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