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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of March 25, 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. 

NOTE: This week, the House will begin working on the 2024-25 budget, known as the Long Appropriations Bill. The bill is likely to be introduced late Monday, with the measure and its accompanying balancing bills to be heard by the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday or Wednesday.

House caucuses will then review the measure with their Joint Budget Committee members, and the bill will be heard on second reading the following day and a final vote the day after. 

The General Assembly is closed for Good Friday, March 29. 

MONDAY, MARCH 25

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

  • HB 1039, Winter F. and Marchman – Non-Legal Name Changes. Background here.
  • HB 1136, Cutter and Smallwood – Healthier Social Media Use by Youth. Background here.

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

  • HB 1362, Lukens and Catlin – Measures to Incentivize Graywater Use
  • SB 026, McLachlan and Catlin – Agriculture & Natural Resources Public Engagement Requirement. 

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

  • HB 1051, Boesenecker and Mauro – Towing Carrier Regulation. Background here.
  • HB 1313, Woodrow and Jodeh – Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities. Background here.

TUESDAY, MARCH 26

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

  • HB 1303, Epps – CO Open Meetings Law for the GA 

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

  • SB 173, Roberts and Gardner – Regulate Mortuary Science Occupations. Background here.

2 p.m., Senate Local Government & Housing Committee, room 352

  • SB 112, Lundeen – Construction Defect Action Procedures
  • SB 174, Kirkmeyer and Zenzinger – Sustainable Affordable Housing Assistance

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27

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

  • HB 1037, Priola – Substance Use Disorders Harm Reduction

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

  • HB 1353, Sirota and Boesenecker – Firearms Dealer Requirements & Permit
  • SB 066, Froelich and Mabrey – Firearms Merchant Category Code

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

  • HB 1071, Michaelson Jenet and Priola – -Name Change to Conform with Gender Identity. Background here.

1:30 p.m., Senate Transportation & Energy Committee, room 352

  • SB 184, Fenberg and Marchman – Support Surface Transportation Infrastructure Development (aka Front Range passenger rail)

THURSDAY, MARCH 28

Upon adjournment, Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee, Old Supreme Court Chamber

  • HB 1234, Roberts and Hansen – Sunset Review of High Cost Support Mechanism

1:30 p.m., Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, room 352

  • HB 1150, Hinrichsen – False Slates of Electors. Background here.
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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