Colorado Politics

This week at the Capitol: bars, schools, tampons and the death penalty

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.

House Third Reading

House Bill 1038 to prohibit corporal punishment of children in certain public settings

House Second Reading

House Bill 1035 to allow certain crime victims to break their rental agreements under certain circumstances

House Bill 1123 to allow local governments to extend the hours during which alcohol beverages may be sold for consumption on a licensed premises

Senate Third Reading

Senate Bill 113 to cap the total employer contribution rates for public employees’ retirement association employers in the 2018 calendar year

Senate Bill 62 to address the right to free speech on campuses of public institutions of higher education

Senate Bill 55 to prohibit discrimination against employees based on labor union participation

Senate Second Reading

Senate Bill 120 to require United States citizenship to be a police officer in Colorado

Committee Meetings

House Education, 1:30 p.m., Room 0112

House Bill 1181 to address required state assessments for ninth-grade students

House Bill 1117 to repeal assessments In 9th grade and Social Studies

House Bill 1062 to make certain state assessments optional

House Finance, 1:30 p.m., Room LSB-A

House Bill 1104 to exclude Olympic medal income from taxable income (For Action Only)

House Bill 1127 to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax

Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m. SCR 352

Senate Bill 6 to allow concealed carry for military under 21

Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs, 1:30 p.m., SCR 357

Senate Bill 85 to increase documentary fee and fund attainable housing

Tuesday

House and Senate convene at 9 a.m.

Senate Second Reading

Senate Bill 123 to allow a high school diploma endorsement for biliteracy

Committee Meetings

House Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., Room 0112

House Bill 1070 to study drone use by public safety agencies

Senate Finance Committee, 2 p.m., SCR 357

Senate Bill 158 to modify composition of PERA Board Of Trustees

Wednesday 

House State, Veterans and Military Affairs, 1:30 p.m., Room LSB-A

House Bill 1099 to prohibit public funding for fetal body parts research

Senate Judiciary Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 271

Senate Bill 95 to repeal the death penalty

Senate Bill 136 to limit civil forfeiture

Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs, 1:30 p.m., SCR 357

Senate Bill 152 to implement changes made by Amendment 71

Senate Bill 116 to allow concealed carry without a permit

Thursday

House Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., Room 0112

House Bill 1021 to protect against wage theft

Senate Finance, Upon Adjournment, SCR 357

Senate Bill 27 to increase the penalty for texting while driving

Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy, 1:30 p.m., SCR 357

Senate Bill 35 to increase penalties for tampering with oil and gas equipment

Senate Education, 1:30 p.m., SCR 352

Senate Bill 67 to modify tying studying educator effectiveness to student academic growth

Senate Bill 101 to modify assessments students take in 9th- and 10th-grade

Friday 

Not much on the calendar


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