2014 Session Highlights
Additional information, including full bill text, is available on the website of the Colorado State General Assembly. Use this link to access Senate Bills from 2014. Use this link to access House Bills from 2014.
Additional information, including full bill text, is available on the website of the Colorado State General Assembly. Use this link to access Senate Bills from 2014. Use this link to access House Bills from 2014.
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House Bills
HB 14-1122 "Keep Medical Marijuana from Underaged Kids"
Governor John Hickenlooper signed HB 14-1122 into law on March 17, 2014! This video is Senator Newell talking about the bill. HB 14-1273 Human Trafficking
Aligns Colorado human trafficking laws with federal laws & establishes a Human Trafficking Task Force to reduce child, sex, and labor trafficking. HB 14-1173 Controlled Substances Abuse Act
Extends the “Colorado Licensing of Controlled Substances Act” until 2025, making improvements in systems and enforcement. HB 14-1271 Mental Health Duty to Warn Target Entities
Protecting the health and safety of patients, public, and physical entities by extending immunity of “duty to warn” for mental health providers. HB 14-1283 Modifying Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Colorado is #2 in the US in prescription abuse and overdose! Improves the electronic prescription drug monitoring program to reduce prescription abuse and overdose. HB 14-1093 Creative District Loan Fund
Creates the Creative District Community Loan Fund. Loans are available to fund the development and construction of commercial projects and community facilities for creative industries HB 14-1022 Child Care
Ensuring that children and parents in Colorado Childcare Assistance Program have consistency in their access to childcare and cutting red tape for providers. HB 14-1266 Value-Based Crime Threshold Level Changes
Changes the penalties for criminal mischief, fraud by check, defrauding a secured creditor, and computer crime HB 14- 1207 Rx Take Back
Creating a statewide household medication take-back program. Safely get rid of those old bottles in your medicine chest! HB 14-1095 Cyber Crimes CBI
To allow the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to originate cyber-crimes investigations. HB 14-1107 Dept. of Revenue Opt-in Tax Notices
To allow Department of Revenue to offer taxpayers the option to receive tax notices electronically. |
Senate Bills
SB 14-029 Paint Stewardship Program
Reduces burden on local government by establishing an industry-led solution to properly recycle paint SB 201 Child Protection Ombudsman Advisory Work Group
This bill will reform and repurpose the Child Protection Ombudsman Advisory Work Group to create a detailed plan to create accountable autonomy for the Child Protection Ombudsman. The Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman provides an objective resource to help protect children at risk and have impartial oversight, accountability, and recommendations for the child welfare system SB 14-088 Suicide Prevention Commission
Entity for statewide suicide prevention and intervention efforts to reduce the number of suicide deaths and suicide attempts in the state. Colorado is ranked 8th in the nation for suicide deaths! SB 14-133 Licensing of Private Investigators
Requiring licensing of PI’s to protect consumers and enhance the professionalism of the industry. Colorado is one of only 6 states in the US without mandatory licensing. SB 14-205 Advanced Industries Talent Pipeline
Creates statewide infrastructure to address the need for more advanced industries employees. IT companies are needing to go out of state and out of the country to find the skill sets they need. SB 14-160 Transitional Housing for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
Lending support for persons with traumatic brain injury in transitional housing to ensure assistance with recovery. |
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