This week at the Colorado Capitol: abortion, guns, health exchange, construction defects
Here are the highlights of the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change, and the calendar for bills on the floor for a vote changes daily. The schedule is available on the legislature’s website.
Monday
House and Senate convene at 10 a.m.
Final Passage of House Bills
House Bill 1038 to prevent corporal punishment of children in public schools, license child care facilities or specialized group home
House Bill 1068 to require that the Department of Transportation only consider proposals for public-private initiatives that will pay prevailing wages for construction labor
Final Passage of Senate Bills
Senate Bill 5 to address handgun safety training courses for school employees and permitting certain school employees to carry concealed handguns in public schools
Second Reading Senate Bills
Senate Bill 7 to repeal the ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines
Committee Meetings
House Education, 1:30 p.m., Room 0112
House Bill 1001 to allow an employee of an employer who employs at least 50 employees to take up to 18 hours of leave from work for purposes of attending his or her child’s academic activities
House Finance, 1:30 p.m., LSB-A
House Bill 1104 to exclude Olympic medal income from taxable income
Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs, 1:30 p.m., SCR 357
Senate Bill 92 to require a personnel file waiver for private employment as part of the background check process for a person applying for a position as a police officer
Senate Business, Labor and Technology, 2 p.m., SCR 354
Senate Bill 55 to prohibit discrimination against employees based on labor union participation
Tuesday
House and Senate convene at 9 a.m.
Second Reading Senate Bills
Senate Bill 113 to require that the total employer contribution rates for Public Employees’ Retirement Association employers in the 2018 calendar year are the maximum total employer contribution rates for future calendar years
Senate Bill 62 to clarify the right to free speech on campuses of public institutions of higher education
Committee Meetings
House Judiciary, upon adjournment, Room 0112
House Bill 1072 to amend the language defining the crime of human trafficking for sexual servitude to include “purchasing” another person or a minor for the purpose of coercing the person or minor to engage in commercial sexual activity
House Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., Room 0112
House Bill 1035 to allow sex assault and stalking victims to break leases
Senate Finance, 2 p.m., SCR 357
Senate Bill 3 to repeal the Colorado heath benefit exchange
Senate Transportation, 2 p.m., SCR 352
Senate Bill 93 to permit a person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle to pass through a roadway intersection without stopping at a stop sign. Available for remote testimony.
Wednesday
House and Senate convene at 9 a.m.
Committee Meetings
Joint Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy and House Transportation and Energy, 7 a.m., Room 271
Presentation on national and state economic trends from the American Petroleum Institute and Colorado Petroleum Council
House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources, upon adjournment, Room 0107
Senate Joint Memorial 1 to encourage Congress to fund wildfire response
House Bill 1118 to exempt the state from Daylight Saving Time
Joint House and Senate Education, upon adjournment, Room 271
Presentation by Colorado Department of Education on assessments
Joint Budget Committee, 1:30 p.m., JBC Hearing Room
Meeting with Dr. Robert Valuck regarding the Colorado Consortium For Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
House State, Veterans and Military Affairs, 1:30 p.m., Room 271
House Bill 1036 to allow concealed carry in public schools
House Bill 1037 to allow deadly force against an intruder at a business
House Bill 1097 to repeal the ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., SCR 352
Senate Bill 94 to make felony murder a Class 2 felony
Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs, 1:30 p.m., SCR 357
Senate Bill 27 to increase penalties for texting while driving
Senate Business, Labor and Technology, 2 p.m., SCR 354
Senate Bill 45, to address high insurance rates associated with construction defect lawsuits
Senate Bill 63 to allow for marijuana club licenses
Thursday
House and Senate convene at 9 a.m.
House Health, Insurance and Environment, 1:30 p.m., Room 271
House Bill 1085 to require all abortion clinics to keep detailed records of activities
House Bill 1086 to provide a woman with information regarding the possibility of an abortion pill reversal
House Bill 1108 to ban abortion
Senate Education, 1:30 p.m., SCR 352
Senate Bill 61 to provide additional funding for charter schools
Friday
House and Senate convene at 9 a.m.
Not much happening on the calendars.

