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Senate adopts bill letting CBI set background-check hours after debate on access
Summary
The Senate approved House Bill 13-02 to let the Colorado Bureau of Investigation set background-check operating hours. Supporters called the change administrative housekeeping; opponents warned removing a statutory 12-hour minimum could reduce access to a constitutional right if combined with other restrictions.
The Senate adopted House Bill 13-02 on April 13, which removes a statutory requirement that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s InstaCheck unit operate a prescribed 12-hour daily schedule and instead allows the bureau to set operating hours based on operational needs.
Senator Kipp, floor sponsor, framed the measure as an administrative update aligning statute with current practices at CBI. “The data makes the case really clearly,” Kipp said,…
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