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Legislative Recap is an ongoing series of articles focused on actions in the Colorado Legislature that may be of interest to the people of Longmont.
Below are updates on the status of active bills as well as new bills introduced. Not all bills are listed, only those where the representative is a primary sponsor. Bills previously introduced and died in committee are not listed in the current update.
Update on bills sponsored by Lori Saine
HB18-1198: Best Practices For State Boards And Commissions. The bill passed both chambers and was sent to the Governor for signature on April 16th.
HB18-1098: Roll Over Year-end Balance Envtl Response Account. The bill passed both chambers and was signed into law on April 9th.
Update on bills sponsored by Matt Jones
SB18-039: Continue The Wildfire Matters Review Committee. The bill passed the Senate floor with no amendments and is set to heard by the House Local Government Committee on April 25th.
Update on bills sponsored by Mike Foote
HB18-1066: Clarify Sexually Exploitative Material Discovery. The bill passed both chambers and was signed into law on March 22nd.
HB18-1019: Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade Accreditation Weighted Factors. The bill passed the Committee on Education on a vote of 10 to 3 and was sent to the Appropriations Committee for consideration on March 21st.
HB18-1289: Exempt Local Government School Districts Forced Pooling. Matt Jones is also a primary sponsor of the bill. The bill was heard by the Committee on Transportation & Energy on March 14th and was laid over to a future date for action only.
HB18-1211: Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Establishes a Medicaid fraud control unit that would be responsible for investigation and prosecution of Medicaid fraud and waste, patient abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and would require Medicaid providers to report Medicaid fraud to the unit. The bill passed unanimously in the House Judiciary Committee and will next be considered by the whole House.
HB18-1210: Administrator Of Judicial Security Peace Officer Status. The bill has passed both the House and Senate.
New Bills Introduced by Mike Foote
HB18-1358: Health Care Charges Billing Required Disclosures. Imposes requirements on health care facilities, health care providers, pharmacies, and health insurers, starting next year, to disclose information about health care charges. The bill was introduced in the House on April 4th and is scheduled to be heard on April 26th by the House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment.
HB18-1352: Oil And Gas Facilities Distance From School Property. Clarifies the current 1,000-foot set back from any school a newly permitted oil and gas production facilities can be located, by defining the school property line and as the boundary for the setback and not the school building itself. The clarification would also apply to real property owned by a school district on which a future permanent or temporary school building is planned to be constructed within 5 years. The bill was introduced in the House on April 3rd and is scheduled to be heard on April 26th by the House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment.
Update on bills sponsored by Johnathon Singer
HB18-1092: Marijuana Delivery Pilot Project. The bill passed House and died in the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
HB18-1050: Competency To Proceed Juvenile Justice System. The bill passed both chambers and was signed into law on March 22nd.
HB18-1045: Dental Hygienist Apply Silver Diamine Fluoride. The bill passed both chambers and was signed into law on March 22nd.
HB18-1007: Substance Use Disorder Payment And Coverage. The bill passed out of the Public Health Care & Human Services Committee on a vote of 9 to 1 and is currently under consideration by the whole House and has undergone 2 readings.
HB18-1155: Sunset Continue Physical Therapy Board Functions. The bill passed the House, passed 2 Senate committees and was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 17th.
HB18-1157: Increased Reporting Oil And Gas Incidents. The bill passed the House and was died in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy on April 19th.
HB18-1258: Marijuana Accessory Consumption Establishments. The bill passed the House as a whole, passed the Senate Finance Committee and will be considered next by the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
New bills sponsored by Johnathon Singer
HB18-1394: Update Colorado Disaster Emergency Act. Updates the Colorado disaster emergency act to include provisions related specifically to establish the roles and responsibilities of state and local agencies at all stages of emergency management, in particular to recovery, mitigation, and resiliency. The bill passed the unanimously out of the House Committee on Local Government on April 19th and was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
HB18-1390: Safe Family Option For Families In Crisis. Creates a voluntary option for custodial parents who are experiencing a crisis authorize another person (unrelated to the parents) to temporarily care for their child or children. The terms of such an agreement would be specific to the parents entering into the agreement. It would grant the non-parent custodian the right to perform certain parental functions as specifically outlined in the agreement, and the agreement could be revoked at any time by a custodial parent. The bill was introduced on April 12th and assigned to the House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services.
HB18-1370: Drug Coverage Health Plan. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from excluding or limiting a drug under a plan if the drug was covered at the time the covered person enrolled in the plan. The bill was introduced on April 9th and referred to the House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment.
HB18-1363: Recommendations Of Child Support Commission. Implements several recommendations from the child support commission, including authorizing a county delegate child support enforcement unit (CSEU) to compel parties in a juvenile case to submit genetic test sample to determine paternity; clarifies terms and processes for child support enforcement activities; and sets forth procedures to enroll a child support order from an outside jurisdiction. The bill was introduced on April 5th and is scheduled to be heard on April 24th by the House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services.
HB18-1348: Child Welfare Information And Services. Allows foster parents access to certain information regarding a foster child or prospective foster child, including judicial information and education records. Would require a county to prioritize child care assistance for certified foster parents and certified kinship foster parents and for noncertified kinship care providers that provide care for children with an open child welfare case. The bill passed the House and is scheduled to be heard on April 23rd in the Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.
HB18-1346: Abuse Of Youth Under 21 In Care Of Institution. Directs the Colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice to study the issue of institutional child abuse for children and youth in facilities operated by the department of human services and to provide a report of findings and recommendations to the general assembly by July 2019. The bill passed the House and is scheduled to be heard on April 25th in the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
HB18-1319: Services Successful Adulthood Former Foster Youth. Allows county departments of human or social services to provide assistance with employment, housing, education, financial management, mental health care, and substance abuse treatment to adults between the ages of 18 and 21 who have exited the foster care system. Also tasks the state department of human services to establish a foster care youth steering committee with the mission of developing recommendations to implement long-term provision of services for a successful adulthood for former foster care youth. The bill passed the House and will be heard in the Senate.
HB18-1307: Limit Access To Products With Dextromethorphan. Prohibits a seller, retailer, or vendor to knowingly or willfully dispense, sell, or distribute a finished drug product containing any quantity of dextromethorphan to a person less than 18 year of age. Sets forth requirements to enforce the prohibition and defines penalties for violating the prohibition. Provided exceptions for medications containing dextromethorphan with a valid prescription. The bill passed the House on April 11th and is scheduled to be heard on April 23rd in the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
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