This week at the Capitol: time change, spankings, bar hours, public records
Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website.
Monday
House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources, 1:30 p.m., Room 271
House Bill1226 to make daylight saving time year-round standard, if voters approve in in 2018 and when other states on Mountain Standard Time also switch.
Senate Judiciary, 1:30 a.m., Room 352
House Bill 1038 banning corporal punishment in schools and juvenile facilities.
House Education, 1:30 p.m., Room 112
House Bill 1210 to bar expulsion for preschool through second-grade and limited expelled periods to three days.
Senate Business, Labor and Technology, 2 p.m., Room 357
House Bill 1123 to allow local governments to extend bar hours past 2 a.m.
Senate Bill 157 to require a majority of homeowners in an condo HOA to agree to a construction defects lawsuit.
Tuesday
House Judiciary, upon adjournment, Room 112
House Bill 1215 to ensure peace officers have access to mental health services.
Senate Business, Labor and Technology, upon adjournment, Room 354
Senate Bill 199 to allow retail liquor stores to obtain more licenses.
Senate Transportation, 2 p.m., Room 352
House Bill 1151 regulating electric bicycles.
Wednesday
House Education, upon adjournment, Room 112
House Bill 1004 to grant college credits for military education and training.
House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs, 1:30 p.m. Legislative Services Building Room A
Senate Bill 158 to modify the composition of the Public Employees’ Retirement Association Board Of Trustees.
Senate Bill 55 prohibiting mandatory participation in a labor union.
Senate Bill 120 requiring U.S citizenship to be a Colorado peace officer.
Senate Education, 1:30 p.m., Room 352
Senate Bill 200 to provide financial incentives for top-performing school districts by redirecting existing budget money.
Senate Judiciary. upon adjournment, Room 352
House Bill 1035 to allow victims of sex assault or stalking to break their leases.
Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs, 1:30 p.m., Room 357
House Bill 1001 to grant parental work leave attend school activities.
Thursday
House Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., Room 112
House Bill 1162 to cancel a person’s driver’s license for unpaid traffic violations.
House Bill 1230 to “protect Colorado residents from federal government overreach” based on “ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, or religious affiliation.”
House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs. upon adjournment, Legislative Services Building Room A
House Bill 1177 to provide mediation in disputes over the Colorado Open Records Act.