This Week at the Capitol
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
The General Assembly is closed on Monday, Jan. 15 for observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; many lawmakers will be participating in the Denver Marade, which begins at Denver’s City Park at 10:45 a.m.
Tuesday
House Finance, 8 a.m. LSB-A
Senate Bill 18-027; allowing nurses to travel in and out of state, background here. This is likely to be the first bill signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper in 2018.
Wednesday
Senate Health & Human Services Committee Upon Adjournment SCR 354
Senate Bill 18-020 to allow registered psychotherapists to perform auricular acudetox, a form of acupuncture used for detox.
Senate Bill 18-050, to allow staff of free-standing emergency rooms to participate in the state’s safe haven law, which allows them to take temporary custody of infants 72 hours old or younger from parent(s).
Thursday
Joint Health and Human Services, 1:30 p.m. Room 271
Presentation on waiting lists for services for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.Public testimony on waiting lists for services for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy Committee, 1:30 p.m. SCR 357
Senate Bill 18-038 to allow the use of reclaimed domestic wastewater to irrigate industrial hemp.


