Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online.

Some of the hottest bills of the session (civil rights, PERA reform) are up this week.

FYI: Saturday, March 10 marked the 60th legislative day, or the halfway point of the 2018 session, which ends on Wednesday, May 9.

MONDAY

House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee, 1:30 p.m. Room 107

Senate Bill 2, financing rural broadband, for action only. Background here.

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

House Bill 1208, increase the child care tax credit. Background here.

House Bill 1259, allowing managers of marijuana facilities to sample products, but prohibits selling samples to others, exceeding personal possession limits and does not allow consumption on site.

TUESDAY

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

Senate Bill 196, repeal the state’s late vehicle registration fee.

Senate Bill 200, reforms to the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). Background here.

House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee, Upon adjournment, Room 107

Senate Bill 82, granting an exemption on non-compete agreements to physicians who treat rare disorders.

House Judiciary Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 112

House Bill 1115, requiring the Department of Public Safety to provide training on human trafficking to law enforcement agencies.

House Bill 1256, continuation for the Colorado Division of Civil Rights and Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Background here.

House Public Health and Human Services Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 271

House Bill 1003, prevention of opioid abuse.

House Bill 1136, treatment for substance use disorders.

House Bill 1007, payment for substance use disorders.

House Bill 1104, family preservation for parents with disabilities, for action only.

WEDNESDAY

House Finance Committee, Upon adjournment, LSB-A

Senate Bill 104, financing rural broadband through federal funds. Background here.

House Local Government Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 271

House Bill 1067, right to rest act. Background here.

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

House Bill 1178, referred measure to the 2018 ballot that would create a crime of rendering assistance to an undocumented person in communities with sanctuary jurisdiction; also allows civil lawsuits against local governments and their election officials who create sanctuary policies.

House Transportation and Energy, 1:30 p.m., Room 112

House Bill 1157, requires oil and gas operators to submit written reports to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and to “other affected stakeholders” for each major and minor “reportable event,” and defines a reportable event.

Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee, 1:30 p.m, Room 354

Senate Bill 193, “Colorado Right to Earn a Living Act,” which would bar state agencies from imposing qualifications on occupations unless required for health, welfare or safety purposes.

THURSDAY

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

Senate Bill 192, to make local governments liable for payments to mineral rights holders when the government body bans fracking activity.

House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 107

House Bill 1194, requires public hearings for conservation easements. Available for remote testimony.

House Bill 1123, time out on conservation easement tax credits. Available for remote testimony.

House Bill 1122, requires the state auditor to contract for a comprehensive accounting and mapping of conservation easements. Available for remote testimony.

Senate Bill 146, requiring consumer notices, including costs, for freestanding emergency rooms.