Legislative update for the week of Feb. 9
Proposed House bills
Craig — HB15-1099
Bill description: Concerning the management of black bears by hunting.
Committee: House State, Veterans and Military Affairs
Status: Introduced in House
House sponsor(s): Rep. Yeulin Willett, R-Grand Junction, Rep. J. Paul Brown, R-Durango
Senate sponsor(s):Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction
HB15-1118
Bill description: Concerning the expansion of the types of hydroelectricity among the eligible energy resources under Colorado’s renewable energy standard
Committee: House State Veterans and Military Affairs
Status: Introduced in House
House sponsor(s): Rep. J. Paul Brown, R-Durango
Senate sponsor(s): None
HB15-1132
Bill description: The bill creates a residential energy reduction income tax credit for any resident individual who makes qualified improvements to their home that result in improved energy efficiency, measured in millions of British thermal units (MMBTU).
Committee: House Transportation and Energy, House Finance, House Appropriations
Status: Introduced in House
House sponsor(s): Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, Rep. K.C. Becker, D-Boulder
Senate sponsor(s): None
Proposed Senate bills
SB15-055
Bill description: The bill permits a person to use a tail ditch to return variable amounts of water to a stream.
Committee: Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy
Status: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole Feb. 5
House sponsor(s): None
Senate sponsor(s): Sen. Mary Hodge, D-Brighton
SB15-022
Bill description: The bill directs the state treasurer to transfer $9.8 million from the general fund to the wildfire risk reduction fund.
Committee: Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy
Status: Jan. 15 Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
House sponsor(s): None
Senate sponsor(s): Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango
SB15-023
Bill description: The bill imports the snowmobile standards into the off-highway vehicle statutes. The bill also clarifies that a driver may cross a state highway if the driver complies with these standards.
Committee: Senate Transportation
Status: Feb. 6 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House sponsor(s): None
Senate sponsor(s): Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa
SB 15-039
Bill description: The bill says the state retains a concurrent legislative jurisdiction with the United States under the laws of the state over all BLM lands within the state.
Committee: Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs
Status: Introduced in Senate
House sponsor(s): Rep. Steven Humphrey, R-Severance
Senate sponsor(s): Sen. Kent Lambert, R-Colorado Springs
SB 15-119
Bill description: The bill implements the recommendations of the sunset review and report on the regulation of pesticide applicators by the department of agriculture.
Committee: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Refer Unamended to Finance Feb. 5
Status: Introduced in Senate
House sponsor(s): Rep. K.C. Becker, D-Boulder
Senate sponsor(s): Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling
SB 15-120
Bill description: The bill requires all providers of retail electric service in Colorado, including municipal utilities and cooperative electric associations, to develop a grid modernization plan.
Committee: Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy
Status: Introduced In Senate
House sponsor(s): Rep. Faith Winter, D-Westminster
Senate sponsor(s): Sen. Matt Jones, D-Louisville
SB15-127
Bill description: The bill allows a private advertising or marketing agency to deduct from its federal taxable income for state income tax purposes an amount equal to 50% of the costs the agency incurs in donating advertising or marketing services to a local government with fewer than 120,000 residents.
Committee: Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy
Status: Introduced In Senate
House sponsor(s): Rep. Tim Dore, R-Elizabeth
Senate sponsor(s): Sen. Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo
Contact Janelle O’Dea at 970-875-1795 or jodea@CraigDailyPress.com or follow her on Twitter @jayohday.
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