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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of Feb. 19, 2024

Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead for the Colorado General Assembly.

Committee schedules are subject to change. Schedules for both the House and Senate can change at any time. This website is the best resource for keeping up with daily activities. 

Options for public testimony during committee hearings can be found here

Regulations for remote testimony by the public can be found here.

Bills listed below may not be the only items considered by a committee during the hearings. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Legislature closed for President’s Day holiday

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

Upon adjournment, House Health and Human Services Committee, Old State Library

  • HB 1120, Evans —  Resources for Persons in Child Welfare System
  • HB 1080, Parenti — Youth Sports Personnel Requirements 
  • HB 1025 Froelich — Implement Fertility Coverage for Health Plans 
  • HB 1037, Epps and deGruy Kennedy — Substance Use Disorders Harm Reduction 
  • HB 1045, Armagost and deGruy Kennedy — Treatment for Substance Use Disorders 

1:30 p.m., House Judiciary Committee, room 0107

  • HB 1126, Lynch — Substance Use Disorder Treatment as Bond Condition

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

  • HB 1099, Lindsay and Soper — Defendant Filing Fees in Evictions 
  • HB 1175, Boesenecker and Sirota — Local Government Rights to Property for Affordable Housing 

2:00 p.m., Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee, room 357

  • SB 075, Priola and Rodriguez — Transportation Network Company Transparency

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Upon Adjournment, Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, room 352

  • SB 148, Van Winkle — Precipitation Harvesting Storm Water Detention

Upon Adjournment, Senate Health & Human Services Committee, room 357

  • SB 073, Smallwood and Rodriguez — Maximum Number of Employees to Qualify as Small Employer 
  • SB 077, Jaquez Lewis and Michaelson Jenet — Prescription Drug Manufacturer Requirements

Upon Adjournment, Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, Old Supreme Court

  • SB 157, Fenberg — Colorado Open Meetings Law for the General Assembly 

Upon Adjournment, Joint Judiciary Committee, Old Supreme Court 

  • SB 011, Winter, F. — Online Facilitated Misconduct and Remote Tracking 

1:30 p.m., House Health & Human Services Committee, room 0112

  • HB 1149, Bird and Frizell — Prior Authorization Requirements Alternatives 
  • HB 1005, DeGruy Kennedy and Ortiz — Health Insurers Contract with Qualified Providers 
  • HB 1154, Garcia and Willford — Physician Continuing Education 

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

  • HCR 1002, Duran and Lynch — Constitutional Bail Exception First Degree Murder 
  • HB 1225, Duran and Lynch — First Degree Murder Bail & Jury Selection Statute 

1:30 p.m., House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee

  • HB 1073, Story and Parenti — Independent Ethics Commission Jurisdiction 
  • HB 1161, Ortiz — Motor Vehicle Access Individuals with Disabilities 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Upon Adjournment, Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee, Old Supreme Court

  • SB 140, Gardner — Small Business Research Matching Program 
  • SB 147, Van Winkle — Streamlining the Updating of Telecom Equipment 

Upon Adjournment, Senate Finance Committee, room 357

  • SB 112, Rich — Income Tax Credit for Parental School Engagement 
  • SB 146, Kolker and Hansen — Tax Credit for Qualified Renters

Upon Adjournment, House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Committee, room 0107

  • HB 1006, Velasco and Snyder — Assist Rural Community Wildfire-Related Grant Application

Upon Adjournment, House Finance Committee, room 0112

  • HCR 1011, DeGraaf and Luck — Senior Property Tax Exemption
  • HB 1056, Frizell and Marshall — Issuance of Treasurer’s Deeds

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

  • HB 1022, Luck — Publish Bill Drafts Online Before Session 
  • HB 1059, English and Ricks — Compensation for State Elected Officials 
  • HB 1128, Holtorf — Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law

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

  • SB 126, Will and Winter, F. — Conservation Easement Income Tax Credit 

1:30 p.m., Senate Health & Human Services Committee, room 357

  • SB 080, Fields and Jaquez Lewis — Transparency in Health Care Coverage
  • SB 141, Van Winkle and Michaelson Jenet — Out-of-State Telehealth Providers 
  • SB 059, Kirkmeyer and Michaelson Jenet — Children’s Behavioral Health Statewide System of Care 
  • SB 115, Michaelson Jenet — Mental Health Professionals Practice Requirements 

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

  • SB 109, Hinrichsen and Pelton, B. — Continue Colorado Veterans’ Service-to-Career Program 
  • SB 060, Kirkmeyer and Ginal — Prescription Drug Affordability Board Exempt Orphan Drugs

1:30 p.m., House Business Affairs & Labor Committee, room 0112

  • HB 1129, Vigil and Mabrey — Protections for Delivery Network Company Drivers 
  • HB 1151, Ricks — Disclose Mandatory Fees in Advertisements 

1:30 p.m., House Education Committee, room 0107

  • HB 1136, Pugliese and Amabile — Healthier Social Media Use by Youth 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23

1:00 p.m., Joint Committee Commission on Property Tax, room LSB-B 

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