19 FEB 2017 LEGISLATIVE REPORT

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  As is typical, a large number of them are minor adjustments to existing law, fund transfers, and clean up of outdated language.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