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Colorado House reads slate of bills and assigns them to committees
Summary
On the floor, the Colorado House of Representatives introduced a group of bills on topics including private security, medical grants, privacy, county elections, energy policy, building decarbonization, right-to-try medical treatments, housing and retirement- association requirements and assigned each to a committee for further review.
The Colorado House of Representatives heard a series of bill introductions and committee assignments on the floor; the measures were read and the committee referrals were announced, with no floor votes recorded. Mr. Schiebel announced a message from the Senate and the clerk read the list of introduced bills and their committee assignments.
The introductions start the formal committee review process: bills are printed in the journal and sent to a standing committee for hearings, amendments and possible advancement. The list read on the floor included bills on private security regulation, a medical education grant program, privacy limits on automated analysis of intimate personal data, changes to county commissioner elections, recognition days for American Indian tribes, multiple energy-related measures, right-to-try treatments, housing measures and several Senate bills referred to House committees.
Key items read on the floor included:
- House Bill 1262 (as announced): “by Representative Mabry, also Senator Weissman, concerning the regulation of persons engaged in providing private security services.” The clerk announced the bill will be assigned to the Committee on Business Affairs and Labor.
- House Bill 1263: “by Representatives Hartzuck and Ferre, also Senators Ball and Malika, concerning the creation of a grama medical education grant program.” The bill was announced as assigned to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
- House Bill 1264: “by Representatives Mabry and Garcia, also Senators Judah and Weissman, concerning limiting the use of automated analysis of intimate personal data to make inferences that impact a person's financial position.” The bill was announced as assigned to the Committee on Judiciary.
- House Bill 1265: “by Representative Marshall, also Senators Liston and Weisman, concerning the modification of County Commissioner Elections.” The bill was announced as assigned to the Committee on State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs.
- House Bill 1266: “by Representative Stuart K. and Garcia concerning the establishment of Colorado American Indian recognition days and observed state holiday.” The bill was announced as assigned to the Committee on State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs.
- House Bill 1267: “by Rep. [name transcribed as] And McCormick, also Senator Winter and Amabile, concerning support for the statewide energy strategies and in connection therewith modifying the electric vehicle grant fund within the Colorado Energy Office and regulating retail electric vehicle charging.” The bill was announced as assigned to the Committee on Energy and Environment.
- House Bill 1268: “by Representatives Joseph and Frelick, also Senators Mullica and Winter, concerning the financing of a utility on-bill repayment program for certain energy related improvements.” The bill was announced as assigned to the Committee on Energy and Environment.
- House Bill 1269: “by Representatives Wilford and Valdez, also Senators Ball and Kipp concerning building decarbonization measures and in connection therewith creating a building decarbonization enterprise.” The bill was announced as assigned to the Committee on Energy and Environment.
- House Bill 1270: “by Representatives Pugliese and Gilchrist, also Senators Kirk and Marandotti, concerning granting eligible patients the right to try individualized investigational medical treatments.” The bill was announced as assigned to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
- House Bill 1271 and House Bill 1272: the clerk read both bill numbers; the transcript identifies House Bill 1272 as “by representatives Burton Basonak, also Senators Coleman and Roberts concerning housing,” and announced House Bill 1272 will be assigned to the Committee on Transportation, Housing, and Local Government. The transcript provides no sponsor detail or description for House Bill 1271 beyond the bill number.
- Senate Bill 28: “by Senators Kolker and Winter, also Representatives Hammer and Taggart, concerning a requirement that the Public Employees Retirement Association implement concerning an exception to the requirement that members of the Colorado State Patrol post a bond.” The clerk announced a committee referral (the specific House committee assignment for SB 28 is recorded in the transcript as Senate Bill 36 being assigned to Business Affairs and Labor; the transcript is inconsistent about the precise referral for SB 28).
- The clerk further announced “Senate Bill 36 will be assigned to the Committee on Business Affairs and Labor” and read a brief reference to “Senate Bill 42 by Senators Cutter Grama.” The transcript does not include full descriptions or committee assignments for all Senate bills mentioned.
No floor votes or final actions on any of the bills were recorded during the reading. After the introductions, the speaker announced the House would stand adjourned until Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 9 a.m.
The reading and referrals place the measures at the beginning of the committee review process; each bill will receive consideration in its assigned committee before any further action is taken on the House floor.
