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Several More Groups of Bills Signed Into Law by Governor Hickenlooper

May 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

As the legislature winds down, Governor Hickenlooper continues to sign bills into law. So far this legislative session, Governor Hickenlooper has signed 191 bills into law.

On Thursday, April 26, the governor signed ten bills into law. Four of those are summarized here.

  • HB 12-1236 – Concerning the Regulation of Charitable Solicitations, and, in Connection Therewith, Making an Appropriation
    Sponsored by Rep. Ken Summers and Sen. Cheri Jahn. The bill makes several changes to the regulation of charitable solicitations.
  • HB 12-1126 - Concerning On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems
    Sponsored by Rep. Cheri Gerou. The bill updates statutes related to the regulation of on-site wastewater treatment systems.
  • HB 12-1313 - Concerning Procedures Related to the Statewide Initiative Title Board
    Sponsored by Rep. Libby Szabo and Sen. Bob Bacon. The bill makes several changes to the procedures of the statewide initiative Title Board.
  • HB 12-1209 - Concerning the “Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act”
    Sponsored by Rep. Bob Gardner and Sen. Morgan Carroll. The bill establishes procedures for the publication and authentication of certain legal material, including the Colorado Revised Statutes, session laws, constitution, and Code of Colorado Regulations.

Governor Hickenlooper signed 19 bills into law on Thursday, May 3, 2012, including several from the Joint Budget Committee. Four of the bills signed on May 3 are summarized here.

  • HB 12-1258 – Concerning Regulation of Public Utilities in Terms of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
    Sponsored by Rep. Brian DelGrosso and Sen. Cheri Jahn. The bill requires public utilities to make reasonable efforts to provide service connection for fueling of alternative fuel vehicles.
  • SB 12-158 – Concerning the Consolidation of Two Public Housing Agencies Within the Division of Housing in the Department of Local Affairs
    Sponsored by Sen. Betty Boyd and Rep. Laura Bradford. The bill clarifies that the Division of Housing is the sole public housing authority for providing financial housing assistance, and shifts the Homeless Prevention Activities Program to the Division of Housing.
  • HB 12-1340 – Concerning a Reduction in the General Fund Portion of the Per Diem Rates Paid to Nursing Facilities, and, In Connection Therewith, Reducing an Appropriation
    Sponsored by Rep. Jon Becker and Sen. Kent Lambert. The bill reduces the per diem rates paid to skilled nursing facilities by 1.5 for Fiscal Year 2012-13 only.
  • SB 12-110 – Concerning a Fund Consisting of Surcharges on Insurance Premiums to Pay for Costs Associated with Criminal Prosecution of Insurance Fraud Investigations, and, in Connection Therewith, Making an Appropriation
    Sponsored by Sen. Pat Steadman and Rep. Claire Levy. The bill changes the amount of fees paid to the state by insurance companies to a two-tier schedule set by the Commissioner of Insurance.

On Monday, May 7, Governor Hickenlooper signed the budget bill for the next fiscal year. The bill was approved by an overwhelming majority of legislators – it received 86 yes votes and only 8 no votes. Governor Hickenlooper lauded the legislature for approving the bill with such an impressive majority. The “long bill,” HB 12-1335, contains separate links to the budgets for all state agencies, including add-ons for some agencies.

Governor Hickenlooper signed seven more bills into law on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Three of them are summarized here.

  • SB 12-012 – Concerning the Department of Revenue’s Audits of Automobile Emissions Inspection Facilities
    Sponsored by Sen. Steve King and Rep. Joe Miklosi. The bill decreases the frequency of overt audits of vehicle emission inspection facilities and increases the frequency of covert audits.
  • SB 12-060 – Concerning Improving Medicaid Fraud Prosecution
    Sponsored by Sen. Ellen Roberts. The bill requries reporting by certain state agencies for the legislature’s use the following year in order to evaluate Medicaid fraud.
  • HB 12-1262 – Concerning Enactment of Amendments to the Secured Transactions Provisions of the “Uniform Commercial Code”
    Sponsored by Rep. Bob Gardner and Sen. Ellen Roberts. The bill adopts changes to the Uniform Commercial Code as recommended by the Colorado Commission on Uniform Laws.

A complete list of legislation signed by Governor Hickenlooper in 2012 is available here.

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HB 12-1335: House Long Appropriations Bill

April 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On April 4, 2012, Rep. Cheri Gerou and Sen. Mary Hodge introduced HB 12-1335 – Long Appropriations Bill. This summary is published here courtesy of the Colorado Bar Association’s e-Legislative Report.

Provides for the payment of expenses of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and of its agencies and institutions, for and during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, except as otherwise noted. The bill passed the House on April 12 and is assigned to the Appropriations Committee in the Senate. The Appropriations Committee will review the bill on Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 a.m.

Since this summary, the bill was amended in the Appropriations Committee and referred to the House Committee of the Whole.

Summaries of other featured bills can be found here.

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e-Legislative Report: Week Thirteen, April 9, 2012

April 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment

In this week’s Legislative Video Update, it still seems relatively quiet around the Capitol. There were a few exceptions, including the Senate sending the Juvenile Direct File Limitations bill to the Governor for signing, and an update on the CBA LPC-opposed fetal-homicide measure. As expected, the Budget Bill was introduced and is moving to the House this week.

From the CBA Legislative Policy Committee

The Legislative Policy Committee did not meet on Friday, April 6.

From the Capitol

The week that was April 2 was relatively quiet but for a few exceptions.

On Monday, April 2, the Senate Judiciary Committee took three hours of testimony on HB 12-1130 – Concerning offenses against an unborn child. Then, the bill’s sponsor requested that the bill be taken off the table in order for the sponsor to find language that can satisfy the concerns raised by a majority of the Judiciary Committee members. The CBA LPC voted to oppose the legislation at the request of the Civil Rights committee. A quick check of the Senate Judiciary calendar does not have the bill scheduled in the coming week.

As expected, the Long Bill or Budget Bill (HB 12–1335) was introduced on Wednesday, April 4. The Appropriations Committee, the bill’s committee of reference, approved the bill on Thursday, April 5 and sent the bill to the floor of the House for consideration on 2nd Reading. The routine schedule for the Long Bill was altered somewhat when both the House and the Senate took a long weekend by recessing early on Thursday afternoon. The next step in the life of the Long Bill is two days of separated “caucusing” by both sides of the House on the numerous bill sections separated by the various departments of state government. The caucus process allows the 62 House members who did not participate in the preparation of the Long Bill an opportunity to learn about the budget, ask questions, and propose amendments to the bill. Second reading on the Long Bill is scheduled for Wednesday, April 11.

On Thursday, before a three-day weekend break, the Senate gave final approval to HB 12-1271 – Concerning charging of juveniles by direct file of information or indictment in district court. The final tally in the Senate was 22-13 to move the bill to the Governor for signature. The bill proceeds directly to the Governor’s desk since no amendments were added to the bill in the Senate. Amendments were the subject of great debate on 2nd Reading and a rare substantive amendment offered on 3rd Reading on Thursday. In the end, all amendments to the bill were rejected by the proponents of the bill and the Senate. The CBA LPC authorized the Juvenile Law Section to support the bill in the name of the section alone.

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