Agriculture Legislation -- Keywords: agriculture, farm, or livestock
Short Title: CDE Food Procure Distrib
Sponsors: MASSEY & ... / SANDOVAL
The bill requires the department of education (department) to procure approved food and beverages for and distribute them to any board of cooperative services (BOCES) that contracts with the department for the service. The state board of education is required to promulgate rules identifying approved food and beverages. A BOCES may contract with the department or one or more food and beverage distributors, or any combination thereof, for the provision of food and beverages.
Status
01/13/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
02/11/2010 House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely
Short Title: Ltd Liab Water Right Recreation Purposes
Sponsors: CURRY / HODGE
Under current law, a landowner can be held liable for injuries suffered by a trespassing minor if the land contains an attractive nuisance. Sections 1 and 4 of the bill specify that a facility constructed for the diversion, storage, conveyance, or use of water is not an attractive nuisance with regard to a landowner's liability to a trespasser. Sections 2 and 3 expand the definition of "recreational purpose" as to which a landowner's liability is limited under current law. Section 3 also specifies that a landowner is not liable for injuries to members of the public who use land for recreational purposes unless the landowner willfully or deliberately caused the injuries.
Status
01/13/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
01/28/2010 House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
Short Title: REA Elec Coop Bd Of Director Elections
Sponsors: LEVY / HODGE
Existing law allows cooperative electric associations to exempt themselves from regulation by the public utilities commission and become self-governing, under the control of a board of directors (board) elected by member-consumers (members). Current provisions concerning board meetings, notices, elections, and conflicts of interest lack specificity in some areas. Section 1 of the bill requires an opportunity for member input on matters to be decided by the board at meetings, and requires the posting of meeting minutes on the association's web site. Section 2 requires the association to adopt, and post on its web site, a written policy governing elections of directors and information about how a member may become a candidate for a position on the board. In addition, the date of an election and notice of the ballot mailing deadline for the election must be posted in advance. Section 2 also requires disclosure of campaign contributions by persons employed by the board. Section 3 requires that candidates for positions on the board be given equal access to member lists and supply contact information for use by members. Section 3 also:
* Requires the order of names on the ballot to be determined randomly, without automatically assigning the top line to the incumbent;
* Prohibits any candidate or association employee from handling cast ballots without a neutral third party present; and
* Prohibits the association from expending any money or resources, including mailings, to support or oppose a candidate in connection with a board election. Section 4 requires posting on the association's web site of notice of board meetings and all available documents that will be discussed at such meetings, at least 14 days in advance for regular meetings and as soon as possible for special meetings. Section 5 requires that, in case of any conflict between the provisions governing cooperative electric associations and the general law governing nonprofit corporations, the provisions governing cooperative electric associations will control.
Status
01/14/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
01/14/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
02/25/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/25/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/05/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/08/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/11/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government and Energy
03/23/2010 Senate Committee on Local Government and Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/29/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/01/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/05/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/07/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
04/08/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
04/20/2010 First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
04/28/2010 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adhere
05/06/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/06/2010 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Recede
05/19/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/20/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/20/2010 Sent to the Governor
06/09/2010 Governor Action - Intends to Sign
06/11/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Colorado State Fair Alcohol Beverages
Sponsors: PACE / TAPIA
The bill authorizes a person who purchases an alcohol beverage at the Colorado state fair to consume and possess the drink anywhere within the state fair that is licensed for consumption of alcohol.
Status
01/14/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
01/27/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
02/01/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/03/2010
02/03/2010 House Second Reading Passed
02/04/2010 House Third Reading Passed
02/09/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
03/04/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/09/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/12/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/15/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/17/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/18/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/19/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/19/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
04/01/2010 First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
04/13/2010 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
04/28/2010 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
05/20/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/20/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/24/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/24/2010 Sent to the Governor
05/27/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Farm Truck Registration
Sponsors: BAUMGARDNER / HARVEY
Currently, a county clerk may require that a person demonstrate that the person's primary business is agriculture to register a motor vehicle as a farm truck. The bill exempts people who use at least 100 acres for agricultural production from this requirement to register a farm truck.
Status
01/14/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
02/23/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/05/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/09/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/10/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/11/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/15/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
03/29/2010 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/01/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed
04/05/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/26/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/29/2010 Sent to the Governor
04/29/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/10/2010 Governor Action - Vetoed
Short Title: Urban Renewal Area Ag Lands
Sponsors: FISCHER / CARROLL M.
Section 3 of the bill prohibits any area that has been designated as an urban renewal area from containing any agricultural land unless:
* The agricultural land is a brownfield site as designated by the United States environmental protection agency;
* The area containing the agricultural land is at least two-thirds contiguous with urban-level development and at least one-half of the area consists of urban-level development that is determined to constitute a slum or blighted area;
* The agricultural land is an enclave within the territorial boundaries of a municipality and the entire perimeter of the enclave has been contiguous with urban-level development for a period of not less than 3 years;
* Each public body that levies an ad valorem property tax on the agricultural land agrees in writing to the inclusion of the agricultural land within the urban renewal area; or
* The agricultural land was included in an approved urban renewal plan prior to the effective date of the bill. In addition, section 3 of the bill:
* Where agricultural land is included within an urban renewal area under the conditions specified in the bill, requires the county assessor to value the agricultural land at its fair market value solely for determining the base amount of taxes to be paid to the public bodies without consideration of the tax increment. Nothing in the bill affects the actual classification of agricultural land for property tax purposes.
* Expands the grounds allowing counties to challenge information contained in urban renewal impact reports.
* Permits the required agreement to be entered into by or among the municipality and urban renewal authority and county taxing entities in the case of tax increment financing to provide for a waiver of certain requirements under the urban renewal law. Section 4 of the bill requires urban renewal plans to include a legal description of the urban renewal area, including the legal description of any agricultural land proposed for inclusion within the urban renewal area pursuant to the conditions specified in the bill. Section 5 of the bill provides that, not later than 30 days after the municipality has provided the county assessor notice that the urban renewal plan contains tax increment financing provisions, the assessor may provide written notice to the municipality if the assessor believes that agricultural land has been improperly included in the urban renewal area under the conditions specified in the bill. If the notice is not delivered within the 30-day period, the inclusion of the land in the urban renewal area as described in the urban renewal plan shall be incontestable in any suit or proceeding notwithstanding the presence of any cause. If the assessor provides written notice to the municipality within the 30-day period, the municipality may file an action in state district court for an order determining whether the inclusion of the land in the urban renewal area is consistent with one of the conditions specified in the bill and shall have an additional 30 days from the date it receives the notice in which to file the action. If the municipality fails to file such an action within the additional 30-day period, the urban renewal area shall not include the agricultural land.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
02/03/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/05/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/08/2010 House Third Reading Passed
02/12/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
03/02/2010 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
03/03/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/08/2010 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/12/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/15/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/16/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/18/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/19/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/19/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/08/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
04/08/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/09/2010 Sent to the Governor
04/14/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Transfer Ports Of Entry From DOR To CSP
Sponsors: MCFADYEN / HODGE
Currently, port of entry weigh stations are operated by the department of revenue. The bill transfers the ports of entry section by a type 2 transfer from the department of revenue to the Colorado state patrol in the department of public safety. The type 2 transfer will transfer all port of entry statutory authority, powers, duties, personnel, property, funding, budgeting, purchasing, and planning from the department of revenue to the Colorado state patrol. The motor carrier services division of the department of revenue remains responsible for personnel and facilities dealing with motor vehicle registrations, while the Colorado state patrol is responsible for enforcement-related and certain permit-related functions at port of entry weigh stations.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
01/15/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
01/15/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
03/04/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/04/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/16/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
04/23/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/26/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/28/2010
04/28/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/29/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/30/2010 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments
04/30/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation
04/30/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation + Appropriations
05/04/2010 Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Amended to Appropriations
05/06/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/07/2010 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
05/10/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
05/11/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/19/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/20/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/20/2010 Sent to the Governor
05/20/2010 Governor Action - Signed
05/21/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: No Arson In Controlled Ag Burn Case
Sponsors: SONNENBERG / RENFROE
The bill states that it is not an arson offense if the person started a fire as a controlled agricultural burn in a reasonably cautious manner and there was no personal injury as a result.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
02/22/2010 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/25/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/26/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/01/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
03/10/2010 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/15/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/19/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed
03/22/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/05/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/07/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
04/07/2010 Sent to the Governor
04/20/2010 Sent to the Governor
04/15/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Animal Protection Enforcement
Sponsors: MCKINLEY
The bill makes various changes regarding animal welfare laws. Section 1 identifies a person engaged in animal control for a local governmental entity as a peace officer and specifies that the person's authority is limited to enforcement of ordinances and resolutions related to pet animal control. Section 2 allows conviction of an offense of cruelty to animals or any felony or crime of moral turpitude to be used as grounds for denial of employment in local animal control or as an animal protection agent in the bureau of animal protection (agent). Section 3:
* Grants a court discretion to waive the bond requirement for indigent owners of impounded animals;
* Requires courts to hear matters related to animal impoundment on an expedited basis;
* Requires the bonds paid by an owner of an animal impounded in connection with a charge or investigation of an animal-related offense to be refunded, or the entire amount of the proceeds from sale of the animal to be forwarded, to the owner if the owner is not convicted of the charges; and
* Applies the Colorado rules of civil procedure to impoundment hearings, establishes a clear and convincing standard of proof for such proceedings, and prohibits testimony given by the owner or custodian of an impounded animal from being admitted in any subsequent criminal prosecution. Section 4 requires nongovernmental entities that contract with counties to enforce pet animal control regulations to make certain information available for public inspection. Section 5:
* Limits the authority of animal control officers to enforcement of laws concerning pet animals;
* Requires persons engaged in animal control to undergo a criminal history record check prior to such engagement;
* Requires personnel engaged in pet animal control by local governments to carry picture identification and to produce the identification upon request by any interested person;
* Requires animal control officers engaged on and after January 1, 2011, to undergo, at a minimum, the same training as is required for an agent prior to being so engaged; and
* Declares the imposition of minimum standards for persons engaged in animal control to be a valid exercise of the state police power and a matter of statewide concern. Sections 6 and 11 relocate provisions describing the scope of the "Animal Protection Act" (act). Section 7:
* Specifies the minimum qualifications and recommendations for, respectively, an agent enforcing the act or animal control officer;
* Requires the commissioner of the Colorado department of agriculture (commissioner) to revoke or refuse to renew the commission of any agent convicted of an offense of cruelty to animals or other felony or crime of moral turpitude;
* Increases from $100,000 to $1,000,000 the minimum amount of liability insurance that animal protection agents who are agents of nonprofit corporations are required to carry;
* Restricts the scope of authority of agents to enforcement of laws related to animal care, welfare, and protection; and
* Requires agents of the Colorado bureau of animal protection and personnel engaged in pet animal control by local governments to carry picture identification and to produce the identification upon request by any interested person. Section 8 requires an agent to undergo a criminal history record check before being commissioned to enforce the act, and prohibits the commissioner from appointing a person convicted of an offense of cruelty to animals after the commissioner's review of the person's criminal history record check. Section 9 repeals the requirement that the animal of an owner adjudged to be able to adequately provide for the animal and fit to care for the animal not be returned to the owner until the owner pays the costs of the food, shelter, and care of the animal during the pendency of the matter. Section 10 requires the commissioner to obtain a search warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction before conducting a search of private property for purposes of the act. Section 12 clarifies that the dangerous dog registry is open to public inspection.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
01/15/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations
02/03/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
02/09/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
02/09/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/19/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/22/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/26/2010
02/26/2010 House Second Reading Lost with Amendments
Short Title: Racing Pari-mutuel Wager Interstate Comp
Sponsors: CASSO / KESTER
Section 1 of the bill defines a "source market fee" as a fee payable by persons outside of Colorado who conduct pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast races and who accept wagers from Colorado residents at out-of-state simulcast facilities. Sections 3 and 4 authorize the licensing and regulation of such persons and facilities, and section 3 caps the source market fee at 10% of the gross receipts of all pari-mutuel wagering by Colorado residents conducted by such persons at out-of-state simulcast facilities. Section 2 authorizes the director of the division of racing events to negotiate and participate in one or more interstate compacts governing horse and greyhound racing, if so directed by the Colorado racing commission. Section 5 allows unused moneys from the Colorado horse breeders' and owners' awards and supplemental purse fund to be paid out as fees for participation in such an interstate compact.
Status
01/19/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
02/03/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
02/08/2010 House Second Reading Passed
02/09/2010 House Third Reading Passed
02/17/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
03/04/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/09/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/10/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed
03/11/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
03/12/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/22/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/25/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
03/25/2010 Sent to the Governor
04/05/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: St Land Bd Bond Convey Local Gov
Sponsors: MERRIFIELD / TAPIA
Section 2 of the bill allows the state board of land commissioners (board) to convey land to units of local government if the conveyance would add value to adjoining or nearby state trust property, benefit board operations, or comply with local land use regulations. Sections 3 and 4 credit all financial warranties collected by the board that have been forfeited or are required for remediation activities to the newly created financial warranty account of the state land board trust administration fund and continuously appropriate the warranties for the remediation or other activities on the affected property.
Status
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government
02/09/2010 House Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/19/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/22/2010 House Third Reading Passed
02/24/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government and Energy
03/18/2010 Senate Committee on Local Government and Energy Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/23/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/29/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed
03/30/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
03/31/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/08/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
04/08/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/09/2010 Sent to the Governor
04/15/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: PUC Prop Carrier Motor Trucks Enforcemt
Sponsors: PENISTON / KOPP
Recent changes to federal law preempted the state's authority over property carriers by motor vehicle, subject to limited exceptions for safety and insurance requirements. Last year's H.B. 09-1244 curtailed the authority of the public utilities commission over property carriers generally, but did not contain specific provisions for movers and other carriers previously subject to limited or special treatment within the motor vehicle statutes. The bill:
* Makes conforming amendments as required to apply H.B. 09-1244 to these special cases; and
* Grants enforcement authority to the ports of entry within the department of revenue to check for valid insurance.
Status
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
02/25/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/01/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/02/2010 House Second Reading Passed
03/03/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/09/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation
03/18/2010 Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/23/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed
03/25/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/07/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/08/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
04/08/2010 Sent to the Governor
04/15/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Conservation Easement Credit Validity
Sponsors: MCKINLEY
Under current law, a state income tax credit is allowed for a portion of the value of a perpetual conservation easement that is granted by a taxpayer on real property located in Colorado. The executive director of the department of revenue (executive director) is authorized to review the appraisal supporting the valuation of an easement and to reject the value of the easement and the amount of the credit claimed in certain circumstances. The bill restricts the ability of the executive director to contest an appraisal and credit claimed for an easement donated prior to January 1, 2008, unless the valuation has been disallowed by the internal revenue service on or before July 31, 2010, or the valuation is supported solely by an appraisal from an appraiser convicted of fraud or misrepresentation prior to January 1, 2011, in connection with preparing the appraisal.
Status
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
04/14/2010 House Committee on Finance Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
04/28/2010 House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely
Short Title: Mobile Machinery Specific Ownership Tax
Sponsors: BRADFORD / CADMAN
Section 1 makes stylistic changes to clarify the definition of special mobile machinery. Section 5 deems farm equipment meeting the definition of special mobile machinery to be Class F personal property if the equipment is used for a purpose other than agricultural production. Section 6 prohibits affixing a prorated registration sticker to special mobile machinery unless it is registered, prohibits the operation of such machinery unless it is registered, and grants a credit for taxes paid to the owner who converts a vehicle to special mobile machinery. Section 7 creates a demonstration plate to be used by people who sell special mobile machinery and sets the fee for the plate. A violation of the demonstration plate requirements is a class 2 misdemeanor. Section 8 requires a person who sells special mobile machinery to notify the buyer that the owner should register the machinery. Section 16 authorizes owners to obtain a temporary registration similar to the temporary registration for motor vehicles. The remaining sections of the bill contain conforming amendments.
Status
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
02/25/2010 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/09/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Amended
04/16/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/20/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/20/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
04/22/2010 House Third Reading Passed
04/23/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation
04/23/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation + Appropriations
04/29/2010 Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Amended to Appropriations
05/04/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/06/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
05/06/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
05/07/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
05/11/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
05/11/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/25/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/25/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/25/2010 Sent to the Governor
05/27/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Clarify River Outfitter Navigation Right
Sponsors: CURRY / HODGE
Current law is unclear regarding the scope of the existing right of navigation. Section 1 of the bill recognizes that the state's adoption of the common law of England established the right of navigation. Section 2:
* Clarifies that a guide employed by a licensed river outfitter and the guide's passengers may float on waterways that have historically been used for commercial float trips without committing civil or criminal trespass if they gain access to the waterway from public land or from private land with consent and make only incidental contact with the beds and banks of the waterway while floating and portaging;
* Limits a landowner's liability to such persons to damages willfully or deliberately caused by the landowner unless the person is an invitee or licensee of the landowner;
* Specifies that such a person who damages private property is liable for the damage; and
* Specifies that nothing in the law regulating river outfitters affects water rights. Section 3 makes a conforming and clarifying amendment to the criminal trespass statute.
Status
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
02/08/2010 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/11/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
02/12/2010 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
02/15/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/16/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/02/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
03/15/2010 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/18/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/19/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/22/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/24/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/29/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
04/23/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
05/11/2010 First Conference Committee Result was to No Report
Short Title: Suspend Indus Fuel Sales & Use Tax Exemp
Sponsors: POMMER / HEATH
For the period commencing March 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2012, the bill suspends the exemption from the state sales and use taxes for the storage, use, or consumption of electricity, coal, coke, fuel oil, steam, nuclear fuel, or gas for use in processing, manufacturing, mining, refining, irrigation, building construction, telegraph, telephone, and radio communication, street and railroad transportation services, and all industrial uses and makes conforming amendments to prevent the suspension of the exemption from affecting county, municipal, and other local government or political subdivision sales and use taxes.
Status
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
01/27/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Finance
01/27/2010 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/29/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
01/29/2010 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over with Amendments to 02/01/2010
02/01/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/02/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/03/2010 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments
02/04/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
02/04/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
02/04/2010 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/05/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/08/2010 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
02/09/2010 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
02/09/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/10/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/12/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Lay Over Daily
02/15/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
02/16/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
02/23/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
02/23/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
02/23/2010 Sent to the Governor
02/24/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Suspend Ag Sales & Use Tax Exemp
Sponsors: FERRANDINO / HEATH
The bill suspends the exemption from the state sales and use taxes for the sale or storage, use, or consumption of agricultural compounds used in caring for livestock, semen for agricultural and ranching purposes, and pesticides for use in the production of agricultural and livestock products for the period beginning March 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2013. The bill also prevents the suspension of the exemption from affecting sales or use taxes levied by towns, cities, counties, or other political subdivisions of the state that are based on the state sales or use tax unless a town, city, county, or political subdivision expressly subjects such sale or storage, use, or consumption to its sales or use tax for the specified period at the time of adoption of its initial sales or use tax ordinance or resolution or subsequent amendment to the ordinance or resolution.
Status
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
01/22/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
01/27/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Finance
01/29/2010 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/29/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
01/29/2010 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
02/01/2010 House Third Reading Passed
02/02/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
02/02/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
02/04/2010 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/05/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/09/2010 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
02/10/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/11/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Lay Over Daily
02/15/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
02/16/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
02/23/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
02/23/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
02/23/2010 Sent to the Governor
02/24/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Sunset Licensing River Outfitters
Sponsors: CURRY / SCHWARTZ
Sunset Process - House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Committee. The bill implements the sunset review recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies regarding river outfitters pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law, with modifications. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the bill extend the river outfitting licensure program until September 1, 2019. Sections 4 and 6 broaden the definition of "advertise" in connection with the licensure requirement. Section 6 also directs the board of parks and outdoor recreation (board) to adopt a schedule for license renewals, with license terms not to exceed 3 years, and allows the length of license terms to be staggered so that approximately equal numbers of licensees renew their licenses each year. Section 5 requires the board to e-mail a notice of every proposed rule to each licensee. Section 7:
* Specifies that, of the 500 river miles currently required to be qualified as a trip leader, at least 250 must be from regulated trips and no more than 250 may be from nonregulated trips;
* Requires all guides to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
* Repeals the guide qualification exemption for designated faculty members of institutions of higher education in charge of water sport activity courses. Section 8 makes a river outfitter that operates a river-outfitting business without a valid license liable for an administrative penalty of 5 times the annual licensing fee. Section 9 recreates the river outfitter advisory committee, consisting of 2 river outfitters and one representative of the division of parks and outdoor recreation (division), and directs the committee to make recommendations concerning rules and proposed rules, including notification to outfitters of inspections and division personnel changes and safety and customer and outfitter interaction training standards for division rangers who oversee regulated trips. Section 10 repeals the advisory committee on September 1, 2019.
Status
02/02/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
02/02/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations
02/02/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations
02/24/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/24/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/05/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/09/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/10/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/12/2010
03/12/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/15/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/23/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
04/15/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/21/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/26/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/27/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/29/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
04/30/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/25/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/25/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/25/2010 Sent to the Governor
06/07/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Study Ag Exemption Prop Tax
Sponsors: MASSEY / WHITEHEAD
The bill creates a 13-member land assessment and classification task force (task force) to meet during the 2010 interim to study the assessment and classification of agricultural and residential land and propose statutory modifications to ensure that land is valued based on its actual use. The bill specifies how the 13 members of the task force are elected and additional requirements governing the duties and procedures of the task force. The bill requires the task force to study, make legislative recommendations, and report findings on all matters relating to property tax assessment and classification in connection with land used for agricultural and residential purposes, including, without limitation, the current system for classification of agricultural and residential property in Colorado, the fiscal, land use, and other impacts of the state's current classification system, and any ideas for improving the current classification system. The bill requires the task force to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations, including any recommended legislation, to the legislative council during the 2010 interim. The bill limits the number of bills to be proposed by the task force to 5.
Status
02/05/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs + Appropriations
02/05/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs + Appropriations
02/23/2010 House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/23/2010 House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/19/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/19/2010 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
03/22/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/23/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
03/30/2010 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/05/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/12/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/13/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/15/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
04/19/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/19/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/20/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/20/2010 Sent to the Governor
06/07/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: BOCES School Food Program
Sponsors: MASSEY & ... / SANDOVAL
The bill authorizes each board of cooperative services (BOCES) to maintain, equip, and operate a food-service facility as a school food authority. The bill creates the BOCES healthy food grant program (program) in the department of education (department) to: (1) Make grants available to BOCES that maintain, equip, and operate food-service facilities as school food authorities; and (2) require each BOCES that receives a grant from the program to procure and distribute to schools of its constituent school districts only food and beverages that satisfy certain nutritional standards. The bill sets forth an application process for the program and permissible uses of grant moneys. The BOCES healthy food grant program cash fund (fund) is created, and the department is authorized to expend no more than 10% of the moneys appropriated to the fund to offset the direct and indirect costs incurred by the department in implementing the program. The department is required to prepare and submit to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate a report that describes the activities carried out under the program and evaluates the effectiveness of the program. The state board of education is required to promulgate rules establishing policies and procedures for the administration of the program. The program is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. The bill includes conforming amendments.
Status
02/10/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
02/10/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education + Appropriations
02/25/2010 House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/12/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/16/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/17/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/19/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
03/19/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education + Appropriations
03/31/2010 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/23/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/27/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/28/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/30/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
05/04/2010 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/25/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/25/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/25/2010 Sent to the Governor
05/27/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Pesticide Act Refillers Requirements
Sponsors: WHITEHEAD / LOOPER
According to new requirements for pesticide containers and containments under the "Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act" (FIFRA), a state with primary enforcement responsibility for pesticide use must have authority over establishments that refill pesticide containers to ensure compliance with the FIFRA. In order to meet this requirement, the bill amends the state "Pesticide Act" (state act) as follows:
* Section 1 of the bill includes refilling pesticides among the regulated activities mentioned in the legislative declaration;
* Section 2 defines the terms "refillable container", "refiller", and "refill";
* Section 3 grants the state department of agriculture (department) jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to removal of pesticide residue from containers;
* Section 12 requires pesticide refillers to comply with record-keeping and reporting regulations specified by the commissioner of the department of agriculture (commissioner) by rule;
* Section 13 requires pesticide refillers to comply with residue removal requirements promulgated by the commissioner; and
* Section 16 declares certain acts by pesticide refillers to be unlawful. In addition to the provisions regarding refillers, various provisions of the state act are amended as follows:
* Section 2 of the bill defines the term "federal act" to mean the FIFRA;
* Section 4 authorizes the commissioner to exempt, in accordance with the FIFRA, certain pesticides from the registration requirement;
* Section 5 allows the commissioner to waive the requirement that a person applying to register a pesticide list all inert ingredients in the application;
* Sections 5 and 9 require the commissioner to set by rule the date on which registrations of pesticides and devices, respectively, expire;
* Sections 6 and 8 repeal redundant provisions stating that applicants must pay a penalty fee when cease-and-desist orders are issued for distribution of an unregistered pesticide or unregistered device, respectively;
* Section 7 clarifies that the confidentiality provisions in the state act apply only to inert ingredients;
* Section 10 allows an expired pesticide registration to be renewed within the 2-year period following the date of the registration's expiration, rather than the date the registration was issued;
* Sections 10 and 11 require applications for renewal of pesticide and device registrations or pesticide dealer licenses, respectively, to be received, rather than postmarked, by the date specified by the commissioner;
* Section 11 clarifies that, if an application for renewal of a pesticide dealer license is not timely received, the license shall not be renewed and the dealer must apply for a new license;
* Section 14 amends an incorrect citation to federal rules; and
* Section 15 adds to the list of unlawful acts making a false statement by any person on an invoice, record, report, or application required under the state act or under any rule promulgated pursuant to the state act. Section 15 also identifies making such a false statement as a deceptive trade practice under the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act".
Status
01/13/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
01/27/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/01/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/02/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/03/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
02/03/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
03/03/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/03/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/08/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/09/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
03/10/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/18/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/18/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/07/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/10/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/10/2010 Sent to the Governor
06/04/2010 Governor Action - Intends to Sign
06/07/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Horse Racing Owner Breeder Admin Fee
Sponsors: KESTER / CASSO
In the statutes governing pari-mutuel wagering on horse races, current law provides that up to 5% of the moneys in the horse breeders' and owners' awards and supplemental purse fund may be paid to Colorado horse breeder associations in the form of an administrative fee for the cost of registering and maintaining breeding records. The bill increases the administrative fee cap from 5% to 10%.
Status
01/13/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
01/21/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
01/26/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed
01/27/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
01/28/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/01/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
03/10/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/15/2010 House Second Reading Passed
03/16/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/22/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
03/22/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/22/2010 Sent to the Governor
03/31/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Organic Certification Act
Sponsors: HODGE / FISCHER
Under current law, the commissioner (commissioner) of the department of agriculture (department) may delegate duties under the "Organic Certification Act" (act) only to employees of the department. This bill allows the commissioner to contract with qualified independent inspectors to conduct inspections under the act. The bill also authorizes the commissioner to promulgate minimum qualifications for those inspectors. The bill also increases the size of the organic certification advisory board from 9 to 12 members as follows:
* 9 members shall represent certified organic operations;
* 1 member shall be a consumer representing the general public;
* 1 member shall represent the Colorado cooperative extension service; and
* 1 member shall represent the Colorado agricultural experiment station.
Status
01/13/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
01/21/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
01/26/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed
01/27/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
01/28/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/01/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
02/01/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations
03/03/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/19/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/23/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/25/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/26/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/29/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
04/09/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/16/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
04/16/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/19/2010 Sent to the Governor
04/29/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Exempt Sch Irrigation Wells Prior Approp
Sponsors: HODGE
The bill exempts public school wells that pump 15 gallons per minute or less, are located in a school district that serves a population of 25,000 or less, and are used only for irrigation from the "Water Right Determination and Administration Act of 1969".
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
02/11/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Postpone Indefinitely
Short Title: Colorado Seed Potato Act
Sponsors: SCHWARTZ / VIGIL
The bill creates the "Colorado Seed Potato Act" (act), which requires all potato growers who plant potatoes in lots of one or more acres to plant seed potatoes that have been certified by a certifying authority. "Seed potatoes" are defined in the bill as vegetatively propagated tubers used or intended to be used for potato production. The bill defines the term "certifying authority" as Colorado state university or, for seed potatoes grown outside of Colorado, the duly authorized seed certifying agency of the state, territory, or country of origin. The bill requires imported certified seed potatoes to meet certain minimum standards for certification. The bill creates the seed potato advisory committee (advisory committee), and describes the composition, terms, and duties of the advisory committee. The bill specifies a sunset date of September 1, 2019, for the advisory committee. The bill also contains the following exceptions to the certification requirement:
* A potato grower may plant uncertified and untested seed potatoes until January 1, 2012, if the seed potatoes were grown as part of that grower's operations.
* A potato grower may plant uncertified seed potatoes that are one generation from his or her own certified or qualified seed potatoes and have been grown by that grower. Any grower who wishes to plant seed potatoes that are more than one year out from certification must submit the seed stock to the state certifying agency for testing and approval.
* In any year in which the supply of certified or exempt seed potato stock is insufficient, as determined by the commissioner of agriculture (commissioner), growers may apply for permission to plant uncertified seed potatoes pursuant to specified conditions of approval. Potato growers must comply with certain record-keeping requirements. An independent auditor must perform annual records reviews on 10% of potato growers, selected randomly according to a method established by the commissioner. The commissioner shall select a qualified department of agriculture employee or an independent auditor upon recommendation from the advisory committee. The bill authorizes the commissioner to investigate and promulgate rules to enforce and administer the act. Civil penalties for violations of the act are specified. The bill also creates the seed potato cash fund, consisting of moneys from fees and civil fines paid under the act.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
01/15/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources + Appropriations
02/04/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
02/19/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/23/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
02/24/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/25/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/26/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/02/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
03/02/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations
03/02/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations
03/17/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/17/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/26/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/01/2010 House Second Reading Passed
04/02/2010 House Third Reading Passed
04/05/2010 House Third Reading Passed
05/10/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/10/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/10/2010 Sent to the Governor
06/04/2010 Governor Action - Intends to Sign
06/08/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: PUC Electric Util Encourage Natural Gas
Sponsors: PENRY
The bill declares that there exists a perverse disincentive against investor-owned electric utilities' use of natural gas for fuel, as opposed to coal, and that this disincentive should be corrected by allowing all or part of a utility's long-term supply contract for Colorado natural gas to be accounted for as a capital cost, on which the utility is permitted to make a prescribed rate of return through customer charges. The bill directs the public utilities commission (PUC) to convene a rule-making proceeding to determine how much of the cost of these long-term natural gas supply contracts may be capitalized. It limits the amount capitalized to the equivalent of the supply contract costs approved for the Comanche III coal-fired plant, and requires the PUC to begin its rule-making by July 1, 2010.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
03/11/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Postpone Indefinitely
Short Title: Regulate Appraisal Management Companies
Sponsors: HEATH / FERRANDINO
In compliance with federal law, Colorado currently requires the licensing of real estate appraisers. In order to promote enhanced consumer protection, recently adopted federal guidelines now require mortgage lenders to use entities known as appraisal management companies, which hire licensed real estate appraisers, to value property for lending purposes. Appraisal management companies are not currently subject to regulation under Colorado law. Section 1 of the bill authorizes the board of real estate appraisers in the division of real estate in the department of regulatory agencies to regulate appraisal management companies. Necessary terminology is defined and the registration of appraisal management companies is required. The bill sets forth the requirements for registration and exemptions for certain types of activities. Requirements for owners and controlling persons of appraisal management companies are established, including a requirement that certain persons submit information, including fingerprints, for criminal history record checks. The bill sets forth prohibited activities and grounds for disciplinary actions against appraisal management companies and owners and controlling persons. Administrative and criminal penalties for violations are provided for and the board of real estate appraisers is granted the power to administer the provisions of the bill. Sections 2 through 22 of the bill make conforming amendments to existing statutes to make them consistent with the changes made in the bill.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology
02/02/2010 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
03/02/2010 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
03/10/2010 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Postpone Indefinitely
Short Title: Facilitate Use Of Reusable Effluent
Sponsors: HODGE
The bill defines the term "decreed consumptive use water", defines "reusable effluent" to include decreed consumptive use water, and:
* Authorizes an appropriator to use, reuse, and make a succession of uses of the return flows of reusable effluent in any place or for any beneficial use and to dispose of such water by exchange or otherwise; and
* Directs the state engineer to review contemplated uses of the return flows of reusable effluent to ensure that:
* They originate from reusable effluent;
* The appropriator has established an adequate measuring and accounting system to measure the volume of the return flows of reusable effluent;
* The appropriator has established an adequate means of measuring transit loss between the point of introduction and the point of withdrawal of the return flows of reusable effluent; and
* The appropriator can demonstrate that the return flows of reusable effluent to be withdrawn for use have previously been placed to beneficial use at least one time and discharged back to the water body after passing through a domestic wastewater facility.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
02/11/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Postpone Indefinitely
Short Title: Protection Orders Pets Animals
Sponsors: NEWELL / FRANGAS
The bill allows a court-entered civil protection order to restrain a party from threatening, molesting, injuring, killing, taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing, or disposing of any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by any other party. A court-entered civil protection order may also specify arrangements for possession and care of any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by any other party. The bill amends the definitions of "abuse of the elderly or of an at-risk adult", "domestic abuse", and "protection order" as necessary to include threats or actions against animals.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
02/16/2010 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/19/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/22/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/24/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/26/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
03/11/2010 House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/17/2010 House Second Reading Passed
03/18/2010 House Third Reading Passed
04/05/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
04/05/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/06/2010 Sent to the Governor
04/12/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Farm-to-school Interagency Task Force
Sponsors: SANDOVAL / SOLANO
In order to provide for the development of a state farm-to-school program, which will promote the consumption of nutritional foods provided by state agricultural producers, the bill creates the "Farm-to-School Healthy Kids Act", which establishes the interagency farm-to-school coordination task force (task force). The bill describes the composition and duties of the task force, and sets a future repeal date of December 31, 2013.
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
02/11/2010 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/16/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
02/19/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/24/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/26/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
03/04/2010 House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/10/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/12/2010
03/12/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/15/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/18/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
03/18/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/07/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
04/08/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
04/08/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/08/2010 Sent to the Governor
04/15/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Food Systems Advisory Council
Sponsors: BACON / LOOPER
The bill creates a 17-member food systems advisory council (council). The executive directors or their designees from the departments of public health and environment, agriculture, human services, education, and local affairs are 5 of the members of the council. The remaining 12 members are appointed by the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of representatives as outlined in the bill. Those 12 appointive members are representatives of 6 functional areas: Nutrition and health; agricultural production; food wholesalers and food retailers; anti-hunger and food assistance programs; economic development; and local government. The purposes of the council are to:
* Identify and use existing studies of the food system and examples of best practices, whenever possible;
* Collaborate with other task forces, committees, or organizations with similar purposes;
* Develop local food policies for Colorado that contribute to building robust, resilient, and long-term local food economies;
* Develop policy recommendations regarding hunger and food access;
* Support the efforts of, be a resource to, and receive input from local and regional food policy councils in the state;
* Advise and recommend actions that state and local governments, businesses, agriculture, and consumers can take to build robust, resilient, and long-term local food economies. The bill lists several policy issues that the council will consider and study. The council may appoint subcommittees in the following areas: Local and regional food councils, local government, and school districts. The council may also appoint other subcommittees. The council may accept gifts, grants, donations, or federal funds to fund the work of the council. The council will annually report its findings and recommendations, including proposals for legislation or for administrative action, to the general assembly, the governor, and the commissioner of agriculture. As an advisory committee, the council will undergo a sunset review and be repealed, effective July 1, 2013, unless extended by the general assembly.
Status
01/20/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services
01/20/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations
02/17/2010 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/19/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/23/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/26/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/29/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/30/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
03/30/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations
03/30/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations
03/30/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations
04/07/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/07/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/07/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/23/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/27/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/28/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/29/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
05/04/2010 House Third Reading Passed
05/05/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/05/2010 House Third Reading Passed
05/18/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/18/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/18/2010 Sent to the Governor
05/25/2010 Governor Action - Intends to Sign
05/26/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Unwanted Horse Fund Tax Checkoff
Sponsors: KESTER / SONNENBERG
The bill creates the unwanted horse fund (fund) in the state treasury. For income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2010, but before January 1, 2013, the bill requires a voluntary contribution designation line for the fund to appear on state individual income tax return forms. The department of revenue (department) must determine annually the total amount designated to the fund and report that amount to the state treasurer and the general assembly. The state treasurer shall credit that amount to the fund. Finally, the general assembly must appropriate annually from the fund to the department its costs of administering contributions to the fund. All moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be transferred to the Colorado unwanted horse alliance, a Colorado nonprofit organization.
Status
02/04/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
02/04/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources + Appropriations
02/17/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/05/2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/09/2010 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/12/2010 Senate Second Reading Passed
03/15/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/15/2010 Senate Third Reading Reconsidered
03/17/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
03/17/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Appropriations
03/17/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Finance + Appropriations
03/17/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Finance
03/17/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources + Finance
04/07/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/07/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/23/2010 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Finance
04/27/2010 House Committee on Finance Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
04/28/2010 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/30/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
05/03/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
05/04/2010 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
05/05/2010 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
05/06/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
05/07/2010 House Third Reading Passed
05/11/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/11/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Reconsider
05/11/2010 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Pass
05/19/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/20/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
05/20/2010 Sent to the Governor
05/27/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Water Projects Eligibility Lists
Sponsors: WHITEHEAD / FISCHER
*** No bill summary available ***
Status
01/15/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources
01/28/2010 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
01/29/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/03/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/04/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
02/10/2010 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
02/16/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/17/2010 House Third Reading Passed
02/22/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
02/26/2010 House Third Reading Passed
03/02/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
03/03/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/03/2010 Sent to the Governor
03/15/2010 Governor Action - Signed
Short Title: Colorado 4-H Day
Sponsors: SCHWARTZ / TODD
*** No bill summary available ***
Status
01/22/2010 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to
01/22/2010 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 01/25/2010
01/25/2010 Senate Third Reading Passed
01/25/2010 Introduced In House - Assigned to
01/25/2010 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily
01/25/2010 House Third Reading Passed
01/26/2010 House Third Reading Passed
02/05/2010 Signed by the President of the Senate
02/05/2010 Signed by the Speaker of the House