Gun bills, property tax reform, construction defects and new economic forecasts in the Colorado legislature this week
This week will convey a serious mid-March milestone within the Colorado legislature’s quickening dash towards the tip of the 120-day session.
The Joint Funds Committee, which is within the strategy of writing the finances for the subsequent fiscal yr, which begins in July, will hear the ultimate financial forecasts earlier than lawmakers debate and vote on the finances. Predictions of financial situations, tax collections and the general finances image will dictate how a lot cash the lawmakers really feel comfy spending this coming yr.
The committee will hear forecasts from each the legislature’s chief economist and the Workplace of State Planning and Budgeting, which falls underneath the manager department, at 1:30 p.m. Friday.
Additionally Friday afternoon, the state’s Fee on Property Tax will vote on its suggestions to the legislature for reform measures that may forestall future instances of sticker shock on payments. Lawmakers on the committee count on the suggestions to lead to laws that can be debated within the closing weeks of the session.
Listed here are some the payments developing in committees this week.
Gun payments proceed journey by legislature
A half-dozen payments regarding firearms are scheduled for votes this week, together with two which are getting ready to passing their first chamber.
A invoice that will improve coaching necessities for concealed-carry candidates is scheduled for a 3rd and last vote within the Home on Monday. HB24-1174 would then go to the Senate for consideration. The Senate, in the meantime, is scheduled to debate SB24-003, which might enhance funding for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to research crimes involving the unlawful use of firearms. If that passes, it’ll go to the Home.
Different notable gun payments on the calendar:
- HB24-1348, which might require safe firearm storage in autos, is earlier than the Home Judiciary Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
- The Home’s Enterprise Affairs and Labor Committee will hear HB24-1353, which might require state-issued firearms supplier permits for gun sellers, and HB24-1270, which might require gun homeowners to hold legal responsibility insurance coverage.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday afternoon is ready to listen to SB24-131, which might additional limit the place folks can carry firearms in public.
What else is on the calendar
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday will vote on SB24-106, a proposal to transform the state’s building defects regulation. Lawmakers heard hours of testimony on the proposal final week earlier than it was tabled for additional work.
The committee vote is probably going the hardest hurdle the measure will face within the Senate, the place it enjoys bipartisan sponsorship in any other case.
Additionally Tuesday, the Senate’s Enterprise, Labor and Expertise Committee will hear SB24-081, a invoice that will additional regulate merchandise containing the so-called endlessly chemical substances referred to as PFAS, which include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
The Home’s Judiciary Committee on Tuesday will hear SB24-035, which might improve sentencing for folks convicted of human trafficking.
On Thursday, the Home’s Finance Committee will hear HB24-1051, which might additional regulate towing firms, the most recent in a multi-year effort by lawmakers to rein within the trade.
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