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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of March 18, 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, MARCH 18

Upon Adjournment, House Education, room 0107

  • SB 099, Winter, T. and McLachlan – PERA Employment after Retirement for Rural Schools 

Upon Adjournment, House Finance, room 0112

  • HB 1235, Brown and Bird – Reduce Aviation Impacts on Communities 
  • HB 1231, Young and Daugherty – State Funding for Higher Education Projects 
  • HB 1142, Holtorf – Reduce Income Tax Social Security Benefits 

TUESDAY, MARCH 19 

Upon Adjournment, House Judiciary, Old State Library

  • HB 1292, Hernandez and Epps – Prohibit Certain Weapons Used in Mass Shootings 

Upon Adjournment, House Transportation, Housing & Local Government, LSB-A

  • SB 021, Soper –  Exempt Small Communities from HOA Requirements 
  • HB 1308, Frizell and Lindstedt – Effective Implementation of Affordable Housing Programs 

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

  • HB 1074, Ginal and Gardner – Aggravated Cruelty to Law Enforcement Animals 
  • HB 1122, Duran and Pugliese Protection Orders for Victims of Crimes

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 

Upon Adjournment, House Business Affairs & Labor, room 0112

  • HB 1260, Duran and Hernandez – Prohibition Against Employee Discipline 
  • HB 1365. Lukens and Soper – Opportunity Now Grants & Tax Credits 

Upon Adjournment, Senate Health & Human Services, room 357

  • HB 1258, Roberts – Credit Covered Person Expenses Insurer Insolvency 
  • SB 168, Roberts and Simpson – Remote Monitoring Services for Medicaid Members 

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

  • HB 1168, Froelich and Rutinel – Equal Access to Public Meetings 
  • SB 134, Willford – Operation of Home-Based Businesses 

1:30 p.m., Senate Education, room 357

  • SB 156, Buckner and Coleman – College Preparation & Enrichment Program
  • SB 164, Buckner and Lundeen – Institute of Higher Ed Transparency Requirements 

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

  • HB 1241, Rodriguez – Alignment of Petty Property Crime Threshold 
  • HB 1072, Kirkmeyer and Fields – Protection of Victims of Sexual Offenses 
  • SB 131, Jaquez Lewis and Kolker – Prohibiting Carrying Firearms in Sensitive Spaces 

1:30 p.m., Senate Transportation & Energy, Old State Library

  • SB 165, Priola and Cutter – Air Quality Improvements 
  • SB 166, Winter, F. – Air Quality Enforcement

THURSDAY, MARCH 21 

Upon Adjournment, House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources 

  • HB 1354, Herod and Duran – Require Notification of Disease Pet Care Facility

Upon Adjournment, House Finance, room 0112

  • HB 1295, Titone and Herod – Creative Industry Community Revitalization Incentives 
  • HB 1358, Herod and Snyder – Film Incentive Tax Credit 

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

  • SB 048, Priola – Substance Use Disorders Recovery (for action only) 
  • HB 1058, Baisley and Priola – Protect Privacy of Biological Data 

Upon Adjournment, Senate Local Government & Housing, room 352

  • SB 106, Zenzinger and Coleman – Right to Remedy Construction Defects (for action only) 

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

  • HB 1356, Herod – Sale of Unauthorized Electronic Smoking Devices 
  • HB 1100, Jaquez Lewis – Coroner Qualifications 

1:30 p.m., House Education

  • HB 1264, McLachlan and Catlin – Supporting the Educator Workforce 
  • HB 1123, Bradley – Funding for School Safety Firearm Detection (for action only) 
  • HB 1298, Bradley – Labor Union for School Employees Due Restriction
  • HB 1247, Bradley – Digital Education Materials 

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

  • HB 1346, Titone and McCormick – Energy & Carbon Management Regulation
  • HB 1338, Rutinel and Velasco – Cumulative Impacts & Environmental Justice

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

  • SB 171, Will and Roberts – Restoration of Wolverines 
In this file photo, the Colorado State Capitol is pictured on the final day of the legislative session on June 8, 2021, in Denver.
Katie Klann, Gazette file
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