Tag: Colorado Legislature 2
-
Democratic lawmakers propose changes to landlord-tenant laws in Colorado | Bills in Brief
Colorado lawmakers introduce hundreds of bills each year. Bills in brief cuts through the noise by explaining which proposals matter, what’s at stake, and how decisions at the Capitol could affect everyday life across the state. House Bill 1013, sponsored by Reps. Emily Sirota, D-Denver, and Javier Mabrey, D-Denver, and Sens. Lisa Cutter, D-Evergreen, and Mike Weissman,…
-
Colorado colleges must conduct wellness check if a student is reported missing under proposal
Spurred by the deaths of two young adults last year, a group of Colorado lawmakers is pushing legislation to require colleges to conduct wellness checks within six hours of a missing student report. The measure would also mandate statewide law enforcement training on missing persons, which backers said would close gaps that cost critical time.…
-
Battle lines drawn as Colorado considers decriminalizing prostitution
Battle lines have begun to form at the Colorado state Capitol, where legislators are preparing to tackle a proposal to decriminalize prostitution statewide. Proponents said the proposal — which would eliminate the offense of soliciting for prostitution and the prohibition against patronizing a prostitute, as well as preclude local ordinances from banning “commercial sexual activity”…
-
Colorado bill disqualifies former ICE agents from getting job in local law enforcement | Bills in Brief
Colorado lawmakers introduce hundreds of bills each year. Bills in brief cuts through the noise by explaining which proposals matter, what’s at stake, and how decisions at the Capitol could affect everyday life across the state. Colorado legislators are pushing legislation to deny law enforcement certification to former or current immigration or Border Patrol agents, thereby precluding…
-
Colorado senators initially push for — then drop ‘identity’ factor in parenting time decisions
The sponsors of a proposal that would require suppression of records in name-change petitions for minors removed a provision that would have mandated the courts to factor in the issue of “identity” when allocating parenting time. In its original form, Senate Bill 018, included a requirement that family courts consider whether parents recognize their child’s…
-
One Chance to Grow Up director reflects on marijuana legalization 14 years later
Fourteen years after Colorado became one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, the executive director of an organization focused on educating parents about the drug’s effects on developing brains is reflecting on how much has changed in nearly a decade. Henny Lasley, cofounder of One Chance to Grow Up, said among the biggest…
-
Colorado bill seeks to limit surveillance tech to ‘lawful’ public safety purposes
A Republican legislator is pushing legislation on surveillance technology that, she said, is designed to achieve a balance between aiding law enforcement and protecting people’s private rights. Her proposal is drawing support from both sides of the ideological aisle, though for different reasons. Senate Bill 071, sponsored by Sen. Lynda Zamora Wilson, R-Colorado Springs, would…
-
Democrats want to decouple Colorado from federal tax breaks
Democratic members of Colorado’s House and Senate on Tuesday announced the introduction of a slew of bills that would reduce corporate tax deductions and sever Colorado’s tax regime from recent federal changes to the tax code. The federal tax changes provide hundreds of millions dollars in tax breaks. Since Colorado conforms to the federal tax…
-
EDITORIAL: Reining in Colorado’s runaway legislature
Colorado lawmakers are cranking out bills at a record pace. The irony? They’re being increasingly productive in the wrong way — and setting up real problems for the state. According to a new report from the nonpartisan Common Sense Institute, legislative output has surged 56% since 2012, largely within the past five years. While most…
-
Resolution calling for increased road funding clears Colorado Senate committee
A Republican legislator said he was pleasantly surprised on Wednesday when the state Senate’s transportation panel advanced a resolution brought to him by county commissioners urging the Colorado Department of Transportation to invest more money to fix roads. Road maintenance is “probably the No. 1 issue” in his seven-county district, said Sen. Byron Pelton, R-Sterling.…