The Colorado General Assembly is about 6 weeks into the session and has so far had some 400 bills introduced. As is typical, a large number of them are minor adjustments to existing law, fund transfers, and clean up of outdated language.
We will here focus on those which have the greatest impacts on the Citizens of Colorado, either by limiting or expanding Liberty, which includes life issues, taxation, regulations, etc. the lists’ titles will explain the content.
COLORADO 2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
19 FEB 2017
HB17-1001 Employee Leave Attend Child’s Academic Activities Up to 18 Hours
OPPOSE–Why is the State involved in Employer-Employee Relations?
HB17-1038 Prohibit Corporal Punishment Of Children
OPPOSE—Language is too loose
HB17-1114 State Treasurer’s Authority To Access PERA Information
APPROVE—Board had withheld info from Treasurer, a member of the board
HB17-1122 Gender Identification On Birth Certificates
OPPOSE
HB17-1124 Local Government Liable Fracking Ban Oil And Gas Moratorium
APPROVE
HB17-1127 Exempt Feminine Hygiene Products From Sales Tax
OPPOSE—We like tax reductions, but not ‘carve-outs’
HB17-1134 Hold Colorado Government Accountable Sanctuary Jurisdictions
APPROVE
HB17-1141 Equal Protection From Federal Employee Personal Attack
APPROVE—Makes a Federal employee personally responsible for abuses
HB17-1156 Prohibits Conversion Therapy Mental Health Provider
OPPOSE
HB17-1163 Candidate Petition Filing Deadlines And Signatures
OPPOSE—Makes candidate petitions more difficult
HB17-1174 Exempt Rural Telecommunications Local Improvement District Requirements
OPPOSE—Government interference in private sector
SB17-003 Repeal Colorado Health Benefit Exchange
APPROVE
SB17-005 Handgun Safety Training For School Employees
APPROVE
SB17-007 Repeal Ammunition Magazine Prohibition
APPROVE
SB17-009 Business Personal Property Tax Exemption
APPROVE
SB17-014 Limits On Underground Storage Tank Regulation
APPROVE—Prohibits local Governments from imposing license and inspection requirements
SB17-039 Education Income Tax Credits For Nonpublic School
APPROVE—And long overdue
SB17-055 Prohibit Discrimination Labor Union Participation
APPROVE
SB17-062 Student Free Speech Public Higher Education Campuses
APPROVE
SB17-116 Concealed Handgun Carry Without A Permit
APPROVE—Still keeps schools ‘gun-freee’
SB17-120 Require United States Citizenship For Colorado Peace Officers
APPROVE—How does this not make sense?
COLORADO 2017 KILLED BILLS
19 FEB 2017
HB17-1013 Free Exercise Of Religion
APPROVE—Restores strict burden on Government
HB17-1036 Concealed Carry In Public Schools
APPROVE
HB17-1037 Deadly Force Against An Intruder At A Business
APPROVE
HB17-1062 Making Certain State Assessments Optional
APPROVE—More local control and decisions
HB17-1063 Reduce Business Personal Property Taxes
APPROVE—Any tax reduction is good
HB17-1085 Women’s Health Protection Act
APPROVE
HB17-1086 Abortion Pill Reversal Information Act
APPROVE
HB17-1097 Repeal Ammunition Magazine Prohibition
APPROVE
HB17-1099 No Funding Trafficking Aborted Human Body Parts
APPROVE
HB17-1108 Protect Human Life At Conception
APPROVE
SB17-042 Repeal Local Government Internet Service Voter Approval
OPPOSE—Government in private business
SB17-093 Operation Of Bicycles Approaching Intersections
OPPOSE—Really stupid. Cyclists may run red lights
SB17-095 Repeal The Death Penalty
OPPOSE