LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Week of February 14, 2011
To date, 460 legislative bills have been introduced.
We are reviewing several bills of which you can find sorted
by Action 22 committees:
www.action22.org/leg.html Click on the committee and
a list of legislation will come up. This list is updated
daily. Let us know of any bill we are missing. Thanks!!
Cathy
LEGISLATIVE ALERT
Let’s protect our constitution and citizen-initiated
statutory measures! Please contact members of the Senate
State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee and urge their
YES support on SCR11-001 Copy and paste onto your email:
Bacon, Bob (bob.bacon.senate@state.co.us);
Boyd, Betty (betty.boyd.senate@state.co.us);
Cadman, Bill (bill.cadman.senate@state.co.us);
Grantham, Kevin (kevin.grantham.senate@state.co.us);
Heath, Rollie (rollie.heath.senate@state.co.us)
Action 22 SUPPORTS SCR11-001
Ballot Measures –This is a referred measure that asks voters
to protect the Colorado Constitution by:
Increasing the number of votes needed to pass a
constitutional amendment from a majority to at least 60% of
the votes cast. (Does not affect the simple majority voting
requirement for initiated statutory changes.)
Requiring that a minimum number of petition signatures for
citizen-initiated constitutional amendment be gathered from
voters who reside in each Colorado congressional district.
(Does not affect the signature requirements for
citizen-initiated statutory changes.)
Allowing current constitutional amendments to be repealed
with the same simple-majority by which they were voted in
(Requires a 60% super majority vote to repeal constitutional
amendments passed after 2012.)
Protecting approved citizen-initiated statutory changes by
requiring two-thirds vot4e of the legislature to amend that
law during the first three years after adoption.
Colorado voters considered 93 constitutional amendments from
1990 through 2010 – nearly all should have been statutory
laws rather than amendments to the constitution.
Action 22 OPPOSES HB11-1243 -
Lottery Keno CO Jobs Grant Program
The bill authorizes and directs the Colorado lottery
commission to create a keno game and reallocates the portion
of future increases in revenues attributable to keno
activity that would otherwise "spill over" to the state's
general fund as follows:
50% to the Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund; and
50% to a newly created program to provide one-time grants to
Colorado businesses to reverse the
offshoring of jobs. Of this portion, any available unspent
moneys may be directed to the Colorado credit reserve
program, operated by the Colorado economic development
commission and the Colorado housing and finance authority,
as needed.
Action 22 opposes this legislation.
A regular scratch game of Keno (or new scratch lottery
games) does not, in Action 22 eyes, affect the gaming laws
of Colorado. Once Keno becomes mechanized or electronic
(such as video games), it is no longer a lottery issue but
rather a gambling issue and thus, should follow those
laws.
Send in your comments to the House State, Veterans and
Military Affairs Committee. Copy and paste to your
email:
Pace, Sal (sal.pace.house@state.co.us);
Baumgardner, Randy (randy.baumgardner.house@state.co.us);
Coram, Don (don.coram.house@state.co.us);
Court, Lois (loiscourt@msn.com);
Kerr, James (james.kerr.house@state.co.us);
Liston, Larry (larry.liston.house@state.co.us);
Miklosi, Joe (joe@joemiklosi.com);
Todd, Nancy (nancy.todd.house@state.co.us);
Waller, Mark (mark.waller.house@state.co.us)
More information:
HB11-1243 authorizes the Colorado Lottery to establish “one
or more forms of keno.” The bill references the selling of
keno “tickets”, licenses “sales agents” and “claims
periods”, without providing any further definitions. A
number of different forms of keno could fit within the
bill’s very loose criteria:
1. The typical lottery scratch “ticket,” which the Lottery
is already authorized to issue.
2. A customer-completed ticket that is submitted to Lottery
retailers and can be played daily.
3. Live, casino-style keno where customers mark a “keno
ticket,” and a computer generates the winning numbers every
few minutes.
4. Keno slot machines and video keno (the same devices that
are played in Las Vegas and Colorado’s mountain gaming
towns) located at bars and/or current Lottery retailers.
In addition to leaving keno’s form up in the air, HB 1243 is
also silent on:
The Constitutional requirement that local voters have a say
in whether or not keno facilities (Options 2 and 3) are
located in their neighborhoods;
How local governments will fund the impact of keno
facilities;
Who will pay for keno devices?
Legislators are being asked to approve a measure that could
result in the expansion of casino-style gaming beyond the
current three mountain towns to hundreds of Colorado
communities – whether or not they desire to have it in their
community.
The gaming expansion allowed in HB 1243 threatens the 27,000
jobs that rely directly and indirectly on Colorado’s
existing casino industry.
Colorado voters have consistently said ‘no’ to expanding
gaming beyond Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek.
In seven different elections, Colorado voters have defeated
gaming expansion ballot measures that were far more modest
than HB 1243.
The most recent measure, 2003’s racetrack casino measure,
was opposed by 81 percent of voters.
A Talmey-Drake survey taken in January of 2011 shows
substantial voter opposition to the keno scheme proposed in
HB 1243, with 78 percent of respondents opposing expanding
gambling to allow keno games at retail establishments like
bars and restaurants.
This bill has been assigned to the House State, Veterans &
Military Affairs Committee but has not yet been scheduled as
of February 12, 2011.
POSITION ON BILLS
Action 22 OPPOSES HB11-1025
– Repealing the Hospital Provider Fee. This bill repeals
the hospital provider fee which was created by hospitals
themselves to be matched by the Federal Medicaid program.
These funds are then returned to the hospitals based upon
their percentages of poor, Medicaid eligible patients. It
also reduces eligibility of children, pregnant women and
other recipients to much lower federal poverty levels.
These changes increase the medical risks for larger numbers
of Coloradans currently covered.
Action 22 OPPOSES HB11-1068
– State Engineer Transfers of Water
The involved transfers would constitute the largest and most
complex movement ever of water within the Arkansas Valley,
and we believe the rigor of the water court process
provides the best protection for all water users.
The duration of up to 80 years for a transfer is beyond what
is considered to be a temporary supply and not consistent
with promoting the legislation as a "pilot" program.
Administrative approvals would not require the substantial
engineering and legal review necessary to protect water
rights in accordance with Colorado law.
The H.I. Model, while useful for determining compliance with
the Arkansas River Compact on a rolling 10 year average, is
not really applicable for water transfers of the nature
being considered.
The burden of proof of injury to a user's water rights is on
the user, rather than requiring the transfer applicant to
prove no injury.
There is already a fallowing program that allows for leasing
of agricultural water rights for 3 of 10 years.
There are three main areas of concerns:
the judicial process is circumvented (page 3, line 18 of
H1086);
the term of 40 years is too long (given that the approval
would be only administrative) and that
the HI Model would be used to determine transferable
consumptive use and return flow maintenance. The HI Model is
an average analysis of impacts to the Arkansas River
at the Colorado/Kansas border. By contrast, the Arkansas
River is administered on a daily basis not average basis and
based on impacts to each diverter or calling right. It was
never intended to calculate on-farm unit by unit parcels for
transferable consumptive use.
Action 22 opposes HB11-1068 and urges the committee to keep
the current processes on the books to protect water rights.
Action 22 SUPPORTS HB11-1072
-- Designated Rep Of Initiative Proponents. We, in this
state, place a very high value on open government. We think
that those who make laws that affect us should do so in a
very public fashion subject to scrutiny. To achieve that we
require meetings to be held publicly; we require candidates
for public office to file disclosure reports telling us who
are supporting them; we require lobbyists who try to
influence the legislative process to disclose the names of
their clients, the types of legislation they are lobbying
and how much they are paid. The initiative process is a form
of lawmaking. Through that process the citizenry becomes, in
effect, a fourth branch of government. Laws passed through
the initiative process are no different in importance than
laws passed by our elected representatives. Recognizing
that, it only makes sense that the initiative process should
be conducted under the same laws that are required of the
representative government process. Because it is direct
public lawmaking that does not go through legislative
vetting, it is even more important that we who are asked to
vote on these proposed laws know who is responsible for the
drafting; who is paying for the process of getting
signatures; who is funding the campaign in support and
against these laws. Remember the video lottery initiative.
Aren’t we glad that we knew there was an international
gambling conglomerate behind that proposal that would have
constitutionally imbedded the right to run a video lottery
system with one company. Initiative proponents should not
fear openness – they should welcome it because they often
are the least trusting of government. Once they start an
initiative they become a part of government. This proposal
is but one step in making the initiative process more open,
transparent and subject to public discourse. 2/2/11 Passed
Committee and goes back to the House for 2nd
Reading before going to the Senate.
Action 22 SUPPORTS SCR11-001
Ballot Measures –This is a referred measure that asks voters
to protect the Colorado Constitution by:
Increasing the number of votes needed to pass a
constitutional amendment from a majority to at least 60% of
the votes cast. (Does not affect the simple majority voting
requirement for initiated statutory changes.)
Requiring that a minimum number of petition signatures for
citizen-initiated constitutional amendment be gathered from
voters who reside in each Colorado congressional district.
(Does not affect the signature requirements for
citizen-initiated statutory changes.)
Allowing current constitutional amendments to be repealed
with the same simple-majority by which they were voted in
(Requires a 60% super majority vote to repeal constitutional
amendments passed after 2012.)
Protecting approved citizen-initiated statutory changes by
requiring two-thirds vot4e of the legislature to amend that
law during the first three years after adoption.
Colorado voters considered 93 constitutional amendments from
1990 through 2010 – nearly all should have been statutory
laws rather than amendments to the constitution.
Action 22 OPPOSES SB11-025
Colorado Taxpayer Empowerment Act 2011 Oppose -- There are
concerning aspects of the bill which includes the general
principle that private companies that contract with the
state should not be forced to release proprietary or other
information that will jeopardize their ability to perform or
compete. Transparency exists in public contracts with
private companies. Evaluation should be focused on how the
contracts are awarded and fulfilled. This proposed extension
may discourage bids on state contracts.
Action 22 OPPOSES SB11-045
– Transmission Line Siting. This bill discusses a siting or
transmission authority and has several good parts to it.
However, it does override local government’s rules and
regulations. It is best if this bill is shelved and an
effort to come up with a better solution be started. Have
the stakeholders meet this summer (local governments, energy
companies, etc.) to come up with a solution to improve
Colorado’s electrical/power grid (which also improves
Western US grid).
Action 22 SUPPORTS SB11-128
– Child Only Health Insurance Plans. This legislation will
provide more options for families to purchase insurance for
their children regardless of medical history or current
health status. It creates a fair insurance marketplace that
allows more insurers to do business in Colorado. This bill
is supported by both consumer advocates and health insurers.
This would a guarantee issue for all insurance for children
which is a provision of the federal law that took effect
September 23, 2010. Guarantee issue without a requirement
for coverage creates the opportunity for consumers to “game”
the system by buying insurance only when they need it, thus
increasing the risk to insurers. The two open enrollment
periods created by SB-128 will allow all children,
regardless of medical history, access to the child only
health insurance. Concurrently, they mitigate the risk of
“gaming” and restore a workable marketplace for insurance
companies.
Double Edged Sword
There is a lot of effort going on to help businesses with
rules, regulations and taxes in order to generate job
creation. The following bills are geared toward
eliminating the business personal property tax which would
help businesses very much – however – concurrently, it would
hurt local governments who are recipients of the revenue
generated. Local governments’ general fund would be
reduced thus cutting outlays for municipal departments such
as police/fire protection, parks and recreation, streets,
etc. As we work toward improving the economy, we need to
look at compromise and collaboration.
SB 11-026
eliminates business personal property tax (BPPT) beginning
with a 25% exception for newly purchased property in 2013.
The exemption is increased by 25% every two years. It is
anticipated that this would be a loss of more than $1
billion in revenue to local government. SB11-098
would phase out BPPT over a 27 year time period with 20%
eliminated in the first four years. HB11-1141
establishes a two year BPPT time out for new purchases.
BILLS UP THIS WEEK
AGRICULTURE, PUBLIC LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Bill HB11-1111 - SONNENBERG Dept Of Ag Livestock
Confidential Data
Monday, February 14 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(2) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1123 - CORAM / ROBERTS Prohibit Sev Related
Revenue To Gen Fund
Monday, February 14 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(6) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1125 - FISCHER Oil & Gas Sev Tax Point Of Taxation
Monday, February 14 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(5) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1005 - SONNENBERG / BROPHY Reinstate Tax Exemption
For Ag Products
Thursday, February 17 2011
Finance
Upon Adjournment Room LSB-A
(1) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-050 - ROBERTS / GEROU Value Of Condemned
Conservation Easement
Thursday, February 17 2011
SENATE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. SCR 353
(2) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1146 - MASSEY Def Ag Land For Prop Tax
Monday, February 21 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(3) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1208 - MCKINLEY Conservation Easements
Wednesday, February 23 2011
Finance
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(4) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1218 - BAUMGARDNER / WHITE Cnty Creation Of Fed
Mineral Lease Dist
Wednesday, February 23 2011
Agriculture, Livestock & Natural Resources
Upon Adjournment Room 0107
(1) in house calendar.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Bill SB11-073 - MITCHELL Reverse State Revenue Increasing
Legis
Monday, February 14 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. Old Supreme Court
(7) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-098 - KING S. Phase-out Business Personal Property
Tax
Monday, February 14 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. Old Supreme Court
(6) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-116 - MITCHELL / KERR A. Business Fiscal Impact
Statements
Tuesday, February 15 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
UPON ADJOURNMENT SCR 353
(3) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1158 - BRADFORD / SCHWARTZ Colorado Wood Products
Incentives
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Finance
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(3) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-129 - HARVEY Fair Legal Employment For Coloradans
Wednesday, February 16 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. SCR 356
(3) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1220 - BEEZLEY / FOSTER Accel Urban Transp
Projects For Econ Dev
Thursday, February 17 2011
Economic & Business Development
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-026 - SCHEFFEL / HOLBERT New Business Personal
Prop Tax Exemption
Thursday, February 17 2011
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
UPON ADJOURNMENT SCR 354
(2) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1209 - JONES / HEATH OED Small Business Navigator
Tuesday, February 22 2011
Economic & Business Development
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1238 - DURAN Job Quality Standards
Tuesday, February 22 2011
Economic & Business Development
Upon Adjournment Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1224 - JOSHI Repeal Low-income Telephone Program
Wednesday, February 23 2011
Transportation
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(4) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1141 - HOLBERT / SCHEFFEL Econ Stimulus Bus Prop
Tax Exemption
Thursday, February 24 2011
Finance
Upon Adjournment Room LSB-A
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1147 - TYLER Business Development In Colorado
Thursday, February 24 2011
Economic & Business Development
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(3) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1207 - MASSEY / SPENCE Movie Ticket Fee For Film
Incentives
Thursday, February 24 2011
Economic & Business Development
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
CONSTITUTION
Bill SCR11-001 - SHAFFER B. & ... / MURRAY & ... Ballot
Measures
SUPPORT
Monday, February 14 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. Old Supreme Court
(1) in senate calendar.
EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
Bill HB11-1184 - MCCANN / KING K. Higher Ed Funding
Committee
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Education
Upon Adjournment Room 0112
(3) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-052 - HEATH / MASSEY Goals For Higher Ed System
Thursday, February 17 2011
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. SCR 356
(1) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-069 - HUDAK Educational Management Organizations
Thursday, February 17 2011
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. SCR 356
(2) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1168 - MURRAY / SPENCE Equalize Public And Private
COF Stipends
Monday, February 21 2011
Education
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(3) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-080 - HUDAK / TODD School Improvement Plans
Thursday, February 24 2011
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. SCR 356
(2) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-133 - HUDAK / NIKKEL Discipline In Public Schools
Monday, February 28 2011
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. SCR 356
(2) in senate calendar.
ENERGY
Bill HB11-1083 - SWERDFEGER / GIRON Hydroelectricity &
Pumped Hydro
Monday, February 14 2011
GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS
(3) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1123 - CORAM / ROBERTS Prohibit Sev Related
Revenue To Gen Fund
Monday, February 14 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(6) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1125 - FISCHER Oil & Gas Sev Tax Point Of Taxation
Monday, February 14 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(5) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-121 - LUNDBERG / JOSHI Distrib State Share Sev Tax
Revenues
Monday, February 14 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. Old Supreme Court
(4) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1103 - KERR A. Incentivize Certain Wind Turbine
Systems
Thursday, February 17 2011
Finance
Upon Adjournment Room LSB-A
(3) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-045 - JOHNSTON / LEVY Streamline Elec Powerline
Siting
OPPOSE
Thursday, February 17 2011
SENATE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. SCR 353
(5) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1240 - SWALM / CADMAN Elec Util Carbon Tax Rate Of
Return
Monday, February 21 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1228 - SOLANO / SCHWARTZ Economic Devel Through
Distributed Gen
Wednesday, February 23 2011
Agriculture, Livestock & Natural Resources
Upon Adjournment Room 0107
(2) in house calendar.
FISCAL POLICY
Bill HB11-1109 - LISTON / GIRON Telecom Equip Local Sales
Tax Exemption
Monday, February 14 2011
GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS
(6) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1123 - CORAM / ROBERTS Prohibit Sev Related
Revenue To Gen Fund
Monday, February 14 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(6) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1125 - FISCHER Oil & Gas Sev Tax Point Of Taxation
Monday, February 14 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(5) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1170 - BAUMGARDNER Extend Credit For Alt Fuel
Facilities
Monday, February 14 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(3) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-056 - LUNDBERG / BALMER Use Tax Exemption
Out-of-state Retailers
Monday, February 14 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. Old Supreme Court
(5) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-073 - MITCHELL Reverse State Revenue Increasing
Legis
Monday, February 14 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. Old Supreme Court
(7) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-098 - KING S. Phase-out Business Personal Property
Tax
Monday, February 14 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. Old Supreme Court
(6) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-121 - LUNDBERG / JOSHI Distrib State Share Sev Tax
Revenues
Monday, February 14 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. Old Supreme Court
(4) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-025 - CARROLL / FERRANDINO Colorado Taxpayer
Empowerment Act 2011
OPPOSE
Tuesday, February 15 2011
GENERAL ORDERS–SECOND READING OF BILLS - CONSENT CALENDAR
(8) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-027 - KING S. Create Colorado Economic Stability
Fund
Tuesday, February 15 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
UPON ADJOURNMENT SCR 353
(2) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1014 - DELGROSSO / ROBERTS Child Care Contrib
Income Tax Credit
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Finance
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1091 - LISTON / MORSE Sales Tax Exemption For Med
Equipment
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Finance
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(2) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1158 - BRADFORD / SCHWARTZ Colorado Wood Products
Incentives
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Finance
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(3) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1212 - TYLER Lean Gov Principle & Performance
Budgets
Wednesday, February 16 2011
State, Veterans & Military Affairs
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1005 - SONNENBERG / BROPHY Reinstate Tax Exemption
For Ag Products
Thursday, February 17 2011
Finance
Upon Adjournment Room LSB-A
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1103 - KERR A. Incentivize Certain Wind Turbine
Systems
Thursday, February 17 2011
Finance
Upon Adjournment Room LSB-A
(3) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1220 - BEEZLEY / FOSTER Accel Urban Transp
Projects For Econ Dev
Thursday, February 17 2011
Economic & Business Development
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-026 - SCHEFFEL / HOLBERT New Business Personal
Prop Tax Exemption
Thursday, February 17 2011
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
UPON ADJOURNMENT SCR 354
(2) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1084 - BAUMGARDNER / GRANTHAM Modify Late Vehicle
Registration Fee
Friday, February 18 2011
Appropriations
7:30 a.m. Room LSB-A
(5) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1146 - MASSEY Def Ag Land For Prop Tax
Monday, February 21 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(3) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1165 - SOPER / NICHOLSON Align Cnty Treasurer
Water Dist Fee
Wednesday, February 23 2011
Local Government
Upon Adjournment Room 0111
(4) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1081 - BROWN LPG Vehicles Included For Incentives
Thursday, February 24 2011
Finance
Upon Adjournment Room LSB-A
(3) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1104 - FERRANDINO / STEADMAN Tax Expenditure
Reports
Thursday, February 24 2011
Finance
Upon Adjournment Room LSB-A
(2) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1141 - HOLBERT / SCHEFFEL Econ Stimulus Bus Prop
Tax Exemption
Thursday, February 24 2011
Finance
Upon Adjournment Room LSB-A
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1233 - WILLIAMS A. Bidder Preferences In State
Contracting
Thursday, February 24 2011
Economic & Business Development
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(2) in house calendar.
HEALTH
Bill HB11-1069 - MASSEY Physical Activity Expectation In
Schools
Monday, February 14 2011
GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS
(5) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1148 - LABUDA / BOYD Disclosure Health Worker
Employment Info
Monday, February 14 2011
GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS
(7) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-008 - BOYD / GEROU Aligning Children's Medicaid
Eligibility
Monday, February 14 2011
GENERAL ORDERS - SECOND READING OF BILLS
(14) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-012 - BROPHY Student Possession Prescription Drugs
Monday, February 14 2011
GENERAL ORDERS - SECOND READING OF BILLS
(4) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-019 - KING K. / STEPHENS Small Employer Health Ins
Payments
Monday, February 14 2011
GENERAL ORDERS - SECOND READING OF BILLS
(5) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1152 - LABUDA / BOYD Health Care Workforce Data
Collection
Tuesday, February 15 2011
Economic & Business Development
Upon Adjournment Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1171 - FERRANDINO / STEADMAN Study Constitutional
Health Care Moneys
Tuesday, February 15 2011
Health & Environment
Upon Adjournment Room LSB-A
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1194 - FIELDS Develop Criteria Dementia Caregiver
Cert
Tuesday, February 15 2011
Health & Environment
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(3) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-063 - GIRON Health Care In Local Gov Master Plans
Tuesday, February 15 2011
SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT & ENERGY COMMITTEE
2:00 P.M. SCR 356
(2) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1091 - LISTON / MORSE Sales Tax Exemption For Med
Equipment
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Finance
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(2) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-048 - KING K. / SWALM Exempt Provider Fee
Psychiatric Hosp
Wednesday, February 16 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. SCR 356
(1) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-125 - WHITE / SONNENBERG Nursing Home Fees & Order
Of Payments
Wednesday, February 16 2011
SENATE HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
UPON ADJOURNMENT SCR 356
(3) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-128 - NEWELL / MCCANN Child-only Health Insurance
Plans
SUPPORT
Thursday, February 17 2011
SENATE HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. SCR 352
(4) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1101 - SWALM / MORSE Exempt FQHCs State Licensure
Friday, February 18 2011
Appropriations
7:30 a.m. Room LSB-A
(9) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1175 - BALMER / MORSE Health Care Prof
Transparency Act
Thursday, February 24 2011
Health & Environment
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(2) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1217 - ACREE / BOYD Expand Access Health Care
Thursday, February 24 2011
Health & Environment
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(4) in house calendar.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill HB11-1154 - HAMNER / MORSE County Unincorporated Bus
Regis Prog
Monday, February 14 2011
Local Government
1:30 p.m. Room 0111
(2) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-086 - FOSTER / MURRAY Appeal Periods & Local Sales
Use Tax
Monday, February 14 2011
THIRD READING OF BILLS--FINAL PASSAGE--CONSENT CALENDAR
(2) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-098 - KING S. Phase-out Business Personal Property
Tax
Monday, February 14 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. Old Supreme Court
(6) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-110 - NICHOLSON / CORAM County Open Burning Slash
Permit Program
Monday, February 14 2011
GENERAL ORDERS - SECOND READING OF BILLS
(13) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-063 - GIRON Health Care In Local Gov Master Plans
Tuesday, February 15 2011
SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT & ENERGY COMMITTEE
2:00 P.M. SCR 356
(2) in senate calendar.
Bill SB11-124 - HODGE / GEROU Transfers Of County TANF
Reserves
Tuesday, February 15 2011
GENERAL ORDERS–SECOND READING OF BILLS - CONSENT CALENDAR
(2) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1065 - BALMER No Elected Officials In Public Ads
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Finance
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(4) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1122 - SCHAFER S. Mod Home Rule Charter Reqmnts
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Local Government
Upon Adjournment Room 0111
(4) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1137 - HULLINGHORST / HEATH Local Improvement
District Authority
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Local Government
Upon Adjournment Room 0111
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1066 - MCKINLEY Due Process Prior To Gov Taking
Thursday, February 17 2011
Judiciary
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(2) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1220 - BEEZLEY / FOSTER Accel Urban Transp
Projects For Econ Dev
Thursday, February 17 2011
Economic & Business Development
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1116 - SZABO Local Gov Waste Services
Monday, February 21 2011
Local Government
1:30 p.m. Room 0111
(5) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1165 - SOPER / NICHOLSON Align Cnty Treasurer
Water Dist Fee
Wednesday, February 23 2011
Local Government
Upon Adjournment Room 0111
(4) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1218 - BAUMGARDNER / WHITE Cnty Creation Of Fed
Mineral Lease Dist
Wednesday, February 23 2011
Agriculture, Livestock & Natural Resources
Upon Adjournment Room 0107
(1) in house calendar.
TOURISM
Bill HB11-1006 - CORAM / SCHWARTZ Regional Tourism
Authority Boards
Tuesday, February 15 2011
GENERAL ORDERS–SECOND READING OF BILLS - CONSENT CALENDAR
(7) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1235 - WILSON / BACON Regional Tourism Promotion
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Local Government
Upon Adjournment Room 0111
(3) in house calendar.
TRANSPORTATION
Bill HB11-1118 - KERR J. / CARROLL Public Hwy Authority
Performance Audits
Monday, February 14 2011
GENERAL ORDERS -- SECOND READING OF BILLS
(10) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1161 - GEROU / HODGE Auth HUTF Use For Div Of
Motor Vehicles
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Transportation
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1182 - FERRANDINO / HODGE CO State Title & Regis
System Fees
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Transportation
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(2) in house calendar.
Bill SB11-095 - GRANTHAM / CONTI Surface Transportation
Funding
Wednesday, February 16 2011
SENATE STATE, VETERANS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M. SCR 356
(4) in senate calendar.
Bill HB11-1192 - CORAM Longer Vehicle Combinations Highways
Thursday, February 17 2011
Transportation
Upon Adjournment Room 0107
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1210 - HAMNER / NICHOLSON Require CDOT I-70 Mtn
Corridor Recomms
Thursday, February 17 2011
Transportation
Upon Adjournment Room 0107
(4) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1220 - BEEZLEY / FOSTER Accel Urban Transp
Projects For Econ Dev
Thursday, February 17 2011
Economic & Business Development
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1084 - BAUMGARDNER / GRANTHAM Modify Late Vehicle
Registration Fee
Friday, February 18 2011
Appropriations
7:30 a.m. Room LSB-A
(5) in house calendar.
WATER
Bill HB11-1068 - FISCHER / GIRON State Engineer Approve Ag
Water Transfer
OPPOSE
Monday, February 14 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(4) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1179 - GEROU On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems
Thursday, February 17 2011
Health & Environment
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(1) in house calendar.
Bill HB11-1150 - BECKER / JAHN Use Wildlife Fees Habitat
Water Storage
Monday, February 21 2011
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(4) in house calendar.
DEAD BILLS
Action 22 OPPOSES HB11-1046
– Transportation Planning Areas. This bill eliminates the
VOICE of rural Colorado in transportation planning. It
eliminates rural transportation planning commissions, the
STAC and gives CDOT the right to do non-MPO planning in the
name of efficiency. Our citizens would rather work on their
own planning than have the CDOT Commission draft plans. –
BILL WAS PI’D 2/2/11
Cathy Garcia
President/CEO
Action 22, Inc.
PO Box 697
Pueblo, CO 81002
719.560.9897
1.888.799.1799
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fax: 719.546.1558
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