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Colorado House introduces bills on housing, livestock funding and remote participation; refers each to committee
Summary
The Colorado House returned to order and introduced four bills covering housing investment zones, an expansion of property tax exemptions for low‑income rental development, use of the deceased livestock indemnity fund to address livestock health threats, and rules for remote participation in mixed‑chamber committees; each bill was referred to a committee. Representative Clifford moved to adjourn and the clerk announced adjournment.
The Colorado House returned to order and announced introductions of multiple bills, then recessed after a motion to adjourn.
An unidentified chamber announcer opened the session saying, "The House will come back to order." The clerk/announcer then read procedural items including the signing of bills, resolutions and memorials and noted those entries "will be printed in the journal." A message from the Senate was also entered for the record and similarly ordered printed in the journal.
On introductions, the chamber announced an item described as "Housing investment zones." The clerk then announced a sequence of House bills and committee referrals: "House Bill 10 65 will be assigned to the committee on finance"; "House Bill 10 66 by Representatives Stewart R and Stewart K, also Senator Ball, concerning the expansion of property tax exemptions to include development of low income rental property" was also assigned to the Committee on Finance. "House Bill 10 67 by Representatives McCormick and Winter T, also Senators Pelton B and Roberts, concerning using money in the deceased livestock indemnity fund to address threats to livestock health" was assigned to the Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources. "House Bill 10 68 by Representatives McCluskey and Duran, also Senators Coleman and Rodriguez, concerning the authority of the executive committee of the legislative council to establish policies for legislators to participate remotely in meetings of committees consisting of members from both chambers that are held at any time during the year" was assigned to the Committee on State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs.
The introductions were procedural entries; no debate or floor amendments appear in the transcript. Representative Clifford moved "that the House stand in adjournment until Thursday, January 22 at 9AM." Following that motion the announcer stated, "The House is adjourned until tomorrow at 9AM." The transcript records both the motion and the subsequent adjournment announcement; it does not record a second, a recorded vote, or any floor debate on the bills.
Next steps: each bill will proceed through the committee to which it was referred per regular legislative procedure. The transcript does not provide bill text, fiscal notes, or sponsor statements beyond the brief descriptions read on the floor; additional detail will appear when committees post bill analyses or when the bills are printed in the House journal.
