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This week at the Colorado Capitol: marijuana clubs and ‘ballot selfies’

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

Legislature CLOSED for Presidents’ Day

Tuesday

House convenes at 9 a.m.; Senate convenes at 10 a.m.

Senate floor activity

Second Reading

Senate Bill 143 to cleanup laws passed last year by the legislature that gradually allowed for supermarkets to start selling full-strength alcoholic beverages. Look for a possible amendment to expand licensing.

Senate Bill 61 to equitably distribute funding to charter schools.

Committee Meetings

Senate Business, Labor and Technology, Upon Adjournment, SCR 354

Senate Bill 63 to allow for marijuana consumption clubs.

Senate Finance, 2 p.m., SCR 357

Senate Bill 158 to change the composition of the PERA Board of Trustees.

Senate Bill 116 to allow for carrying a concealed handgun without a permit.

Senate Transportation, 2 p.m., SCR 352 

House Bill 1068 to require that prevailing wages are paid for contracts with the Colorado Department of Transportation when engaging in public-private partnerships.

Wednesday

House and Senate convene at 9 a.m.

Senate floor activity 

Second Reading

Senate Bill 35 to crackdown on tampering with equipment associated with oil and gas gathering operations.

Committee Meetings

House State, Veterans and Military Affairs, 1:30 p.m., Room 271

House Bill 1124 to hold local governments liable in the event of a ban on hydraulic fracturing.

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

House Bill 1014 to address so-called “ballot selfies” by making it legal to take a photo sharing your elections ballot.

Senate Business, Labor and Technology, 2 p.m., SCR 354

Senate Bill 81 aimed at expanding rural broadband development.

Thursday

House and Senate convene at 9 a.m.

Committee Meetings

House Health, Insurance and Environment, 1:30 p.m., Room 271

House Bill 1146 to declare parents’ rights related to their children.

Senate Education, 2 p.m., SCR 352

House Bill 1041 to require public schools to discuss the skills and educational opportunities available through military enlistment.

Friday

Not much in the way of committee hearings. Floor calendar work is developing.


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