, to make recommendations regarding a strategy to connect more Coloradans in noncompetitive unserved and underserved markets to broadband. The commission and the office of information technology, using existing office broadband data and mapping, must identify noncompetitive unserved and underserved areas of the state no later than January 1, 2013. |
| Status: | 01/31/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy 02/16/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Lay Over Amended 02/29/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 03/06/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 03/09/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 03/12/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/15/2012 03/15/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 03/19/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/23/2012 03/23/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2012 04/02/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/09/2012 04/09/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/16/2012 04/16/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/23/2012 04/23/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 05/02/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/02/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation 05/03/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources 05/07/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources: SB12-129 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 113: SB12-129 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 112: SB12-129 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 97: SB12-129 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 65: SB12-129 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 59: SB12-129 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 58: SB12-129 Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy : SB12-129 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 113: SB12-129 Senate Legislative Day 112: SB12-129 Senate Legislative Day 97: SB12-129 Senate Legislative Day 65: SB12-129 Senate Legislative Day 59: SB12-129 Senate Legislative Day 58: SB12-129 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (18) in house calendar. |
| SB12-155 | Transparency Of Elections & CORA |
| Sponsors: | HEATH / COURT |
| Summary: | The bill prohibits the designated election
official (official) from fulfilling a request under the "Colorado Open
Records Act" (CORA) for the public inspection of either ballots or
ballot images arising out of any election in the state during the period
commencing with the 45th day preceding election day and concluding with
the date by which the official is required to certify an official
abstract of votes cast for the applicable candidate contest or ballot
issue or ballot question. The stay required by the bill does not apply
to a recount undertaken as provided by law. As with other public records
open for inspection by the public under CORA, an interested party may
inspect ballots in connection with the recount without having to obtain a
court order granting such inspection. In connection with the public
inspection of ballots that an interested party is authorized to
undertake in connection with a recount, the bill permits an interested
party to witness the handling of ballots involved in the recount to
verify that the recount is being conducted in a fair, impartial, and
uniform manner so as to determine that all ballots that have been cast
are accurately interpreted and counted but prohibits the interested
party from handling the original ballots. Prior to and later than the
stay period required by the bill, election records and ballots are
required to be made available for inspection by the public in accordance
with the following requirements: * The original election records or ballots are required to remain in the custody of the official or his or her designee. In the discretion of the official or his or her designee, and subject to the requirements of the bill and existing CORA requirements, the official or his or her designee is obligated to determine the manner in which such records or ballots may be viewed by the public. * The designated election official or his or her designee is required to cover or redact, based upon the most practical means available, any markings or message on a ballot that may identify the particular elector who cast the ballot before the ballot may be made available for public inspection; * To protect the privacy of particular electors, any ballots cast by electors within groups of discrete individuals who are more susceptible of being personally identified, such as military and overseas electors, shall be made available for public inspection only to the extent such ballots may be duplicated without identifying elector information. Insofar as such ballots are not able to be duplicated without identifying elector information, they are not available for public inspection. The bill prohibits any ballot, or any portions or pages of a ballot, from being made available for inspection where the ballot, or any portion thereof, is identical in such form, considering a combination of the election contests at issue and precinct coding, to only 9 or fewer ballots, or portions thereof, among all ballots used in the same election. However, any such ballot, or any portion thereof, that is equal in such form to 10 or more ballots, or any portions thereof, used in the same election may be inspected. * To protect the privacy of particular electors, ballots made available for inspection may be presented in any random order selected by the official or his or her designee; * For the purpose of minimizing the costs of making ballots available for public inspection, the person seeking the inspection may indicate the candidate contest, ballot issue, or ballot question for which the person seeks to inspect the ballots; and * Any actual costs incurred by the office of the official in making the election records and ballots available for inspection may be charged to the person requesting the inspection of the records or ballots. If the official selects a person other than an employee of his or her office to conduct the duties required by the bill, the actual costs to be charged the person seeking inspection are limited to the actual costs that would have been incurred if the work involved in complying with the requirements of the bill was completed by an employee of the official. The bill specifies that its provisions shall not affect either the ability of a person to serve as a watcher or the operation of a canvass board. |
| Status: | 03/01/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs 03/14/2012 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 03/19/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/23/2012 03/19/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 03/23/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 05/04/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 05/07/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/07/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs 05/08/2012 House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 118: SB12-155 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 115: SB12-155 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 115: SB12-155 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 91: SB12-155 Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs : SB12-155 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 118: SB12-155 Senate Legislative Day 115: SB12-155 Senate Legislative Day 115: SB12-155 Senate Legislative Day 91: SB12-155 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (33) in house calendar. |
| SB12-163 | Reduce Penalty Certain Drug Possession Offenses |
| Sponsors: | MITCHELL / BEEZLEY |
| Summary: | The bill reduces the penalty for possession of 4 grams or less of certain drugs from a class 6 felony to a class 1 misdemeanor and reduces the penalty for possession of more than 4 grams of those certain drugs from a class 4 felony to a class 6 felony. The bill appropriates the savings from the reduction in the criminal penalties to substance abuse treatment programs. The department of human services will develop a trauma-informed substance abuse treatment and best practices training program. The bill requires a post-enactment review after two years that addresses the impact of the bill on jails and the amount of funding for jail-based treatment. |
| Status: | 03/20/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 03/28/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance 04/10/2012 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/27/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 05/01/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 05/02/2012 Senate Third Reading Reconsidered 05/02/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/02/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/02/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 05/07/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | House Judiciary : SB12-163 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 113: SB12-163 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 113: SB12-163 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 112: SB12-163 Senate Judiciary : SB12-163 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 113: SB12-163 Senate Legislative Day 113: SB12-163 Senate Legislative Day 112: SB12-163 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (32) in house calendar. |
| SB12-164 | Operations Of Private Postsecondary Institutions |
| Sponsors: | HEATH / MASSEY |
| Summary: | The bill makes several changes to the existing statutes concerning authorization of private colleges and universities and seminaries and bible colleges (private institutions) in the state, including changing the term "bible college" to "religious training institution". The changes generally clarify the types of institutions that are subject to authorization and specifically require the Colorado commission on higher education (commission) and the department of higher education (department) to set procedures for authorizing, renewing, and revoking the authorizations for private institutions. The commission must also set the amount of the fees that a private institution pays for the administration of the authorization process, including a separate fee if a private institution seeks approval of an educator preparation program. Each private institution must also report specified student information. Each private institution must obtain authorization for each campus, branch, or site that is separately accredited and operates in Colorado. Authorizations for private colleges and universities are based on the institution's accreditation and are subject to renewal every 3 years or on the same schedule that applies for renewing the institution's accreditation, whichever is longer. Authorizations for seminaries and religious training institutions are based on whether the institution continues to meet the definition for seminary or religious training institution. The bill clarifies the process and standards for renewing authorizations and the conditions and procedures under which the commission may revoke a private institution's authorization or place the authorization on probationary status. Under current law, a private institution that ceases operations must tell the department where it will store its records. The bill requires the private institution to turn its records over to the department, authorizes the commission to seek a court order to seize the records in certain circumstances, and makes the records subject to the open records statutes. The department must keep the records for specified periods. Private colleges or universities that meet specified criteria are not required to file a surety or to otherwise demonstrate financial integrity. Each private college or university that does not meet the criteria must demonstrate financial integrity based on evidence that it meets other criteria. If the private college or university cannot demonstrate financial integrity, it must post surety in a specified amount, which surety may be in the form of a bond, that the commission can use to reimburse students for a loss of tuition or fees or to provide services if the institution ceases to operate in Colorado or a student files a claim against the institution. If a private college or university that does not post surety ceases operations in the state, the attorney general may file a claim on behalf of students to recover any unearned, prepaid tuition. The department must maintain a list of authorized private institutions and establish a process for reviewing and acting on complaints against a private institution. The commission may negotiate reciprocal agreements with other states to assist in implementing authorizations for private institutions. The bill changes the terms of members appointed to the private occupational schools board (board) so that fewer members will be appointed at one time. The current law authorizes a student enrolled in a private occupational school to file with the board a complaint against the school. Under the bill, the student must first exhaust any complaint procedures that the school has in place. |
| Status: | 03/23/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education 04/05/2012 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Finance 04/12/2012 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/17/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/19/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/20/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/23/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/24/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 04/27/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education 04/30/2012 House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Finance 05/02/2012 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/04/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 105: SB12-164 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 104: SB12-164 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 105: SB12-164 Senate Legislative Day 104: SB12-164 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (10) in house calendar. |
| SB12-165 | Water Conservation Bd Construction Fund Projects |
| Sponsors: | SCHWARTZ / BAUMGARDNER |
| Summary: | The bill appropriates the following amounts
from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund for the
following projects: * $300,000 for continuation of the satellite monitoring system maintenance; * $175,000 for continuation of the weather modification program; * $500,000 for continuation of the Colorado floodplain map modernization program; * $500,000 for continuation of the watershed restoration program; * $300,000 to restore the flood response fund balance; * $1,000,000 for continuation of the phreatophyte control cost-sharing program; * $2,000,000 for continuation of the Colorado river water availability study; * $500,000 to begin implementation of the South Platte groundwater data collection and analysis project; * $1,000,000 for continuation of the alternative agriculture water transfer sustainability grant program; * $5,000,000 for the planning and implementation of the Rio Grande cooperative project; * $5,000,000 for implementation of the Chatfield reservoir reallocation project; * $12,000,000 for the third and final installment of the purchase of Colorado's allotment of Animas-La Plata project water pursuant to House Bill 10-1250, enacted in 2010; and * $300,000 to provide legal support and funding for litigation involving protests of individual water rights that the state engineer has placed on the abandonment list. Section 6 of the bill repurposes the flood response program to include drought preparedness and response and renames the flood response fund to the flood and drought response fund. Section 14 of the bill transfers from the perpetual base account of the severance tax trust fund to the Colorado water conservation board construction fund the following: * $30,000,000 for the Rio Grand cooperative project, including improvements associated with the Beaver Park reservoir and the Rio Grande reservoir; and * $13,000,000 for the implementation of the Chatfield reservoir reallocation project. Section 14 of the bill also changes the water supply reserve account to the water supply reserve fund. Section 16 of the bill authorizes the state engineer to receive and expend contributions from the Colorado water conservation board for use in discharging the state engineer's duties. |
| Status: | 03/29/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy 04/04/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/17/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/19/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/20/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/23/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/24/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 04/27/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources 05/07/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources: SB12-165 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 105: SB12-165 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 104: SB12-165 Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy : SB12-165 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 105: SB12-165 Senate Legislative Day 104: SB12-165 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (23) in house calendar. |
| SB12-169 | County Pest Control Inspector |
| Sponsors: | TOCHTROP |
| Summary: | Section 1 of the bill removes the statutory cap of $5,000 on the amount that a county may seek reimbursement for in connection with pest control efforts on private property. Section 2 authorizes a county pest inspector to exercise the powers already granted to counties to control weeds and rodents. |
| Status: | 04/09/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy 04/26/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only 05/01/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 05/03/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 05/04/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 05/07/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/07/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments 05/07/2012 Senate Third Reading Reconsidered 05/07/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources 05/07/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 118: SB12-169 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 115: SB12-169 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 114: SB12-169 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 118: SB12-169 Senate Legislative Day 115: SB12-169 Senate Legislative Day 114: SB12-169 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (19) in house calendar. |
| SB12-171 | Conservation Recreation Fund License Plate |
| Sponsors: | SHAFFER B. / BECKER |
| Summary: | The bill creates the Colorado conservation and recreation fund and program and designates the program as an enterprise. The program is directed to build a conservation and recreation center at Bonny lake and to use any remaining moneys for similar programs. The program is given bonding authority. The program may enter into business relationships with nonprofit entities and exercise the powers necessary for an enterprise. The bill also creates the Colorado conservation license plate. A person becomes eligible to use the plate by donating $150 to the Colorado conservation and recreation fund. In addition to the normal 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. |
| Status: | 04/18/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance 04/26/2012 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/02/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 05/04/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 05/07/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/07/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation + Finance 05/08/2012 House Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended to Finance |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 118: SB12-171 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 115: SB12-171 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 118: SB12-171 Senate Legislative Day 115: SB12-171 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
| SB12-172 | Multi-state Student Assessments |
| Sponsors: | JOHNSTON |
| Summary: | Under current law, the state board of education (state board) is directed to adopt a system of assessments aligned with state standards in a variety of subjects. The bill directs the state to join as a governing board member a consortium of states that is developing a common set of assessments. For assessments in reading, writing, and mathematics, the state board will rely upon assessments developed by the consortium. For all other assessments, the state board will, to the extent possible, rely upon assessments developed in conjunction with other states. |
| Status: | 04/18/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education 04/26/2012 Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 05/01/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 05/02/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/02/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education 05/07/2012 House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 113: SB12-172 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 112: SB12-172 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 112: SB12-172 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 113: SB12-172 Senate Legislative Day 112: SB12-172 Senate Legislative Day 112: SB12-172 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (31) in house calendar. |
| SB12-173 | Repeal Mental Health Profl Verbal Disclose Reqmnt |
| Sponsors: | JAHN / SUMMERS |
| Summary: | In 2011 the general assembly required mental health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional counselors, registered psychotherapists, and addiction counselors, to begin making a variety of disclosures both verbally and in writing. The bill repeals the requirement that the disclosures be made verbally. |
| Status: | 04/18/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services 04/27/2012 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 05/02/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 05/03/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/03/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Environment 05/04/2012 House Committee on Health and Environment Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | House Health and Environment: SB12-173 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 114: SB12-173 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 113: SB12-173 Senate Health and Human Services : SB12-173 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 114: SB12-173 Senate Legislative Day 113: SB12-173 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (17) in house calendar. |
| SB12-176 | Revisor's Bill |
| Sponsors: | BROPHY / LABUDA |
| Summary: | Committee on Legal Services - Revisor's Bill. This bill amends or repeals various statutory provisions that are obsolete, inconsistent, or in conflict with other law, clarifies the language to more accurately reflect the legislative intent of the laws, and reconstructs provisions to follow standard drafting format. The specific reasons for each amendment or repeal are set forth in the appendix to this bill. The amendments made by this bill are nonsubstantive in nature and, as such, are not intended to change the meaning or intent of the statutes, as amended. |
| Status: | 04/24/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 04/25/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/30/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 05/03/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 112: SB12-176 Senate Judiciary : SB12-176 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 112: SB12-176 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (13) in house calendar. |
| SB12-177 | Unemployment Ins Rates Revenue Bonds |
| Sponsors: | JAHN / LISTON |
| Summary: | Under current law, the Colorado housing and
finance authority may issue unemployment revenue bonds for the
unemployment compensation fund. The bill makes the following changes to
current law: * Makes the unemployment insurance laws consistent with those of the Colorado housing and finance authority with respect to the issuance of unemployment revenue bonds by either the unemployment compensation section or the Colorado housing and finance authority. * Authorizes the deposit of all or any portion of bond assessments paid by employers for principal of the bonds into the unemployment compensation fund prior to being transferred to the Colorado housing and finance authority. This allows these payments to count toward improving the experience rating of employers. * Authorizes the assessment of interest and other bond costs through the employment support fund and requires the transfer of these assessments to the Colorado housing and finance authority for the payment of interest and other costs associated with the bonds. In order to facilitate the issuance of unemployment revenue bonds, the bill accelerates the date for the creation of the division of unemployment insurance by adding an effective date of June 1, 2012, to House Bill 12-1120 and placing a safety clause on that bill. |
| Status: | 04/24/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology 04/25/2012 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/30/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 05/01/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Economic and Business Development 05/03/2012 House Committee on Economic and Business Development Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 112: SB12-177 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 112: SB12-177 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (12) in house calendar. |
| SB12-182 | Authorize Benefit Corporations |
| Sponsors: | BACON / MASSEY |
| Summary: | Section 1 of the bill enacts the "Invest in
Colorado Act", and authorizes the creation of benefit corporations. A
benefit corporation must have, as one of its purposes specified in its
articles of incorporation, the goal of creating general public benefit.
The bill establishes the requirements for a corporation to be created
as, or to elect to become, a benefit corporation, including: * The election and termination of benefit status; * The promotion of general public benefit as a purpose of the corporation; * Standards of accountability for the conduct of directors and officers of a benefit corporation; * Designation of a benefit director; * Rights of action in benefit proceedings; and * The preparation and availability of annual benefit reports. Section 2 specifies dissenters' rights for shareholders of a benefit corporation. Section 3 clarifies that an offer or sale of a security of a benefit corporation is not a solicitation for purposes of the "Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act" if the offer or sale complies with the "Colorado Securities Act". |
| Status: | 04/26/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 04/30/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/02/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 05/04/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 05/07/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/07/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Economic and Business Development 05/08/2012 House Committee on Economic and Business Development Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | Colorado Senate passes bill for benefit corporations |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 118: SB12-182 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 115: SB12-182 Senate Judiciary : SB12-182 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 118: SB12-182 Senate Legislative Day 115: SB12-182 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (30) in house calendar. |
| SB12-183 | Utility Heating Disconnect Cold Weather Exemption |
| Sponsors: | BOYD |
| Summary: | Currently, utilities providing gas and electric services to residential customers are prohibited from terminating service during certain periods if the termination would be especially dangerous to the health or safety of the customer. The bill adds additional circumstances under which utilities providing gas or electric heating services for residential customers may not disconnect a residential customer's service between the months of November and March if the customer demonstrates that he or she is a member of a low-income household or that he or she, or a member of his or her household, is in the military and has been deployed on active duty. In addition to demonstrating his or her income eligibility, a residential customer who is a member of a low-income household must apply for a payment plan with the utility and demonstrate his or her eligibility, and application, for low-income energy assistance to be exempt from disconnection between the months of November and March. |
| Status: | 04/30/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services 05/02/2012 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations 05/04/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 05/07/2012 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments 05/08/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments 05/08/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| Fiscal Notes: | Fiscal Note |
| News: | |
| Audio, Floors and Committees: | Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 119: SB12-183 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 118: SB12-183 Colorado Senate Audio 2012 Legislative Day 118: SB12-183 Senate Health and Human Services : SB12-183 |
| Video Center: | Senate Legislative Day 118: SB12-183 Senate Legislative Day 118: SB12-183 |
| Comment: | |
| Calendar Notification: |
Wednesday, May 9 2012 GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS (27) in house calendar. |
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