2011 Session Highlights
Additional information, including full bill text, is available on the website of the Colorado State General Assembly. Click here to access Senate Bills from 2011. Click here to access House Bills from 2011.
Senate Bills
SB 11-040: Youth Sports Concussions
Protects young athletes by requiring coaches of youth athletic activities to complete annual concussion recognition training and by requiring them to remove an athlete from play until he or she has been cleared by a healthcare provider. Coach training can be free, online, and can take less than a half hour. SB 11-128: Child Only Health Insurance Plans
Ensures that more kids are covered with health insurance and for the carriers to have a fair marketplace SB 11-133: Fair Discipline in Public Schools
Creates a task force to ensure schools are using the most effective approaches to correct student behavior without criminalizing them and still fostering a supportive learning environment. SB 11-020: Protections for Youth in Foster Care
Creates a Bill of Rights for youth in foster care and enables them to work toward independence by helping them to recover from identity theft and participating in more extracurricular activities. |
House Bills
HB 11-1188: Motor & Powersports Vehicle Franchises
Protects jobs and strengthens local economies by safeguarding the investments of auto dealers in their franchise agreements. HB 11-1045: Colorado Innovation Investment Tax Credit
Creates new Colorado companies and jobs by increasing access to capital through angel investors. Encourages angel investors to invest in innovative technology start-ups through a tax credit to the investor. HB 11-1219: Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act
Makes it easier for military personnel and overseas civilians to vote as they risk their lives every day to defend our right to vote. |
Additional 2011 Bills Sponsored by Senator Newell
HB 1019: Interstate Compact Parolee Residency
HB 1295: Multiple Sclerosis Tax Check-off
SB 178: Manner of Local Sales Tax Exemption
HB 1027: Dept. of Defense Child Care Pilot Program
SB 187: Sunset Review Mental Health Professionals
HB 1028: Alzheimer's Assn Tax Check-off
SB 23: Repeal Required Report of Municipal Info
HB 1032: Restorative Justice Practices
SB 264: Clarify Lis Pendens & Leins
HB 1102: Portability Child Care Background Checks
SJR 7: Improve State Government Efficiency
HB 1153: Juror Service Courts
SJR 49: Conflict Resolution Month
HB 1181: Human Services Child Fatality Review Team
HB 1195: Private Investigators Voluntary License
HJR 1015: Child Abuse Awareness Month
HB 1258: Forensic Autopsy Requirements
HB 1293: Software Tax Clarity
HB 1019: Interstate Compact Parolee Residency
HB 1295: Multiple Sclerosis Tax Check-off
SB 178: Manner of Local Sales Tax Exemption
HB 1027: Dept. of Defense Child Care Pilot Program
SB 187: Sunset Review Mental Health Professionals
HB 1028: Alzheimer's Assn Tax Check-off
SB 23: Repeal Required Report of Municipal Info
HB 1032: Restorative Justice Practices
SB 264: Clarify Lis Pendens & Leins
HB 1102: Portability Child Care Background Checks
SJR 7: Improve State Government Efficiency
HB 1153: Juror Service Courts
SJR 49: Conflict Resolution Month
HB 1181: Human Services Child Fatality Review Team
HB 1195: Private Investigators Voluntary License
HJR 1015: Child Abuse Awareness Month
HB 1258: Forensic Autopsy Requirements
HB 1293: Software Tax Clarity