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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of Feb. 13, 2023

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.

MONDAY, FEB. 13

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

  • HB23-1055, Bockenfeld – Prohibit Wireless Networking Voting Systems
  • HB23-1057, McCormick and Vigil – Amenities For All Genders In Public Buildings
  • HB23-1098, Frizell and Bradley – Women’s Rights In Athletics

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

  • SB23-094, Lundeen and Zenzinger – School Transportation Task Force
  • SB23-080, Lundeen – Tax Credit Parental Engagement In Schools
  • SB23-070, Kolker – Mandatory School Resource Officer Training

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

  • SB23-022, Hinrichsen –  Possession Of Weapon By Previous Offender Crimes
  • SB23-075, Fields and Exum – Deletion Of Child’s Name From Criminal Justice Records
  • SB23-039, Buckner – Reduce Child & Incarcerated Parent Separation

TUESDAY, FEB. 14

Upon adjournment, Senate Transportation  Energy Committee, Room 352

  • SB23-079, Liston – Nuclear Energy As A Clean Energy Resource

1:30 p.m. Room 0112 House Judiciary Committee, Room 112

  • HB23-1138, Amabile and Soper – Procedures Related To Adult Competency
  • HB23-1143, Kipp and Armagost – Fed Authorize Firearms For DACA Peace Officers
  • HB23-1120, Joseph and Ortiz – Eviction Protections For Residential Tenants 

1:30 p.m. House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee, Room LSB-A

  • HB23-1059, Weinberg – Motorcycle Lane Splitting Study
  • HB23-1123, Lindsay – Move Over or Slow Down Stationary Vehicle

2 p.m., Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee, Old Supreme Court Chambers

  • SB23-098, Rodriguez – Gig Work Transparency

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

  • SB23-110, Marchman and Zenzinger – Transparency For Metropolitan Districts

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15

1:30 p.m. Room Old State Library House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee, Room 271

  • HB23-1115, Mabrey and Velasco – Repeal Prohibition Local Residential Rent Control. Background here.

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

  • HB23-1034, Gonzales and Simpson – Measures To Expand Postconviction DNA Testing

THURSDAY, FEB. 16

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

  • HB23-1154, Valdez – Ballot Issue Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report

1:30 p.m. House Business Affairs & Labor Committee, Room 271

  • HB23-1118, Sirota and Gonzales-Gutierrez – Fair Workweek Employment Standards. Background here.

1:30 p.m., Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee, Room 352

  • SB23-038, Jaquez Lewis – Prohibit Equine Slaughter For Human Consumption

1:30 p.m., Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, Old Supreme Court Chambers

  • SB23-053, Kirkmeyer –  Restrict Governmental Nondisclosure Agreements (FOR ACTION ONLY). Background here.
  • SB23-101, Kirkmeyer – Candidate Ballot Access For Primary Elections

FRIDAY, FEB. 17

Upon Adjournment House Health & Insurance Committee, Room 0112 

  • HB23-1119, Bottoms – Abolishing Abortion In Colorado
  • HB23-1097, Luck – Painkiller Administration Prior To Abortion
  • HB23-1150, Bottoms – Provide Information On Abortion Pill Reversal
FILE PHOTO: The Colorado State Capitol building’s gold dome gleams in the sun on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Denver Gazette)
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