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House introduces first set of bills: wage enforcement, mental‑health benefits, Medicaid waiver for complex needs, film incentives and more

January 08, 2025 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Colorado


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House introduces first set of bills: wage enforcement, mental‑health benefits, Medicaid waiver for complex needs, film incentives and more
The Colorado House introduced its first set of bills on opening day, officially placing them on the chamber’s calendar and assigning them to committees. The clerk read sponsors and short descriptions and announced committee referrals for the measures covered.

Highlights from the first group of bill introductions:
- House Bill 101 (Duran, Froelich; Senators Danielson and Kolker) — enforcement of wage and hour laws; assigned to Business Affairs and Labor.
- House Bill 102 (Brown, Gilchrist; Senators Mobley and Pelton B) — determination of health‑benefits coverage for mental‑health services; assigned to Health and Human Services.
- House Bill 1003 (Stuart R., Brooks; Senator Cutter) — a Medicaid waiver program for children with complex health needs; assigned to Health and Human Services.
- House Bill 1004 (Woodrow, Mabry) — prohibiting certain landlord pricing coordination and related anticompetitive agreements; assigned to Business Affairs and Labor.
- House Bill 105 (McCluskey, Teton; Senators Amabile and Bazely) — tax incentives to support the film festival industry; assigned to Business Affairs and Labor.
- House Bill 1006 (Lukens, Hartsock; Senator Bridges) — allowing school districts to lease district property for any term of years; assigned to Education.
- House Bill 1007 (Frederick, Valdez; Senators Winter F. and Simpson) — paratransit services; assigned to Transportation, Housing, and Local Government.
- House Bill 1008 (Bradfield, English; Senators Cutter and Michael St. Jennay) — measures to incentivize jails to provide behavioral health services to persons in custody; assigned to Judiciary.
- House Bill 1009 (Morrow; Senator Cutter) — a vegetative fuel mitigation program for fire‑protection districts; assigned to Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources.
- House Bill 1010 (Zokai, Brown; Senator Wiseman) — prohibition against engaging in price gouging; assigned to Business Affairs and Labor.

The clerk read additional bill titles and assigned committees; the House paused introductions after the first set to resume later in the day. No floor debate or votes on the bills were recorded at the time of introduction; committee referral was the recorded action.

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