2017 legislative session
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Hickenlooper delays decision on special session for transportation funding, other topics
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Gov. John Hickenlooper hadn’t yet decided on Monday whether to call a special session to come up with more funding for the state’s transportation needs, among other topics he said were left unfinished in the General Assembly’s 120-day regular session. While Hickenlooper called it “the most productive legislative session” since he took office in 2011,…
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Advocate for small businesses gives Colorado General Assembly a grade of B- for session
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Colorado’s largest association of small businesses gave the General Assembly’s just-completed session a grade of B- in a legislative report card issued this week. Split control of the House and Senate led to missed opportunities, said Tony Gagliardi, Colorado director for the National Federation of Independent Business, which counts 7,000 members in the state. He…
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Democrats say devil in details of Nevilles’ regulatory reform bill
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Leading Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday they’re in agreement with the broad intentions behind a key Senate bill aimed at easing regulatory burdens on small businesses but cautioned that they aren’t sold yet on the legislation’s particulars. Senate Bill 1, dubbed the “Regulatory Relief Act of 2017,” is sponsored by Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, and his…
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15 bills proposed by statute revision committee
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A reformed Colorado Statutory Revision Committee at the state Capitol is recommending 15 bills be approved by lawmakers this year, all aimed at changing or eliminating antiquated, redundant, or contradictory rules of law, and to bring the statutes up to date with modern conditions. The Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services’ blog, Colorado LegiSource, explains…