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Denver lobby team previews key state bills on housing, transit finance, surveillance and budget
Summary
The mayor’s lobby team and city agencies briefed council on several priority state bills, including the HOME Act (land-use preemption for certain nonprofits), a Transit Investment Area Act with tax-increment-like financing and a pair of surveillance bills (Pepys Act and SAFE Act); staff said Denver generally is in 'amend' or 'monitor' positions while seeking clarifications and technical adjustments.
Denver’s mayoral office and lobby team on Feb. 17 presented a high-level preview of major state bills affecting housing, transit finance, surveillance and the state budget, asking council members for early feedback as agencies complete internal reviews.
Adam Paul of the mayor’s office introduced the items and said staff were tracking about 150 bills this session, with five bills in support, one opposed, four in amend and four in monitor positions at the time of the briefing. He and Policy Matters lobbyists outlined several bills that Denver has identified as priorities or concerns.
On housing, staff discussed House Bill 1 (the HOME Act, formerly Yigby), which would require local governments to allow residential development on qualifying properties owned by certain…
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