Committee clears two routine bills: code cleanup and landlord storage period change

The Judiciary Committee advanced two short items before taking up a larger immigration bill.

House Bill 16-82 (code cleanup) Representative Engleman introduced House Bill 16-82, described as a non-technical “cleanup” measure that removes duplicate section headings and makes drafting corrections to keep the state code concise. Committee members asked no substantive questions. A motion to pass was made and the committee called the roll; committee discussion indicated routine handling. The transcript does not record a final roll-call tally for HB 16-82 in the hearing record provided (vote total not specified in transcript).

House Bill 10-79 (landlord storage period amendment) Representative Zimmerman presented an amended version of House Bill 10-79. Amendment 5 removed language about squatters from the introduced bill and left a change to the statute governing landlord storage of tenant property: the bill would reduce the required storage period for a tenant’s property from 90 days to 30 days. The committee took the amendment by consent and then voted. The committee recorded the final tally on the bill: “Bill passes 9 to 0.”

What to watch These two items were routine for the committee and will move forward for further action; HB 16-82's roll-call tally was not specified in the transcript excerpt. The immigration bill that followed consumed the bulk of the hearing.