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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of April 4, 2022

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.

Options for public testimony during committee hearings can be found here

House regulations regarding remote testimony can be found here. Senate regulations are here.

Bills listed below may not be the only items considered by a committee during the hearings. Check this website on the hearing day for the bills in committee, other items on the agenda and changes in bill order.

Special note: The Long Appropriations Bill and its related orbital bills intended to help balance the budget are slated to be introduced in the state Senate on Monday. 

  • Tuesday: The Long Bill and its orbitals will be heard in Senate Appropriations
  • Wednesday: The Senate will break into caucuses and come up with amendments, with the second reading debate to follow. A final vote on the budget is likely for Thursday. 

MONDAY, APRIL 4

1:30 p.m., House Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Committee, Room 107

  • HB22-1313, McCormick and Caraveo – Agricultural Housing Public Health COVID Emergency
  • HB22-1308, McCormick – Agricultural Workforce Services Program

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

  • HB22-1064, Mullica and Bacon – Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Regulate Synthetic Nicotine. Background here.

1:30 p.m., House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee, Legislative Services Building, Room A (LSB-A)

  • SB22-139, Herod – Juneteenth New State Holiday. Background here.

1:30 p.m., Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee, Room 352

  • HB22-1222, Holbert and Rodriguez – Marijuana Responsible Vendor Designations
  • SB22-173, Rodriguez and Smallwood – Telepharmacy Criteria Remove Location Restriction

1:30 p.m., Senate Finance Committee, Old Supreme Court

  • HB22-1055, Jaquez Lewis and Winter – Sales Tax Exemption Essential Hygiene Products. Background here.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5

1:30 p.m., House Judiciary Committee, Old Supreme court

  • HB22-1321, McKean and Roberts – Study Of Devices Assessing Motorist Impairment
  • SB22-055, Roberts and McKean – Alcohol Monitoring For Impaired Driving Offenders 

1:30 p.m. House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee, Room 112

  • SB22-106, Michaelson Jenet and Rich – Conflict Of Interest In Public Behavioral Health
  • HB22-1344, Neville and Ortiz – FDA-approved Prescription MDMA Drug Use
  • HB22-1116, Valdez A. – Plant-based Medicines
  • HB22-1281, Gonzales-Gutierrez – Behavioral Health-care Continuum Gap Grant Program H
  • HB22-1283, Michaelson Jenet and Bradfield – Youth & Family Behavioral Health Care

2:00 p.m., Senate Local Government Committee, Room 352

  • SB22-159, Bridges and Zenzinger – Revolving Loan Fund Invest Affordable Housing
  • SB22-160, Gonzales and Hinrichsen – Loan Program Resident-owned Communities

2 p.m., Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, Old Supreme Court

  • SB22-184, Fenberg and Pettersen – Compensation Requirements For Members Of The GA. Background here.

2 p.m., Senate Transportation & Energy Committee, Room 357

  • SB22-175, Hansen and Fields – Mobile Electronic Devices & Motor Vehicle Driving

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

Upon Adjournment, House Education Committee, Room 107

  • HB22-1155, Will and McCluskie – In-state Tuition For CO High School Graduates

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

  • HB22-1100, Ransom and Sandridge – Prohibit Discrimination COVID-19 Vaccine Status

1:30 p.m. House Judiciary Committee, Room 107

  • SB22-010, Benavidez and Amabile – Pretrial Diversion For Person With Behavioral Health

THURSDAY, APRIL 7

Upon Adjournment, House Finance Committee, Room 112

  • HB22-1163, Soper – State Income Tax Deduction For Medical Expenses

Upon Adjournment, House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee, LSB-A

  • HB22-1273, Duran and Sirota – Protections For Elections Officials

1:30 p.m., House Business Affairs & Labor Committee, Room 112

  • HB22-1314, Ricks and Hooton – Towing Carrier Nonconsensual Tows

1:30 p.m., House Energy & Environment Committee, LSB-A

  • SB22-009, Bird and Benavidez – Recertification & Theft Of Catalytic Converters
  • HB22-1244, Kennedy and Gonzales-Gutierrez – Public Protections From Toxic Air Contaminants
  • HB22-1355, Cutter – Producer Responsibility Program For Recycling. Background here.

1:30 p.m., Senate Education Committee, Room 357

  • SB22-171,  Bridges and Priola – Privacy Protections For Educators

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

  • HB22-1288, Smallwood and Fields – Safe Reporting Assaults Suffered By Sex Workers
  • SB22-188, Fields and Coram – Behavioral Health Support For Criminal Justice Advocates
  • SB22-179, Ginal and Liston – Deter Tampering Motor Vehicle Emission Control Sys
  • SB22-18, Winter and Gardner – Crime Victims Services
DENVER, CO – MARCH12: The dome can be seen looking straight up from the rotunda at the bottom of the grand staircase inside the Colorado State Capitol on March 12, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott)
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