June 19, 2013

Thirteen More Bills Signed Into Law This Week

Governor Hickenlooper has signed 124 bills into law in the 2012 legislative session, including thirteen bills that he signed on Thursday, April 12. A complete list of the bills he signed Thursday can be found here. Five of these bills are highlighted below.

  • SB 12-023Improve Eligible Persons Access To PACE Program
    • Concerning The Program Of All-Inclusive Care For The Elderly, And, In Connection Therewith, Addressing Enrollment Of Persons Who Are Eligible For The PACE Program And Addressing How The Pace Program Works With Integrative Initiatives Involving The Medicaid Population In Colorado.
  • SB 12-030Public Trustee & Foreclosure Sales
    • Concerning Administrative Matters Related To A Foreclosure Sale.
  • SB 12-033Child Fatality Reviews
    • Concerning Adding Near Fatalities To The Responsibilities Of The Department Of Human Services Child Fatality Review Team.
  • SB 12-062Voting By Military Personnel
    • Concerning Procedures That Facilitate Voting By Military Personnel.
  • HB 12-1299Lessee Can Claim Innovative Motor Vehicle Tax Credit
    • Concerning The Specification That A Motor Vehicle Lessee Is Entitled To Claim The Innovative Motor Vehicle Tax Credit.

For a complete list of Governor Hickenlooper’s 2012 legislative decisions, click here.

HB 12-1206: Extending Sunset Repeal of Cold Case Task Force and Adding Forensic Pathologist to Task Force

On January 30, 2012, Rep. Cindy Acree and Sen. John Morse introduced HB 12-1206 – Concerning the Implementation of Sunset Review of the Cold Case Task Force. This summary is published here courtesy of the Colorado Bar Association’s e-Legislative Report.

Sunset Review Process

In 2007, the general assembly created the cold case task force and put a sunset date of July 1, 2012, on the task force. The cold case task force sunset date is extended to September 1, 2019. A forensic pathologist is added to the task force membership. The governor will appoint the forensic pathologist to the task force, and the appointee will serve a 3-year term. On February 28 the House approved the bill on 3rd Reading; the bill is assigned to the Judiciary Committee in the Senate.

Summaries of other featured bills can be found here.

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