Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1036Rep. Tate
|
WARN PREGNANT WOMEN MEDICAL MARIJUANA DANGERS
Concerning the posting of information on the dangers of marijuana to a fetus at medical marijuana centers. |
SUPPORT |
DESCRIPTION:The bill requires the department of revenue to promulgate rules regarding a requirement that a licensed medical marijuana center display in a conspicuous location a sign that warns pregnant women about the dangers to fetuses caused by smoking or ingesting marijuana while pregnant. The rules shall include the specific language regarding the warning that must be included on the sign. The bill prohibits a medical marijuana center agent or employee from recommending medical marijuana to a pregnant woman. |
||
ACTIVITY:01/07/2015 Introduced In House -Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services. FINAL ACTION: 02/03/2015 House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Postponed Indefinitely
CLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1036 |
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1037Rep. Priola Sen. T. Neville |
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM STUDENT GROUPS HIGHER EDUCATION
Concerning religious freedom for student groups at state institutions of higher education. |
SUPPORT |
DESCRIPTION:The bill prohibits a state institution of higher education (institution) from denying a religious student group a benefit that the institution provides to a nonreligious student group solely because the religious student group requires its leaders to adhere to the groups sincerely held religious beliefs or standards of conduct. These benefits include recognition, registration, use of institution facilities, use of institution channels of communication, and available institution funding sources. |
||
ACTIVITY:01/07/2015 Introduced In House -Assigned to Education FINAL ACTION: 02/09/2015 House Committee on Education Postponed Indefinitely
CLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1037 |
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1106Rep. Saine Sen. Sonnenberg |
CLARIFY ACCESS TO UNREDACTED ADOPTION RECORDS Concerning the clarification of access by eligible persons to unredacted adoption records that contain identifying information. |
MONITOR |
DESCRIPTION:In 2014, the general assembly enacted S.B. 14-051 to provide access by eligible persons to adoption records held by custodians of records, including courts and state agencies. Some courts and state agencies have interpreted the law to require redaction or removal of identifying information from adoption records prior to releasing the adoption records pursuant to the access provisions enacted in S.B.14- 051. To clarify the law about whether identifying information in an adoption record must be redacted prior to releasing adoption records to eligible persons; the bill creates a separate definition of “adoption record” that applies to the access provisions enacted in S.B. 14-051. The bill clarifies that a court or state agency is required to release the adoption records to eligible persons who are authorized in statute to have direct access to the adoption records, without redaction, including any identifying information and nonidentifying information. The bill takes effect upon passage and applies to all requests and applications for access to adoption records filed on or after said date. |
||
ACTIVITY:01/15/2015 Introduced In House – Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services 02/10/2015 House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 02/13/2015 House Second Reading Passed No Amendments 02/19/2015 House Third Reading Passed No Amendments 02/25/2015 Introduced In Senate – Assigned to Health & Human Services 03/11/2015 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended – Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 03/16/2015 Senate Second Reading Passed 03/17/2015 Senate Third Reading Passed 03/20/2015 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/20/2015 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/20/2015 Sent to the Governor FINAL ACTION: March 3, 2015 Governor Signed Into law
CLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1106 |
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1111Rep. McCann Sen. Crowder |
MATERNAL MORTALITY PREVENTION ACT
Concerning the creation of a maternal mortality committee in the department of public health and environment. |
MONITOR |
DESCRIPTION:The bill creates the Colorado maternal mortality review committee for the purpose of reviewing maternal mortality cases that occur in Colorado, identifying the causes of maternal mortality, and developing recommendations to prevent further maternal mortalities. The chief medical officer in the department of public health and environment (department) is directed to appoint up to 25 members to serve on the committee. The committee is required to review maternal mortalities, outline trends and patterns, develop and disseminate recommendations for the prevention of maternal mortalities, compile reports on maternal mortalities for distribution, and serve as a link to other maternal mortality review teams. The bill requires certain health care providers and law enforcement officials to provide health information and medical records to the Department concerning each maternal mortality for access by the members of the committee. The medical records and information and activities of the committee are confidential. |
||
ACTIVITY:01/15/2015 Introduced In House – Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services 02/03/2015 House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations 02/20/2015 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 02/24/2015 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments – Committee 02/25/2015 House Third Reading Passed – No Amendments 03/03/2015 Introduced In Senate – Assigned to Health & Human Services + Finance + Appropriations 03/18/2015 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services – Laid Over 03/19/2015 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Finance
FINAL ACTION: Thursday, April 9 – 04/09/2015 Senate Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely
CLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1111 |
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1112
Rep. Landgraf |
BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT Concerning creation of the “born-alive infant protection act” |
SUPPORT |
DESCRIPTION:The bill prohibits a person from denying or depriving an infant of nourishment with the intent to cause or allow the death of the infant for any reason. A person is prohibited from depriving an infant of medically appropriate and reasonable medical care or treatment unless the medical care:
The bill requires a physician performing an abortion to take all medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life of a born- alive infant. A person is prohibited from using a born-alive infant for any type of scientific research or other kind of experimentation unless it is necessary to protect or preserve the life and health of a born-alive infant. The bill prohibits infanticide. The bill provides that a born-alive infant is a legal person under the law with the same rights to medically appropriate and legal care and treatment. |
||
ACTIVITY:01/15/2015 Introduced In House – Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services + Appropriations FINAL ACTION: 03/03/2015 House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Postponed Indefinitely
|
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1128Rep. P.Neville Sen. T. Neville |
WOMEN’S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT Concerning the adoption of the “women’s health protection act”. |
SUPPORT |
DESCRIPTION:The bill requires all abortion clinics to be licensed by the department of public health and environment (department). Licensure is valid for one year. Prior to licensure or re-licensure, the department shall conduct an on-site inspection of the abortion clinic. The bill requires the department to promulgate rules regarding:
doctor with admitting privileges at a hospital within the state within 30 miles of the abortion clinic;
The bill creates criminal and civil penalties for violations of the requirements of the bill.
|
||
ACTIVITY:01/16/2015 Introduced In House – Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment + Appropriations FINAL ACTION: 02/12/2015 House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Postponed Indefinitely
CLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1128 |
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1135Rep. Court Sen. Guzman |
COLORADO DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT
Concerning a terminally ill individual’s freedom to make end-of-life decisions. |
OPPOSE |
DESCRIPTION:The bill enacts the “Colorado Death with Dignity Act” (act), which authorizes an individual with a terminal illness to request, and the individual’s attending physician to prescribe to the individual for self-administration by ingestion, life-ending medication intended to hasten the individual’s death. The individual must:
The act outlines the manner by which a terminally ill individual must request life- ending medication to self-administer by ingestion, which includes:
Any person who participates in the life-ending process, including a physician who prescribes life-ending medication to an individual with a terminal illness, is protected from civil and criminal liability and professional disciplinary action if the physician or other person acts in good-faith compliance with the requirements of the act. The attending physician is required to:
|
||
ACTIVITY:01/27/2015 Introduced In House – Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services FINAL ACTION: 02/06/2015 House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Postponed IndefinitelyCLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1135 |
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1162Rep. Nordberg
|
BAN SEX-SELECTION ABORTIONS Concerning the prenatal sex nondiscrimination act. |
SUPPORT |
DESCRIPTION:The bill outlaws:
of sex selection; or
purposes of sex selection. |
||
ACTIVITY:01/29/2015 Introduced In House – Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
FINAL ACTION: 03/16/2015 House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postponed Indefinitely.
CLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1162 |
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1171Rep. P. Neville Sen. T. Neville |
STATE FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE PROTECTION ACT Concerning a state freedom of conscience protection act. |
SUPPORT |
DESCRIPTION:The bill:
burden results from a rule of general applicability, unless it is demonstrated that applying the burden to a person’s exercise of religion is essential to further a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest;
action; and ! Specifies that nothing in the bill creates any rights by an employee against an employer unless the employer is a government employer. |
||
ACTIVITY:01/29/2015 Introduced In House – Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs FINAL ACTION: 03/09/2015 – House Committee on State Veterans & Military Affairs Postponed Indefinitely
CLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1171 |
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1194Rep. KC Becker |
Authorize General Fund Dollars For LARC Concerning state general fund dollars for the department of public health and environment to continue providing specified family planning services throughout the state, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. |
OPPOSE |
DESCRIPTION:The Colorado department of public health and environment currently administers the family planning program. Starting in 2008, the department received a multi-year grant to conduct an expanded family planning program, the primary focus of which was to expand access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and related services, particularly to low- income women statewide, in order to reduce unintended pregnancies. Grant funding for the expanded program ends June 30, 2015. The bill requires the department to continue the expanded program and appropriates $5 million from the state general fund to the department to provide LARC services in the 2015-16 fiscal year. |
||
ACTIVITY:01/30/2015 Introduced In House – Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services 02/24/2015 House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/02/2015 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 04/17/2015 House Second Reading Special Order – Passed – No Amendments 04/20/2015 House Third Reading Passed – No Amendments 04/20/2015 Introduced In Senate – Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs FINAL ACTION: 04/29/2015 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
|
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1196Rep. Lundeen Sen. Hill |
CO Flex Accounts For Education Services
Concerning parent control of education expenditures for eligible students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, and, in connection therewith, creating the “Colorado flexible lifetime learning expenditures account act”. |
SUPPORT |
DESCRIPTION:The bill creates the Colorado flexible lifetime learning expenditures account program (C-FLEX program) to enable a parent, by directing the use of public moneys deposited to a savings account (C-FLEX account), to select the educational programs and services that most effectively meet the needs of the parent’s child who is an eligible student. Many provisions apply. See bill for details
|
||
ACTIVITY:02/02/2015 Introduced in House – Assigned to Education FINAL ACTION: 03/18/2015 House Committee on Education Postponed Indefinitely
CLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1196 |
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1298Rep. Singer & Rep. Tate Sen. (None) |
Warn Pregnant Women Marijuana Risks
Concerning posting warning information for pregnant women about the potential risks of marijuana at marijuana businesses. |
SUPPORT |
DESCRIPTION:The bill requires the department of revenue to promulgate rules regarding a requirement that a licensed medical marijuana center and a licensed retail marijuana store display in a conspicuous location a sign that warns pregnant women about the potential risks caused by marijuana. The rules shall include the specific language developed in consultation with the department of public health and environment regarding the warning that must be included on the sign. The bill prohibits a medical marijuana center and a retail marijuana store from knowingly directing marijuana advertising to pregnant women. |
||
ACTIVITY:03/18/2015 Introduced In House – Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services 03/31/2015 House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Unamended to the House Committee of the Whole. 04/06/2015 House Second Reading Passed – No Amendments 04/07/2015 House Third Reading Passed – No Amendments 04/09/2015 Introduced In Senate – Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology FINAL ACTION: 4/22/2015 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, &Technology Postpone Indefinitely
CLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1298 |
Bill # / Sponsor (s) |
Bill Title |
CCC Position |
HB 15 1341Rep.’s Conti & Fields Sen.’s Cooke & Johnston |
Increase Penalty Sexual Exploitation of a Child
Concerning increasing the penalty from a class 6 felony to A class 5 felony for sexual exploitation of a child by possession of sexually exploitative material. |
SUPPORT |
DESCRIPTION:Currently, sexual exploitation of a child by possession of sexually exploitative material is a class 6 felony for first-time offenses and a class 4 felony if the possession is of a video, a recording or broadcast of moving visual images, a motion picture or more than 20 different items (video or more than 20 items), or if it is a second or subsequent offense. |
||
ACTIVITY:04/07/2015 Introduced In House – Assigned to Judiciary 04/16/2015 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/22/2015 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 04/27/2015 House Third Reading Passed – No Amendments 04/27/2015 Introduced In Senate – Assigned to Judiciary + Appropriations 04/29/2015 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/01/2015 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended – Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 05/04/2015 Senate Third Reading Passed – No Amendments 05/14/2015 Signed by the Speaker of the House FINAL ACTION: 06/04/2015 Governor Signed Into Law
CLICK HERE TO READ HB 15 1341 |