construction defects

This week at the Capitol: Sanctuary cities, sexting, fracking and construction defects

Apr 10, 2017

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Joey Bunch

Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. MONDAY House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources, 1:30 p.m., Room 107 House Bill 1282 to create council to oversee a loan repayment program for veterinarians willing to…
Colorado House budget talks begin Thursday. Until then, what?

Apr 5, 2017

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John Tomasic

The Colorado House on Thursday is planning to take up this year’s $26.8 billion budget long bill for debate. Before they get to that, on Wednesday, members plan to meet in party caucus groups to set priorities, devise strategy, craft talking points and do math. Related: On Friday the Colorado Rockies play this season’s home…
#Coleg Week 13: House budget debate, contraception, internet privacy, texting while driving, seaplanes

Apr 3, 2017

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John Tomasic

The Democratic-controlled House takes up the budget, which was passed without an inordinate amount of pain in the Republican-controlled Senate last week. Democrats will likely try to move the ball on items of priority that were shot down in the Senate. Contraception: It’s a personal matter and a state budget concern. State health estimates routinely…
Wright: Solving the affordable housing crisis

Mar 24, 2017

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Earl Wright

Colorado is facing an affordable housing crisis as both the demand and the cost of entry-level homes continues to skyrocket, while housing construction, particularly in the areas of condominiums, remains largely nonexistent. Some have argued the absence of affordable housing construction, which condominiums and starter single-family homes provide, is simply due to a lack of…
Insights: At halftime, what are chances Colorado legislature comes together?

Mar 17, 2017

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Peter Marcus

At the start of the legislative session, in my inaugural column, I said, “There’s a good chance the split legislature could actually come together this year.” A week later, I said, “Hope springs eternal but optimism dies young.” We’re now halfway through the legislative session, so here’s your update: I have no idea, and I don’t…
Centerpiece construction defect bill assigned to ‘kill committee’

Mar 15, 2017

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Peter Marcus

The hammer appears to have come down on a centerpiece construction defect bill after the measure was assigned to a so-called “kill committee” in the House. But the likely demise of Senate Bill 156 opens the door for the development of a new construction defect effort, which is coming in the form of fresh legislation.…
This week at the Capitol: time change, spankings, bar hours, public records

Mar 13, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Monday House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources, 1:30 p.m., Room 271 House Bill1226 to make daylight saving time year-round standard, if voters approve in in 2018 and when…
Right to repair/caulk-and-walk construction defects bill collapses

Mar 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

A bill to keep developers, builders and contractors out of court over construction defects died in a state House committee Wednesday. House Bill 1169 would have allowed builders to fix or settle the issues before the homeowner or homeowners association could sue. Most supporters refer to such a proposal, adopted by several states, as “right to repair,”…
Arbitration the latest front on curbing construction-defects lawsuits

Feb 28, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Mandatory arbitration for construction defects in condos and townhomes passed a Senate committee Monday. Senate Bill 156 is the latest in a piecemeal approach to throttling litigation that proponents say blocks construction of affordable housing. The Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee passed the arbitration bill 5-2. Democratic Sen. Cheri Jahn of Wheat Ridge joined the committee’s Republicans…
Coalition of mayors call on Legislature to pass construction defects reform legislation

Feb 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A bipartisan coalition of metro-area mayors on Thursday called on members of the Legislature to pass Republican-sponsored legislation aimed at spurring condominium construction by adjusting the rules for settling disputes over construction defects. And while the bill the mayors are backing bears plenty of similarities to legislation that has been blocked by Democrats in recent…