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| Bill Number | Alias | Chamber | Title | Desc (abr) | History (abr) | Comments (abr) | Story References |
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| Equal Pay Day Resolution | Senate | concerning equaly pay day | resolution calling for equal pay for equal work between men and women | passed both house and senate 4/19/05 | |
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| Defense of Marriage Constitutional Amendment | House | concerning limiting the legal status of marriage to a marital relationship between persons of the opposite sex | a proposed constitutional amendment voters would be asked about in novmeber defining marriage as be... | killed in house judiciary committee 6 to 5 on 5/3/05 | |
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| Senate | Ethanol | The bill would require 75% of the gas in Colorado to have 10% ethanol during the winter months. | Gov. vetoed the bill | |
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| Senate | TEST | The bill would require 75% of the gas in Colorado to have 10% ethanol during the winter months. | Gov. vetoed the bill | |
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| House | Ethanol | For farmers | vetoed | |
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| House | TEST2 | interesting | |
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| Amending the Constitution | Senate | 60% voter approval for constitutional amendments | resolution would put on ballot a referendum asking voters to change requirements for constitutional... | |
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| Colorado Achievement Scholarship Fund | Senate | concering the creation of the Colorado Achievement Scholarhsip Program | uses 50 million dollars in federal dollars to create 2000-3000 scholarships for low income colorado... | |
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| House | Welfare Fraud Prevention & Recovery | Passed House Health and Human Services 13-0. | |
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| House | Sunset Continue Motorist Ins ID Database | Passed House Business Affairs and Labor 11-2. | |
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| House | Concerning Increased Authority to Protect Air Quality | Would allow state to keep air quality standards if federal government lowers them. Revived version... | Passed house second reading 2/22/06. | |
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| House | Concerning Identity Theft | Makes identity theft a crime. | Passed House Judiciary committee 11-0. | |
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| House | Domestic Partnerships | Creates domestic partnerships for same sex couples. | Passed House Judiciary committee 7-4. | |
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| House | Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act | Prohibits smoking indoors, with exceptions. | Passed House, passed Senate second reading. | |
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| Senate | Reciprocal Beneficiary Agreements | Makes legal arrangements for co-habiting adults easier. | Stuck in committee indefinitely on 3-3 tie vote. | |
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| House | Prescribing Emergency Contraception | Allows pharmacists to prescribe the morning after pill. | Passed house. | |
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| Senate | Recreational In-channel Diversions | Restricts Recreational In-channel Diversions. | Passed Senate second reading. | |
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| Senate | Initiated and Referred Amendments | Changes rules for ballot initiatives. | Died in committee 4-3. | |
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| House | Tenure Review for Faculty | Makes tenure review more strict and standardized for all state schools. | Killed in house education committee. | |
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| House | School Vending Machines And Nutrition | Requires fifty percent healthy foods in school vending machines. | Passed House, passed Senate Education committee 3/15/05 | |
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| House | Compensation for Surface Owners | Requires energy companies to negotiate with surface owners and to pay damages. | Passed house. Passed Senate Agriculture committee. | |
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| House | Concerning Unlawful Sexual Behavior | Changes statute of limitations on sexual assault. | Passed house. Passed Senate committee 5-1. | |
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| House | Witness Protection Training Programs | Mandates witness protection training for District Attorneys and Law Enforcement agencies. | Passed House Judiciary Committee. | |
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| Senate | Concerning a Reduction in the Cost of Prescription Drugs | Would have Colorado join multi-state drug buying pools to lower drug costs. | Passed Senate Health and Human Services committee 5-1. | |
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| House | Budget Bill | 2006-2007 Budget bill. | Passed house second reading. | |
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| House | Right To Rest In Peace Act | Creates a bubble around funerals where protests are prohibited. | Introduced in house. | |
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| Senate | Health Assurance Districts | Expands local government's ability to create special tax districts to provide funding for health ca... | Passed Senate, passed House local government committee. | |
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| House | Hospital Report Card | Requires Colorado Health and Hospital Association to create an hospital report card detailing the q... | Passed house, headed to Senate committee. | |
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| Senate | Interstate Compact for National Popular Vote Election of President | Would make Colorado give electoral college votes to national popular vote winner. | Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 4-3. | |
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| 1011 | House | Internet Crimes | Creates two new felonies for sex crimes against children. | |
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| Senate | Retirement Plans for Public Employees | Reforms state pension plan. | No committee hearing yet. | |
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| Senate | Retirement Plans for Public Employees | Reforms state pension plan. | Not heard in committee yet. | |
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| Senate | Reporting Requirements for Health Care Expenditures | Requires reporting by companies that have employees that are on public health programs. | Passed first Senate committee 4-3. | |
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| House | Lobby Disclosure Bill | Requires new disclosures of lobbying activity. | Passed house. | |
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| House | Rocky Flats Refuge Signs Information | Requires placement of warning signs outside Rocky Flats refuge. | Passed house second reading. | |
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| Senate | Statute of Limitations for Civil Actions for Unlawful Sexual Conduct | |
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| House | Eminent Domain and Public Use | |
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| House | Colorado False Claims Act | |
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| Pee Bomb Bill | Senate | concerning an increase in the amount of the fine imposed as punishment for illicit disposal of containers of human waste upon or along a state highway | increases the fine for dumping containers of human waste along roadways to $500 | heading to the governor for passage into law | |
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| Parental Leave Bill | Senate | concerning unpaid parental leave for school activities | allows working parents to take upto 5 hours a month, 40 hours in a year, of unpaid leave to attend ... | passed seconding reading in senate 2/8 | |
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| Preferred Drug List | Senate | Medicaid Preferred Drug List Bill | sponsor Republican Senator Steve Johnson | passed Senate health and human services committee 1/27 | |
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| Keep Jobs in America Act | Senate | Keep Jobs in America Act | prohibits the state from contracting our for services with companies that would have the work done ... | |
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| Employment Nondiscrimination for Sexual Orientation | Senate | Concerning the Expansion of Employment Nondiscrimination Protections | bill expands employment nondiscrimination protections to cover sexual orientation and gender identi... | passed Senate's business, labor, and technology committee 4 to 3 on 1/25. Heads to senate appropri... | |
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| Restrictions on Teen Drivers | Senate | concerning limitations on the driving priveleges of newly licensed minor drivers | prohibits a minor driver who has held a license less than 6 months from transporting a passenger wh... | passed the senate 2/7 | |
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| Cash Gifts to Politicians | Senate | Concerning Benefits that May be Accepted by Certain Public Officials | bill would prohibit certain elected officials(those governed by the campaign finance requirements o... | |
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| Senate | Benefits Public Officials | Bans cash and in-kind gifts to legislaors | Passed Senate, passed House judiciary committee 11-0. | |
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| Raw Milk | Senate | concerning raw milk | bill makes it easier for individuals to acquire raw milk from a producer. requires buying an inter... | |
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| Open and Obvious Defense | Senate | Concerning a clarification that the common law doctrine of open and obvious danger continues in assessing landowner liability | bill adds common law "open and obvious danger" defense into state premises liability statutue. | passed the senate 2/16/05 | |
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| RICD restrictions | Senate | concerning additional requirements applicable to the adjudication of a recreational in-channel diversion | bill puts a limit of 350 CFS for kayak course water rights on rivers. | |
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| Charter School Bill | Senate | concering charter schools | requires that information be provided to local school districts when a new charter school is approv... | |
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| Blue Law Repeal | Senate | Concering Sunday and Vaporized Alcohol Sales | bill would allow local authorities to permit general liquor sales on Sundays. | |
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| Paper Record for Elections | Senate | The Creation of a Permanent Paper Record of Each Vote Cast in an Election | Senate sponsor, Republican Sean Mitchell of Broomfield; House sponsor, Democrat Alice Madden of Bo... | will be first heard in Senate's Local Government committee | |
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| Academic Freedom Bill | Senate | concerning academic freedom of students and faculty in institutions of higher eductation | Establishes rights, responsbilibilities, and expectations for studetns and faculty members concerni... | |
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| Childhood Immunization | Senate | concering childhood immunization | requires public health providers to send immunization data to state wide tracking system. allows d... | |
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| Unfair Drug Pricing | Senate | concerning the prohibition against the practice of unfair drug pricing | allows the CO Dept of Health to declare an emergency when the supply of a drug vital for public hea... | |
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| HOA bill | Senate | concerning homeowners property rights | prohibits homeowners' associations from preventing owners from displaying political signs or the am... | |
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| Multistate Drug Purchasing Bill | Senate | The Colorado Cares Prescription Drug Program | allows colorado to join with other states to increasing purchasing power for drugs bought through s... | passed Senate health and human services committee 1/27 | |
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| Homeland Security Financial Info | Senate | Open Records Exception for Security Info | senate sponsor Dan Grossman; house Sponsor Terrence Carroll | passed senate 3/22/05 | |
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| Water Abandonment | Senate | concering conditions under which the owner of a water right can overcome a presumption of abandoment of the water right | senate sponsor Entz; house sponsor Gallegos. Specifies that participation bya a water right or a p... | passed both house and senate | |
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| identity theft | Senate | concerning identity theft | bill allows consumers to freeze their credit reports so that fraudulent information isn't added to ... | passed the senate 24 to 10 on 4/18 | |
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| RTD Partial Takings | Senate | Partial Takings and RTD Transportation Projects | senate sponsor Suzanne Williams; house sponsor Ann Ragsdale | passed both house and senate | |
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| Healthy School Vending Machines | Senate | concering the provision of healthy nutritious alternatives in public schools | requires schools with vending machines to fill with at least 50% healthy nutritious snacks by 2007 | passed the senate 4/12/05 | |
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| Paper Ballot Bill | Senate | concerning the conduct of elections | reqires all voting mahcines in the state to produce a voter verifiable paper trail. the paper rece... | passed through the senate; house hearing on Tuesdya 4/26 in state affairs committee | |
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| School Finance Act | Senate | School Finance Act | bill that increases school funding, k-12, as mandated under amendment 23. 1.1% increase this year. | |
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| Blue Ribbon Election Panel Bill | Senate | Concerning Elections, Implementing Recommendations of the secretary of state's blue ribbon panel | this bill amends rules for nominating minor political parties and unaffiliated candidates for parti... | |
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| Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act | Senate | Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act | creates a statewide ban on indoor smoking in businesses with four or more employees. tobacco stores... | passed senate state affairs committe 4/11/05 | |
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| Long Bill | Senate | 2005 2006 appropriations bill | long bill, covering operating budget for the state. | |
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| County Land Use | Senate | County Land Use | Change in county power over certain land use decisions | |
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| Eminent Domain bill | Senate | concerning private toll roads | would eliminate a private toll road companies right to condemn property along its route | |
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| Senate | Public Employee Pension Plans | Financial reforms to keep state's pension plan solvent. | Passed Senate 04/28/06 | |
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| Stops Cash Fund Transfers to General Fund | House | Prohibits cash fund transfers to general fund | house sponsor Democrat Garcia; senate sponsor Democrat Sandoval | passed third reading in house 2/1 | |
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| Criminal Law Statutes | House | concerning substantive changes to strengthen the state criminal law | adds numerous provisions to state criminal statute, including hate crimes against homosexuals | passed both house and senate amended along partyline vote | |
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| Medicaid Substance Abuse Programs | House | concerning substance abuse treatmetn under the colorado medical assistance act | expandings medicaid to provide substance abuse treatment to those already in medicaid program. hou... | passed house health and human services on 3/21; now heading to appropriations | |
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| Worker's choice of medical provider | House | concering injured workers right to select doctor | |
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| Unemployment Benefit Base Period | House | concering the creation of an alternative base period for the purpose of qualifying workers for unemployment insurance benefits | changes the base period for determining unemployment eligibility to eliminate lag quarter presently... | |
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| Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility | House | Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility for Uninsured Pregnant Women | unanimously passed House Health and Human Services on 1/19 | |
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| Right to Learn Act | House | concering college preparatory courses in high school | |
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| Super Slab | House | concerning private toll roads | gives authority to the Front Range Toll Road Company to create a 210 mile toll road from Wellington... | passed house on 2/8 | |
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| Internet Safety Programs | House | Concerning Inclusion of an Internet Safety Plan in each School District's Safe School Plan | |
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| Instream Flows | House | Loan Instream Flow Right 3 of 10 years | removes need for governor declaration of drought emergency before loans of water to state water con... | |
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| Open Records Law Expands to Higher Ed Foundations | House | concerning the financial expenditures of a non profit entity organized for the benefit of a state institution of higher eduction | expands Colorado Open Records law to cover financial records of non profit institutions that suppor... | passed house education committee 2/1 | |
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| Emergency Contraceptives for Rape Victims | House | concerning the availability of emergency contraception to a survivor of a sexual assault | requires health care facilities to inform rape victims about availability of emergency contraceptiv... | passed both house and senate; heading to governor. House has enough votes to overcome veto; senat... | |
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| Wildlife Crossing Fines | House | Increasing the Penalty for a Moving Traffic Violation Committed in a Wildlife Crossing Zone | doubles fines in wildlife crossing zone areas; sponsor: Democrat Mary Hodge of Brighton | passed second reading in house on 1/24 | |
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| Watershed Protection tax check off | House | Colorado Watershed Protection Checkoff | |
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| Pre-Collegiate Curriculum Opt-Out Bill | House | concering parental notification of post secondary education opportunities | |
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| Tenant Bill of Rights | House | concering landlord and tenant relations | creates 5 provisions affecting landlord/tenant relations. 1) limits late fees on rate to 15% max ... | passed house business affairs and labor committee 8 to 5 on 2/2/05 | |
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| Water Conservation | House | Water Conservation Measures | stops home owners associations from requiring water intensive grass species or banning xeriscaping.... | |
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| Beer Keg Tag Bill | House | requiring beer kegs to be tag to identify purchaser | Bill requires beer kegs to be tagged in order to help identify purchaser to law enforcement officia... | passed house as a whole on 2/7 | |
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| Rocky Flats Warning Bill | House | Concerning measures to protect the personal safety of visitors to the proposed Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge | bill sponsor, democrat Wes McKinley, former Rocky Flats grand jury foreman. would warn future visi... | passed house health and human services committee 1/31 along party line vote. next heads to appropr... | |
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| Medicaid for Legal Immigrants | House | Legal Immigrant Medicaid Bill | this bill would restore around 3 million dollars of medicaid funding for legal immigrants. | Medicaid funding for legal immigrants was cut in 2003, but was not implemented until this year due ... | |
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| Mesa State College Investments | House | concerning Mesa State College | Allows Mesa State College to take money it receives and invest for itself, rather than having state... | passed the house on 2/14, now heading to the senate | |
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| House | Injured Worker Change Physician | Allows workers to change physicians under workman's comp claim. | Killed in House Business Affairs and Labor Committee, 8-5. | |
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| Unemployment Benefits for Victims of Domestic Violence | House | concerning accessto unemployment benefits by persons who have quit a job due to domestic abuse | changes an 'and' to an 'or' in state unemployment law so it is easier for victims of domestic viole... | passed through House; working through Senate floor as of 3/15 | |
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| juveniles sentenced as adults | House | concerning juevniles convicted as adult sentence reform | would create a study group to report to the legislature regarding juveniles sentenced as adults | |
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| Personnel File Access | House | Concering an Employee's Right to Access Information in his or her Personnel Files Mainted by a Current or Previous Employer | |
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| Monthly Insurance Payments | House | concerning monthly electronic payment of insurance premiums | requires insurance companies to allow policy holders to pay premiums on a monthly basis, using elec... | passed house; working through senate floor as of 3/15 | |
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| open container law | House | concerning alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles | makes it a class A traffic infraction to have an open container of alcohol in the front seat of a c... | |
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| Hospital Infection Reporting | House | Concering Public Reporting of Hospital-Acquired Infections | |
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| seat belt law | House | concerning motor vehicle safety belts | would make driving without a seatbelt a primary offense | |
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| Petition Circulator Law Changes | House | concering the requirements regarding persons who circulate election petitions | Eliminates several unconstitutional provisions in Colorado law regarding who can gather signatures ... | passed the House on 2/8 | |
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| Commercial Appliance Energy Efficiency | House | concerning energy efficiency standards for specified devices | requires energy efficient commercial appliances on list be sold in state after year 2008 | passed house; working its way through senate floor as of 3/15 | |
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| PLAN test for 10th graders | House | concering achievement examinations for students enrolled in high school | drops requirement that 10th graders take CSAP, replace with ACT prep exam, PLAN | |
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| Gifts and Honoraria for Politicians | House | Concerning Standards of Conduct for Persons Involved in Government | |
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| Inter Basin Water Compacts | House | Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act | |
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| Toy Vehicle bill | House | concering toy vehicles and pocket bikes | bans toy bikes with wheel diameter less then 14 inches for public roadways | passed both house and senate | |
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| Penalty for Not Paying Employees | House | concering increase in damges for which employeer is liable to employee for non-payment of wages | increase penalties for non payment of employees form 50 to 200% after written demand is made | |
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| Underage Drinking Penalties | House | concernng alcohol consumption | bill increases the maximum penalties for underage drinking and for providing alcohol to minors. al... | passed house; passed second reading in senate on 4/4 | |
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| House | Concerning Protection for Health Care Workers | Creates whistleblower protection for healthcare workers. | Awaiting vote on house floor. | |
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| Economic Recovery Act | House | Economic Recovery Act | |
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| Bicycle Bill | House | concerning traffic laws regarding bicyclists | bill would change bicycle laws so that cyclists can ride two abreast if it doesn't impede traffic. ... | passed the house on 2/25 | |
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| Surface use agreements | House | concering the protection of the rights of surface owner relating to oil and gas operations | bill requires oil and gas companies to negotiate in good faith with surface landowners when company... | |
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| Liquor License Character Bill | House | concerning additional factors local liquor licensing authorities may require for licensed establishments | bill allows local liquor licensing boards to consider whether the character of a licensed establish... | passed house local government committee 9 to 2 on 2/22 | |
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| Tabor Refund for Education | House | concerning supplemental educational services credits | would create a tabor tax credit category for low income families with at risk kids worth $500/year ... | laid over until next session | |
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| Tobacco Tax 1 | House | Republican Tobacco Tax bill | republican bill regarding how to spend tobacco tax dollars from amendment 35. createa a large rain... | |
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| Tobacco Tax 2 | House | Republican tobacco tax bill focused on prevention, education, and cessation | House sponsor, John Witwer, republican from Evergreen, focuses specifically on the 16% of tobacco t... | |
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| House | Increase In Fines For Skiing Violations | Increases fines for four main violations to Skiier Safety law. | Passed House Local Government Committee 11-0. | |
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| Colorado Waste Reduction and Recycling Act | House | Colorado Waste Reduction and Recycling Act | imposes a rising fee ($0.25 to $1.25) on each ton of trash taken to landfills money would be used ... | |
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| Roadless Area Taskforce | House | concering the creation of a roadless area review task force | bill would create a task force to advize the governor about which parts of 4.4 million acres of nat... | |
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| Tobacco Tax 4 | House | Technical tobacco tax bill | Sponsored by the Joint Budget committee, this bill establishes some of the technical frameworked ne... | |
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| Tobacco Tax 3 | House | Democrats Tobacco Tax Bill | House sponsor, Democrat Betty Boyd of Lakewood, focuses on how to spend the estimated 170 million d... | |
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| Hunting Fishing License Increase Fees and Wildlife Habitat Stamp | House | concerning new wildlife habitat stamp and increase hunting and fishing license fees | increases cost of most licenses to hunt and fish, while creating a wildlife habitat stamp to enter ... | passed house on 3/2 | |
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| House | Cemetery Right To Reclaim Abandoned Plot | Allows Cemeteries the right to reclaim plots deemed abandoned. | Passed House Local Government Committee 7-4. | |
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| Tourism Board Income Tax Credit | House | concerning travel and tourism additional source fund | would allow taxpayer to get income tax credit for contributions to tourism board. up to 15M in cre... | sponsor, al white, laid over bill until next session | |
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| University Mandatory Health Insurance | House | repeals prohibition on mandatory health insurance for students in state institutions of higher education | allows state universities to decide if they want mandatory health insurance for students | failed third reading in the house on 3/2 | |
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| House | Brain Fingerprinting | Would establish brain fingerprinting pilot program. | Killed in house judiciary committee. | |
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| Water Mitigation Bill | House | concerning the requirement to mitigate the effects on the water area of origin of a diversion of water from the area | bill encourages an enforceable water mitigation agreement between water importer and exporters; wa... | |
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| Douglas Arapahoe Water Conservation District | House | concerning the creation of the Douglas-Arapahoe water conservation district | creates a special water district that has broad powers, including the right to tax, issue bonds, an... | |
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| Modular Home Bill | House | concering a prohibition on discrimination restricting consumer choices in housing construction alternatives | will would prohibit local zoning ordinances that discriminate against modular homes; doesn't perta... | passed second reading in house 4/11/05 | |
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| House | Concerning Juveniles Who Are Convicted as Adults of Class 1 Felonies | Changes life without parole to parole after forty years for juveniles convicted as adults of class ... | Scheduled to House Judiciary Committee March 16, 2006 | |
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| House | Concerning Health Care Expenditures Paid by an Employer for Employees | Would require that large companies pay a certain amount for health insurance for their employees. | Testimony only in House Business Affairs and Labor | |
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| temporary tax rate reduction | House | concering a temporary tax rate reduction | reduces state income tax from 4.63% to 4.5% in 2010 if voters approve major tabor fixing bill and s... | |
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| passing bus bill | House | concerning the enforcement of prohibitions against overtakinga a school bus when it is letting passengers on or off | bill would allow bus driver to get make of vehicle and license plate for car that illegally passes ... | killed on house floor 042505 | |
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| Private Toll Road Regulation | House | concerning private toll roads | bill would provide more comprehensive regulation of private toll roads than presently exists; inclu... | passed through house transporation committee 4/28/05 | |
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| House | Colorado Domestic Partnership Benefits and Responsibilties Act | To provide same-sex couples with the benefits, protections and responsibilities that married coupl... | http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2006A/csl.nsf/BillFoldersHouse?openFrameset | |
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| Senate | Statute of Limitations Unlawful Sexual Conduct | Would open a window for lawsuits against institutions related to child sexual abuse that are past t... | Passed Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee 5-1. | |
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