Categories: the Courts and the Capitol

March 2016 Legislative Update

With approximately 40 days left until sine die, there have been 402 bills introduced into the House and 173 introduced into the Senate for a total of 575 bills (so far).

106 bills have been postponed indefinitely. The governor has signed 70 bills to date, including:

Number	Title	Sponsors	Summary
HB 16-1017	Victim Impact Panel Appearances For DUI	Rep. Pabon and Rep. Lawrence / Sen. Cooke and Sen. Johnston	Concerning appearances before a victim impact panel.
HB 16-1019	Broadcast Burns Watershed Protection	Rep. Becker / Sen. Jones and Sen. Roberts	Concerning increased authority to use broadcast burning as a tool to promote watershed restoration.
HB 16-1026	Repeal DOR Revenue Impact Accounting Requirements	Rep. Thurlow and Rep. Kraft-Tharp / Sen. Holbert	Concerning the repeal of the department of revenue’s revenue impact accounting requirements related to a group of bills enacted in 2010.
HB 16-1032	Changes To Contents Of Criminal Summons	Rep. Lontine / Sen. Todd and Sen. Cooke	Concerning changes to the contents of a criminal summons.
HB 16-1125	Aligning Definition Of Veteran With Federal Law	Rep. Roupe / Sen. Baumgardner	Concerning creating a Colorado statutory reference to conform with the federal definition of “veteran”.
HB 16-1130	Changes To CDE Reports	Rep. Priola / Sen. Johnston	Concerning changes to annual reports prepared by the Department of Education.
HB 16-1148	Health Benefit Exchange Rules and Policies	Rep. Sias / Sen. Roberts and Sen. Kefalas	Concerning the oversight authority of the Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee with regard to policies that affect consumers proposed by the health benefit exchange.
HB 16-1161	Allocate Senior Property Tax Exemption Money	Rep. Young / Sen. Lambert	Concerning the allocation of certain money that exceeds the total amount of all warrants issued by the state treasurer to reimburse local governmental entities for property tax revenues lost as a result of the application of a certain property tax exemption.
HB 16-1241	Supplemental Appropriation Dept. of Higher Education	Rep. Hamner / Sen. Lambert	Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Higher Education.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 – Gov. John Hickenlooper signed these bills into law today.

Number	Title	Sponsors	Summary
HB 16-1051	Forms To Transfer Vehicle Ownership Upon Death	Rep. Van Winkle / Sen. Holbert	Concerning the issuance of beneficiary designation forms to facilitate the transfer of ownership of a vehicle upon the death of an owner.
HB 16-1064	Medical Marijuana Testing Facility Local Licensing	Rep. Brown / Sen. Roberts	Concerning local licensing of medical marijuana testing facilities.
HB 16-1091	Change Due Dates For Electric Utility Transmission Plan	Rep. Thurlow & Rep. Mitsch Bush / Sen. Sonnenberg	Concerning a change to the biennial filing date for rate-regulated electric utilities to submit their plans for transmission facilities to the public utilities commission, and, in connection therewith, deleting the requirement that the commission issue a final order within one hundred eighty days after an application for the construction or expansion of transmission facilities is filed.
HB 16-1119	Modify Sales & Use Tax Exemption For Aircraft	Rep. Thurlow / Sen. Holbert	Concerning a modification to the number of days that an aircraft may remain in the state after it is purchased for purposes of the sales and use tax exemption on the purchase of certain aircraft.
SB 16-055	Rural Electric Cooperative Election Procedures	Rep. Moreno / Sen. Grantham	Concerning the conduct of elections to choose the board of directors of a cooperative electric association.
SB 16-063	Intergovernmental Agreement with Out-of State Local Gov	Rep. Vigil / Sen. Roberts	Concerning the authority of a local government to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with an out-of-state local government to provide critical public services.
SB 16-089	Dept. of State Cash Fund Alternative Max Reserve	Rep. Hamner / Sen. Lambert	Concerning the establishment of an alternative maximum reserve for the Department of State cash fund.
SB 16-090	Marijuana Health Effects Data Regional Level	Rep. Young / Sen. Steadman	Concerning the ability of the Department of Public Health and Environment to collect data on marijuana health effects at a regional level.
SB 16-091	Delay Start of Statewide Discovery Sharing System	Rep. Hamner / Sen. Lambert	Concerning timing of the statewide discovery sharing system.
SB 16-092	State Authority Under Federal Oil Pollution Act	Rep. Rankin / Sen. Grantham	Concerning the authorization of the state to act pursuant to the federal “Oil Pollution Act of 1990”.
SB 16-093	Transfer Independent Living Services to CDLE	Rep. Young / Sen. Lambert	Concerning transfer of the oversight of Independent Living Services from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Labor and Employment.
SB 16-095	5 Year DOC Appropriations for Crime Fixes	Rep. Young / Sen. Steadman	Concerning the five-year appropriations requirement for bills that change the periods of incarceration in state correctional facilities.
SB 16-107	Regulation of Voter Registration Drive Circulators	Rep. Pabon / Sen. Cooke	Concerning the regulation of voter registration drive circulators, and, in connection therewith, requiring circulators to complete mandatory training.

We are expecting some stragglers over the next few weeks. As the General Assembly wraps up its session, the pace of bills and hearings can get frantic. Check back at the end of May for a full recap.