Author: Ed Sealover
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Senate committee kills bill to give regulatory relief to appraisers
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Appraisers, an aging and thinning sector crucial to Colorado leaders’ goal of increasing the supply of housing statewide, will not get the regulatory relief this session that some industry leaders have said is crucial to avoiding further flight from the profession. A Senate committee killed a bill to give appraisers a five-year statute of repose…
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Advancing workforce-development bills aim to give learners in-demand skills
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Colorado legislators this month advanced two significant pieces of workforce-development legislation – one bill to create regional talent-development plans and grow an existing grant program, and another to create a system to track student success more closely. Both House Bill 1364 and HB 1365 are key parts of a package announced two weeks ago by…
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Legislators at odds on broadband right-of-way fees
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While state broadband officials ready their action plan to expand fiber to 99% of Colorado, a dispute over the amount of fees that telecommunications companies must pay to install lines along public rights of way has stalled dueling legislative efforts to define those fees. A bipartisan quartet of legislators introduced Senate Bill 91 just two…
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Negotiations defuse concerns about workers’ compensation bill
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An expected high-profile legislative debate over expansion of workers’ compensation benefits has ended even before it started, as business groups and workers’ comp attorneys agreed to a compromise that will grow payouts to a limited number of recipients. The House Business Affairs & Labor Committee recently gave unanimous backing to a significantly rewritten House Bill…
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Property tax commission narrowing in on proposals that differ from ballot initiatives
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Members of a commission tasked with developing a long-term solution to Colorado’s spiking property-tax values heard from proponents of competing ballot measures on the subject this month – and indicated that they’d prefer a solution different from what is being offered. Legislators approved creation of the Commission on Property Tax during a November special session…
