With approximately 40 days left until sine die, there have been 402 bills introduced into the House and 173 introduced into the Senate for a total of 575 bills (so far).
106 bills have been postponed indefinitely. The governor has signed 70 bills to date, including:
| Number | Title | Sponsors | Summary |
| HB 16-1017 | Victim Impact Panel Appearances For DUI | Rep. Pabon and Rep. Lawrence / Sen. Cooke and Sen. Johnston | Concerning appearances before a victim impact panel. |
| HB 16-1019 | Broadcast Burns Watershed Protection | Rep. Becker / Sen. Jones and Sen. Roberts | Concerning increased authority to use broadcast burning as a tool to promote watershed restoration. |
| HB 16-1026 | Repeal DOR Revenue Impact Accounting Requirements | Rep. Thurlow and Rep. Kraft-Tharp / Sen. Holbert | Concerning the repeal of the department of revenue’s revenue impact accounting requirements related to a group of bills enacted in 2010. |
| HB 16-1032 | Changes To Contents Of Criminal Summons | Rep. Lontine / Sen. Todd and Sen. Cooke | Concerning changes to the contents of a criminal summons. |
| HB 16-1125 | Aligning Definition Of Veteran With Federal Law | Rep. Roupe / Sen. Baumgardner | Concerning creating a Colorado statutory reference to conform with the federal definition of “veteran”. |
| HB 16-1130 | Changes To CDE Reports | Rep. Priola / Sen. Johnston | Concerning changes to annual reports prepared by the Department of Education. |
| HB 16-1148 | Health Benefit Exchange Rules and Policies | Rep. Sias / Sen. Roberts and Sen. Kefalas | Concerning the oversight authority of the Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee with regard to policies that affect consumers proposed by the health benefit exchange. |
| HB 16-1161 | Allocate Senior Property Tax Exemption Money | Rep. Young / Sen. Lambert | Concerning the allocation of certain money that exceeds the total amount of all warrants issued by the state treasurer to reimburse local governmental entities for property tax revenues lost as a result of the application of a certain property tax exemption. |
| HB 16-1241 | Supplemental Appropriation Dept. of Higher Education | Rep. Hamner / Sen. Lambert | Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Higher Education. |
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 – Gov. John Hickenlooper signed these bills into law today.
| Number | Title | Sponsors | Summary |
| HB 16-1051 | Forms To Transfer Vehicle Ownership Upon Death | Rep. Van Winkle / Sen. Holbert | Concerning the issuance of beneficiary designation forms to facilitate the transfer of ownership of a vehicle upon the death of an owner. |
| HB 16-1064 | Medical Marijuana Testing Facility Local Licensing | Rep. Brown / Sen. Roberts | Concerning local licensing of medical marijuana testing facilities. |
| HB 16-1091 | Change Due Dates For Electric Utility Transmission Plan | Rep. Thurlow & Rep. Mitsch Bush / Sen. Sonnenberg | Concerning a change to the biennial filing date for rate-regulated electric utilities to submit their plans for transmission facilities to the public utilities commission, and, in connection therewith, deleting the requirement that the commission issue a final order within one hundred eighty days after an application for the construction or expansion of transmission facilities is filed. |
| HB 16-1119 | Modify Sales & Use Tax Exemption For Aircraft | Rep. Thurlow / Sen. Holbert | Concerning a modification to the number of days that an aircraft may remain in the state after it is purchased for purposes of the sales and use tax exemption on the purchase of certain aircraft. |
| SB 16-055 | Rural Electric Cooperative Election Procedures | Rep. Moreno / Sen. Grantham | Concerning the conduct of elections to choose the board of directors of a cooperative electric association. |
| SB 16-063 | Intergovernmental Agreement with Out-of State Local Gov | Rep. Vigil / Sen. Roberts | Concerning the authority of a local government to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with an out-of-state local government to provide critical public services. |
| SB 16-089 | Dept. of State Cash Fund Alternative Max Reserve | Rep. Hamner / Sen. Lambert | Concerning the establishment of an alternative maximum reserve for the Department of State cash fund. |
| SB 16-090 | Marijuana Health Effects Data Regional Level | Rep. Young / Sen. Steadman | Concerning the ability of the Department of Public Health and Environment to collect data on marijuana health effects at a regional level. |
| SB 16-091 | Delay Start of Statewide Discovery Sharing System | Rep. Hamner / Sen. Lambert | Concerning timing of the statewide discovery sharing system. |
| SB 16-092 | State Authority Under Federal Oil Pollution Act | Rep. Rankin / Sen. Grantham | Concerning the authorization of the state to act pursuant to the federal “Oil Pollution Act of 1990”. |
| SB 16-093 | Transfer Independent Living Services to CDLE | Rep. Young / Sen. Lambert | Concerning transfer of the oversight of Independent Living Services from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Labor and Employment. |
| SB 16-095 | 5 Year DOC Appropriations for Crime Fixes | Rep. Young / Sen. Steadman | Concerning the five-year appropriations requirement for bills that change the periods of incarceration in state correctional facilities. |
| SB 16-107 | Regulation of Voter Registration Drive Circulators | Rep. Pabon / Sen. Cooke | Concerning the regulation of voter registration drive circulators, and, in connection therewith, requiring circulators to complete mandatory training. |
We are expecting some stragglers over the next few weeks. As the General Assembly wraps up its session, the pace of bills and hearings can get frantic. Check back at the end of May for a full recap.
