2020 Legislature Jan 18
These are just a few bills that caught our attention in this year’s legislative session so far.
You can go to the legislature’s website to read these and other bills at
https://leg.colorado.gov/
To express your views on any particular matter you can contact:
Rep. Marc Catlin at marc.catlin.house@state.co.us
and/or
Sen. Don Coram at don.coram.senate@state.co.us
HB20-1001 Nicotine Product Regulation
Raises age to 21 (emancipated at 18); raises fines from $1000 to $15000; sets up license to sell; more entrapment ala liquor stores
HB20-1006 Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants
Utilize the mental health consultants, through on-site visits, to support a variety of early childhood settings and practices from the prenatal period through 8 years of age.
HB20-1008 Health Care Cost-sharing Consumer Protections
Report specified information to the commissioner of insurance regarding its operations, financial statements, membership, and medical bills submitted, paid, and denied; aimed at Medi-Share for one
*HB20-1031 Replace Columbus Day With New State Holiday
Another attack on culture and tradition; contains ‘safety clause’
***HB20-1033 Live And Let Live Act
Addresses situation with ‘Masterpiece Bake Shop’; protects from Government discrimination on basis of religion————U.S. 1st amend CO Sec 2
***HB20-1040 Concealed Handguns On School Grounds
Removes restrictions
HB20-1060 Natural Organic Reduction Human Remains
Composting dead bodies seems creepy
**HB20-1062 Colorado Student Free Expression Law
U.S. 1st amend——-CO Sec 2
*HB20-1063 Fundamental Family Rights In Colorado
Aimed at protecting from Government overreach
*HB20-1068 Born Alive Child Physician Relationship
Dr must treat a child born alive (abortion) same as any other patient
**HB20-1070 Local Government Liable Fracking Ban Oil And Gas Moratorium
Local government must pay lost royalties
Due process clauses———–takings clauses
**HB20-1075 Protect Human Life At Conception
And nullifies any Federal law, rule, treaty, or judgment to the contrary
Due process clauses
*HB20-1081 Multilingual Ballot Access
Ridiculous. Learn English and American culture and obtain citizenship before we let you vote
***HB20-1098 Prohibition On Abortion After Twenty-two Weeks
Due process clauses
***HB20-1099 Repeal Ammunition Magazine Prohibition
U.S. 2nd amend————CO Sec 2
*HB20-1114 Protect Minors From Mutilation And Sterilization
Prohibits sex reassignment
HB20-1126 Local Control Approvals Oil And Gas Applications
State must approve permit passed locally
HB20-1135 Replace High School Social Studies Assessment
Adds citizenship test to State assessment tests
HB20-1142 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Establishes fees from insurers to fund an enterprise
*HB20-1144 Parent’s Bill Of Rights
**HB20-1147 Reasonable Independence For Children In Activities
Good idea, open to misinterpretation by authorities———–free range parenting
Neither Constitution gives authority to interfere in reasonable parenting style
*HB20-1149 16-year-olds Voting In School District Elections
Not mature enough to buy certain products, enlist, etc then not to vote either
SB20-002 Rural Economic Development Initiative Grant Program
As if we don’t have enough already
SB20-004 Post-secondary Education Loan Repayment Assistance
So Colorado taxpayers without a degree will pay for those who do
*SB20-020 Reduce The State Income Tax Rate
4.63 to 4.49
*SB20-049 Senior Property Tax Exemption Medical Necessity
Restores property tax exemption if senior must move due to medical reasons
SB20-054 Rural Development Grant Program Creation
This never works, otherwise we would have succeeded with the other programs
**SB20-064 Authority Attorney General Challenge Fed-reviewed Mergers And Antitrust
Feds regulate interstate commerce
U.S. Art1 Sec 8
**SB20-083 Prohibit Courthouse Civil Arrest
Seems like a slam at I.C.E., feds enforce immigration law
U.S. Art 1 Sec 8
**SB20-100 Repeal The Death Penalty
Death penalty is not a deterrent because we don’t use it. It has worked every time we did
Due process clauses
*SB20-105 Daylight Saving Time Observed Year Round
SB20-108 Landlord Prohibitions Tenant Citizenship Status
** = Constitutional concerns
* = Kill Committee
HB 20-1001 thru 1163 at least 19 bills deal with school or childhood issues
SB 20-101 thru 113 at least 17 bills deal with school or childhood issues