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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Feb. 10-14, 2020

Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead at the Colorado state Capitol.

Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the Legislature’s website.

MONDAY, FEB. 10

House Rural Affairs & Agriculture, 1:30 p.m. Legislative Services building, Room A (LSB-A)

  • HB 1146, Neville – Conservation Easement Transparency. Remote Testimony Available

House Energy & Environment, 1:30 p.m., Room 107

  • HB 1064, Hooton – PUC Study Of Community Choice Energy. For action only
  • HB 1126, Saine and Buck – Local Control Approvals Oil & Gas Applications

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

  • SB 78, Donovan – Dogs On Restaurant Patios
  • SB 55, Priola and Story – Incentivize Development Recycling End Markets

Senate Judiciary Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 352

  • SB 59, Hisey – Sexual Assault On A Student By An Educator

Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 271

TUESDAY, FEB. 11

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

  • HB 1068, Sandridge – Born Alive Child Physician Relationship
  • HB 1098, Williams D – Prohibition On Abortion After Twenty-two Weeks

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

  • SB 74, Lundeen – Bonuses For Highly Effective Teachers
  • SB 109, Gardner – Short-term Rentals Property Tax

Senate Transportation & Energy, 2 p.m., Room 352

  • SB 150, Hansen – Adopt Renewable Natural Gas Standard
  • SB 65, Hansen – Limit Mobile Electronic Devices While Driving 

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12

House Health & Insurance, 1:30 p.m., Room 112

  • HB 1158, Tipper and Herod – Ins Cover Infertility Diagnosis Treatment Preserve
  • HB 1160, Jackson and Roberts – Drug Price Transparency Ins Premium Reductions
  • HB -1001, Mullica and Larson – Nicotine Product Regulation

Senate Education Committee, upon adjournment, Room 352

  • SB 131, Foote and Holbert – Reimbursement To P-tech Schools For College Costs
  • SB 31, Story – Improve Student Success Innovation Pilot
  • SB 158, Todd – Professional Training For Educators

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

  • SB 97, Holbert – Unemployment Insurance Marijuana-licensed Business
  • SB 92, Bridges – Robotic Device Deliver Cargo
  • SB 154, Donovan – Bring Own Wine Into Restaurants
  • SB 160, Todd and Ginal – Require Movie Theaters To Provide Open Captioning

Senate Judiciary Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 352

  • SB 76, Lee – Parole Eligibility For Youthful Offenders
  • SB 16, Rankin – Notify If School Employee Gives Drugs To Students
  • SB 96, Rodriguez – Remote Notaries Protect Privacy
  • SB 138, Rodriguez – Consumer Protection Construction Defect Time Period

Senate State, Veterans & Military  Affairs Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 357

  • SB 149, Crowder – Automatic Law Waivers For Rural School Districts
  • SB 117, Cooke – School Employee Paycheck Transparency
  • SB 15, Hill – Student Access To Transportation To Other Schools
  • SB 142, Marble – Pet Animal Facility Licensing

THURSDAY, FEB. 13

House Finance Committee, upon adjournment, Room 112

  • HB 1043, Buckner and Wilson – Income Tax Credit For Early Childhood Ed Fix
  • HB 1120, Carver and Roberts – Enforcement Of Sexual Exploitation Of A Child

Senate Finance Committee, upon adjournment, Room 357

  • SB 145, Smallwood – Repeal Colorado Reinsurance Program

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

  • SB 125, Ginal and Zenzinger – Prohibit Exotic Animals In Traveling Performances
  • SB 135, Sonnenberg and Donovan – Conservation Easement Working Group Proposals. Available for remote testimony. Background here.

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

  • HB 1144, Pelton – Parent’s Bill Of Rights
  • HB 1063, Geitner – Fundamental Family Rights In Colorado
  • HB 1111, Geitner – Parent Authority To Require Educational Reforms
  • HB 1114, Sandridge – Protect Minors From Mutilation And Sterilization
  • HB 1273, Sandridge – Equality And Fairness In Youth Sports Act
  • HB 1272, Humphrey – Colorado Natural Marriage And Adoption Act
  • HB 1033, Humphrey – Live And Let Live Act

Senate Health & Human Services Committee, 1:30 p.m., Old Supreme Court Chambers

  • SB 119, Ginal – Expand Canadian Rx Drug Import Program
Opening day of the 2020 Colorado State Legislative session of Colorado’s 72nd General Assembly at the State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Denver.
(Chancey Bush/The Gazette)
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