CML Bill List
In This Section
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Criminal Justice - HB 20-1017 - Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment in the Criminal Justice System
January 2, 2020This legislation deals with substance abuse in the criminal justice system. -
Economic Development: HB 20-1354 - Film Production Income Tax Credit
March 16, 2020HB 20-1354 creates the film, television, and media tax credit.
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Employment- SB 20-205- Employee Paid Sick Leave
May 28, 2020SB 20-205 sets thresholds for employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. -
Employment- SB 20-207- Changes to Unemployment Insurance
May 28, 2020SB 20-207 makes changes to the State’s unemployment insurance program.
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Housing - HB 20-1351- Inclusionary Zoning to Include Rental Housing Development
January 2, 2020This legislation clarifies that inlcusionary zoning policies on rental housing development is not rent control. -
Housing - SB 20-093 - Dispute Resolution Fairness
January 20, 2020Enacts the Consumer and Employee Dispute Resolution Fairness Act
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Housing- HB 20-1196- Mobile Home Park Act Updates
February 17, 2020HB 20-1196 updates Colorado’s existing Mobile Home Park Act.
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Housing- HB 20-1201- Opportunity to Purchase
February 17, 2020HB 20-1201 sets up mechanisms to provide manufactured home residents the opportunity to purchase a mobile home park that is for sale.
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Marijuana - HB 20-1328-Outdoor Emergency Marijuana Contingency Plan
March 3, 2020HB 20-1328 requires the Marijuana Enforcement Division to promulgate rules approving emergency contingency plans for both medical and recreational marijuana cultivation facilities. -
Natural Resources - HB20-1265 - Increased Protections from Emissions of Air Toxic Emissions
February 6, 2020Requires notification of facility incidents, creates a reverse 911 protocol and defines "covered air toxics" to hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, and benzene. -
Natural Resources and Environment - SB 20-189 - Local Government Pesticide No Preemption
December 16, 2019A bill to allow local governments to adopt ordinances related to the use and application of pesticides. -
Natural Resources-SB 20-197-Aligning Federal and State Law on Hemp
May 28, 2020Aligns federal and state laws on hemp regulations -
Open Meetings - HB 20-1308 - Nonsubstantive Emails & Open Meetings Law
February 28, 2020A bill to clarify current provisions of the Open Meetings Law as it relates to email communication. -
Public Health - HB 20-100 - Age Restriction on Vaping
December 16, 2019This legislation will change the minimum age restriction to purchase nicotine products and create a statewide licensing system. -
Public Health - HB 20-1319 - Prohibit Sales of Flavored Nicotine Products
March 3, 2020Beginning September 1, 2020, the sales of flavored nicotine products, including fruit flavors, mints, and menthol will be prohibited.
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Public Safety - HB 20-1004 - Wildfire Mitigation
January 14, 2020Providing grant funding to local governments and other non-profit agences for landowner wildfire mitigation. -
Public Safety - HB 20-1057 - Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program
January 14, 2020Modifying the Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program
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Public Safety - HB 20-1142 - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
February 6, 2020Creates a hazard mitigation enterprise to administer a grant program.
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Public Safety - HB 20-1293-Emergency Telephone Service Charge
December 16, 2019House Bill 20-1293 creates a new, statewide 911 surcharge, which will serve as a pass-through to local 911 governing bodies.
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Public Safety - SB 20-130 - Backcountry Search and Rescue in Colorado
February 6, 2020Conduct a study and develop recommendations on how to address challenges associated with backcountry search and rescue.
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Records - HB 20-1138 - Public Real Property Index
January 19, 2020This bill requires all state agencies, state institution of higher education and political subdivisions of the state to report annually a list of all usable real property owned by or under their control. -
Records HB 20 - 1318 Concerning The Electronic Recording of Plats of Land
March 9, 2020The bill allows clerk and recorders to receive and preserve original plats for recording in an electronic format. The bill also specifies the conditions for properly submitting plats to county clerk and recorders in both electronic and original formats.
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Severance Tax/Sustainability: SB 20-168 - Sustainable Severance and Property Tax Policies
February 24, 2020Would extend the solar community garden property tax exemption, eliminate coal exemptions and use new revenues to create the Sustainable Energy Fund that would keep local governments "whole" on property tax.
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Sustainability - HB 20-1059 - Valuation of Energy Storage Equipment
December 16, 2019Legislation was approved at the Energy Review Committee in November that would require energy storage equipment owned and operated by utilities to be assessed for property tax valuation similar to renewable energy facility properties.
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Sustainability - HB 20-1162 - Prohibition of Food Establishment Use of Polystyrene
January 31, 2020HB 20-1162 would impose a statewide ban on food grade polystyrene products by 2022.
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Sustainability - HB 20-1163 - Management of Single-use Plastic Products
January 31, 2020
HB 20-1163 would impose a statewide ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, plastic stirrers and plastic straws by 2021. The bill would also impose a 10 cent fee on paper shopping bags with 60% of the money going back to local governments to help support local recycling and sustainability programs.
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Telecommunications - HB 20- 1137 - Definition of Unserved
December 16, 2019This legislation will allow the Broadband Deployment Board more flexibility in considering a local government's certification that an area is unreserved by broadband.
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Transportation - HB 20-1151 - Regional Transportation Authorities
January 31, 2020Current law allows municipalities and counties to join together to create regional transportation authorities (RTAs) to finance, construct, operate or maintain a regional transportation system. This bill allows transportation planning organizations to act as RTAs by adopting a resolution. -
Transportation - SB 20-056 - Surplus Military Vehicles Highway Use for Firefighting
December 16, 2019This legislation exempts surplus military vehicles used by local governments and fire protection districts for fire protection purposes from the definition of an “off-highway vehicle” so that they can be used on state highways.
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Transportation - SB 20-065 - Limit Mobile Electronic Devices While Driving
January 17, 2020This bill limits the use of a mobile electronic device while driving to adult drivers who use the mobile electronic device through a hands-free accessory.
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Utilities - HB 20-1064 - PUC Study of Community Choice Energy
January 17, 2020HB 20-1064 requires a feasibility study on the concepts of “community choice energy” (CCE) under which a community may choose to purchase electricity at wholesale through a supplier other than the local investor-owned electric utility. -
Water - HB 20-1119 - State Government Regulation Of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
December 16, 2019A bill to grant CDPHE authority to promulgate rules and regulations around perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). -
Water - SB20-153 - Water Resource Financing Enterprise
February 3, 2020A bill to create the water resources financing enterprise to provide financing to water providers by charging customers of water suppliers 25 cents per thousand gallons of water used.