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House advances a slate of bills on third reading, including transportation and public health measures
Summary
On March 12 the Colorado House adopted multiple measures on final passage — including bills on transportation safety, EMS designation, property tax administration, juvenile assessments, county enforcement authority, motorcycle permit parental consent, and nursing home penalty fund distribution.
The Colorado House moved a series of bills on third reading and adopted several measures across policy areas.
House Bill 12-37 (transportation safety modifications) passed on third reading (63 yes, 0 no, 2 excused). House Bill 11-07, a measure to increase access to medical care, was adopted with a recorded tally of 45 yes, 18 no, 2 excused. House Bill 12-38, designating emergency medical services and air ambulance services as essential, passed 63-0 with 2 excused. Senate Bill 46 (property tax administration deadlines) passed as presented (63-0-2). Additional measures approved on third reading included House Bill 1,200 (state registration payments for armed forces members abroad) and House Bill 12-57 (local regulation of massage facilities), both adopted unanimously in the recorded tallies reported on the floor.
The Committee of the Whole reported several committee-passed bills, including House Bill 12-59 (early childhood changes), House Bill 12-29 (authorizing a human-animal bond grant under the health disparities program), House Bill 12-32 (clarifying prohibition on certain monetary assessments against juveniles), House Bill 12-39 (county enforcement authority as amended), House Bill 10-79 (requiring written parent/guardian permission for minors seeking a motorcycle instruction permit) and House Bill 12-44 (adjusting the nursing home penalty cash fund distribution criteria). Sponsors emphasized public-safety rationales (HB 10-79) and technical alignment with federal guidance (HB 12-44). Several bills were sent to the calendar for third reading and final passage later in the session.
