Gov. Polis signs bills into law

Friday, May 17, 2019

Number

Title

Sponsors

Summary

HB19-1228

 

Increase Tax Credit Allocation Affordable Housing

 

Reps. Bird & Titone

/ Sens. Zenzinger

& Tate

Concerning an increase in the aggregate amount of the tax credits that the Colorado housing and finance authority may allocate in a calendar year under the Colorado affordable housing tax credit.

HB19-1245

Affordable Housing Funding From Vendor Fee Changes

Rep. Weissman / Sens. Gonzales & Foote

Concerning an increase in affordable housing funding from increased state sales tax revenue that results from a modification to the state sales tax vendor fee, and, in connection therewith, enacting the "Affordable Housing Act of 2019" and making an appropriation.

HB19-1319

Incentives Developers Facilitate Affordable Housing

Reps. Bird & McKean / Sens. Winter & Hisey

Concerning incentives to assist land developers in providing affordable housing statewide, and, in connection therewith, identifying nondeveloped land owned by the state that could be developed for affordable housing purposes and making modifications to the administration of an existing property tax exemption that applies to certain affordable housing developments.

HB19-1322

Expand Supply Affordable Housing

Reps. Roberts and Will / Sens. Moreno & Coram

Concerning the use of money from certain state funds to expand the supply of affordable housing statewide.

HB19-1207

Winter Conditions And Traction Control Requirements

Rep. Roberts / Sens. Donovan & Rankin

Concerning a requirement that motor vehicles meet traction-control standards for winter conditions.

HB19-1265

Right-Of-Way For Snowplows In Echelon Formation

Reps. Esgar & Soper / Sens. Rankin

& Winter

Concerning the penalty for a person who passes a snowplow that is performing its service function in echelon formation with at least one other snowplow, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

HB19-1168

State Innovation Waiver Reinsurance Program

Reps. McCluskie & Rich / Sens. Donovan

& Rankin

Concerning the creation of the Colorado reinsurance program to provide reinsurance payments to health insurers to aid in paying high-cost insurance claims, and, in connection therewith, authorizing the commissioner of insurance to seek approval from the federal government to waive applicable federal requirements, request federal funds, or both, to enable the state to implement the program, making the program contingent upon waiver or funding approval, and making an appropriation.

SB19-004

Address High-cost Health Insurance Pilot Program

Sen. Donovan

/ Reps. Roberts

& McCluskie

Concerning measures to address the high costs of health insurance in the state, and, in connection therewith, modifying the health care coverage cooperatives laws to include consumer protections and allow consumers to collectively negotiate rates directly with providers.

HB19-1004

Proposal For Affordable Health Coverage Option

Reps. Roberts

& Catlin

/ Sen. Donovan

Concerning a proposal for implementing a competitive state option for more affordable health care coverage in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, requesting authorization to use existing federal money for the proposed state option and taking other actions toward the implementation of the state option, and making an appropriation.

SB19-141

Entertainment Districts Counties Optional Premises

Sen. Donovan / Rep. Roberts

Concerning the authority to create an entertainment district, and, in connection therewith, authorizing an entertainment district within a county or city and county and permitting an optional premises to be included in an entertainment district.

HB19-1259

Species Conservation Trust Fund Projects

Reps. Roberts & Pelton / Sen. Donovan

Concerning support for species conservation trust fund projects, and, in connection therewith, making transfers to and appropriations from the species conservation trust fund for purposes recommended by the department of natural resources.

SB19-159

Sunset Passenger Tramway Safety Board

Sens. Bridges & Donovan / Rep. McCluskie

Concerning the continuation of the passenger tramway safety board, and, in connection therewith, implementing some of the recommendations contained in the 2018 sunset report by the department of regulatory agencies.

SB19-078

Open Internet Customer Protections In Colorado

Sens. Donovan & Bridges / Reps. Hansen & Herod

Concerning the protection of the open internet, and, in connection therewith, disqualifying an internet service provider from receiving high cost support mechanism money or other money received to finance broadband deployment if the internet service provider engages in certain practices that interfere with the open internet, requiring an internet service provider that engages in such practices to refund any such money received, and requiring a governmental body contracting for broadband internet access service to give preference to an internet service provider that certifies that it will not engage in practices that interfere with the open internet.

SB19-162

Sunset River Outfitter Advisory Committee

Sen. Coram / Rep. McCluskie

Concerning the continuation of the river outfitter advisory committee, and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendations contained in the 2018 sunset report by the department of regulatory agencies.

HB19-1299

Local Government Retirement Plan Contribution Rates

Reps. McCluskie

& Rich / Sen. Donovan

Concerning flexibility in the contribution rates to a local government retirement plan or system.

SB19-178

Program to Subsidize Adoption for Children and Youth

Sen. Foote / Rep. Singer

Concerning the subsidization of adoption for eligible children in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

SB19-234

Sunset Professional Review Committees

Sens. Rodriguez & Foote / Rep. Weissman

Concerning the continuation of the functions of professional review committees, and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendations contained in the 2018 sunset report by the department of regulatory agencies.

HB19-1292

Colorado Resiliency Office Reauthorization Funding

Reps. Singer & Galindo / Sen. Ginal

Concerning the reauthorization of the Colorado resiliency office, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

SB19-005

Import Prescription Drugs from Canada

Sens. Rodriguez & Ginal / Rep. Jaquez Lewis

Concerning wholesale importation of prescription pharmaceutical products from Canada for resale to Colorado residents, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

SB19-073

Statewide Systems of Advance Medical Directives

Sen. Ginal / Reps. Landgraf & Roberts

Concerning a statewide system of advance medical directives, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

HB19-1131

Prescription Drug Cost Education

Rep. Jaquez Lewis / Sen. Winter

Concerning a requirement to share the wholesale acquisition cost of a drug when sharing information concerning the drug with another party.

HB19-1290

Examination Applicant Barber and Cosmetologists Act

Rep. Arndt / Sen. Priola

Concerning the substitution of foreign work experience for the required contact hours by an applicant for examination pursuant to the "Barber and Cosmetologist Act".

HB19-1291

Insurance Disclosures and Supervision

Rep. Arndt / Sens. Williams & Tate

Concerning the supervision of insurers, and, in connection therewith, establishing certain disclosure requirements for insurers.

HB19-1222

International Baccalaureate Exam Fee Grant

Reps. Kipp & McCluskie / Sen. Story

Concerning a grant program to reduce the amount of the international baccalaureate exam fee paid by students.

SB19-195

Children and Youth Behavioral Health System Enhancements

Sens. Fields & Gardner / Reps. Froelich & Landgraf

Concerning enhancements to behavioral health services and policy coordination for children and youth, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

HB19-1320

Hospital Community Benefit Accountability

Reps. Kennedy & Lontine / Sen. Winter

Concerning requiring certain health care providers to be accountable to their communities.

HB19-1301

Health Insurance for Breast Imaging

Reps. Michaelson Jenet & Buckner / Sen. Williams

Concerning health insurance coverage for breast imaging.

HB19-1302

Cancer Treatment and License Plate Surcharge

Reps. Michaelson Jenet & Buckner / Sen. Winter

Concerning the continuation of the breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment program, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

HB19-1233

Investments in Primary Care to Reduce Health Costs

Reps. Froelich & Caraveo / Sens. Ginal & Moreno

Concerning payment system reforms to reduce health care costs by increasing utilization of primary care, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

HB19-1122

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Maternal Mortality Review Committee

Reps. Buckner & Landgraf / Sens. Fields & Gardner

Concerning the creation of a maternal mortality review committee in the department of public health and environment, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

HB19-1269

Mental Health Parity Insurance Medicaid

Reps. Cutter & Sullivan / Sens. Ginal & Gardner

Concerning measures to improve behavioral health care coverage practices, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

HB19-1120

Youth Mental Health Education and Suicide Prevention

Reps. Michaelson Jenet & Roberts / Sens. Fenberg & Coram

Concerning multiple approaches to prevent youth suicide, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

HB19-1267

Penalties For Failure To Pay Wages

Reps. Singer & Froelich / Sens. Danielson & Rodriguez

Concerning criminal offenses for failure to pay wages, and, in connection therewith, implementing recommendations from the Colorado human trafficking council.

 

 

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