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Bill No.	Title	Category	Full Text	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	Position	House Committee	Senate Committee	Status	Comment
HB12-1001	Rule Review Evaluation Of Educator Effectiveness	Education	Full Text of Bill	B. Gardner (R) C. Murray (R)	M. Johnston (D) N. Spence (R)	bSupport		Education	Governor Action - Signed: 02/15/2012	Support teacher effectiveness rules from SB10-191.
HB12-1024	Plain Language For Ballot Titles	Ballot	Full Text of Bill	L. Szabo (R)	N. Spence (R)	cMonitor	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	State, Veterans & Military Affairs	Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 02/29/2012	Helps voters better understand the intent of a ballot issue.
HB12-1033	Workers' Comp Admin Audit Fines	Workers Compensation	Full Text of Bill	S. Swalm (R)	L. Newell (D)	bSupport	Economic and Business Development		Governor Action - Signed: 03/22/2012	Clarifys that employers are not subject to fines if they did not know of the injury.
HB12-1036	Open Records Act Clarification	Legal	Full Text of Bill	J. Kerr (R)	B. Boyd (D)	bSupport	Judiciary	Judiciary	Governor Action - Signed: 10/06/2012	Restores protection of records from CORA for civil and administrative investigations.
HB12-1044	Start-up Colo Technology Transfer Grant Program	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	M. Ferrandino (D) D. Young (D)		cMonitor	Economic and Business Development		House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely: 04/17/2012	Establishes a technology start up tech transfer program to support tech job creation.
HB12-1056	Regional Tourism Project Application Requirements	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	A. Kerr (D)	M. Hodge (D)	bSupport	Local Government		House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely: 02/17/2012	Creates an additional third party review process for RTA applications.
HB12-1057	Homeowner's Insurance Additional Protections	Insurance	Full Text of Bill	C. Levy (D)	J. Nicholson (D)	cMonitor	Local Government		House Committee on Local Government Postpone Indefinitely: 02/08/2012	Creates additional homeowner insurance mandates and may increase cost of insurance.
HB12-1076	Additional Voluntary Info On Initiative Petitions	Ballot	Full Text of Bill	L. Court (D)	P. Steadman (D)	cMonitor	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs		House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 03/08/2012	Allows for additional spaces on petitions for voter information (voluntary, not required).
HB12-1082	Prevailing Compensation On Public Works Projects	State Procurement	Full Text of Bill	J. Soper (D)		eOppose	Local Government		House Committee on Local Government Postpone Indefinitely: 01/26/2012	Mandates state contractors pay prevailing wage.
HB12-1089	Specific Wording Of Statewide Ballot Title	Ballot	Full Text of Bill	L. Court (D)	P. Steadman (D)	cMonitor	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	State, Veterans & Military Affairs	Governor Action - Signed: 03/24/2012	Simplifies ballot title language.
HB12-1112	State Economic Impact As Procurement Factor	State Procurement	Full Text of Bill	S. Ryden (D)		eOppose	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs		House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 02/15/2012	A state purchasing director or the head of the purchasing agency is required to use the state economic impact rating as an evaluation factor in determining which offeror's proposal is most advantageous to the state.
HB12-1113	Preferences In State Public Contracts	State Procurement	Full Text of Bill	P. Lee (D)		eOppose	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs		House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 02/23/2012	State must grant a 3% preference to the bidder or offeror (contractor) if the contractor certifies that at least 90% of the employees who will perform the requirements of the contract are Colorado residents.
HB12-1119	Success Act To Limit State Agency Fines	Regulatory Reform	Full Text of Bill	D. Coram (R)	S. King (R) A. Giron (D)	bSupport	Economic and Business Development	Health and Human Services	Governor Action - Signed: 10/06/2012	CONCERNING LIMITATIONS ON THE IMPOSITION OF FINES BY STATE AGENCIES FOR MINOR VIOLATIONS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, DEFINING A MINOR VIOLATION AS AN INSPECTION-RELATED OR PAPERWORK VIOLATION OF STATE LAW OR STATE AGENCY RULE THAT DOES NOT HARM OR THREATEN PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY AND REQUIRING A STATE AGENCY TO PROVIDE A VIOLATOR WITH NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CURE A MINOR VIOLATION BEFORE IMPOSING A FINE.
HB12-1128	No Discrimination Based On Unconventional Attire	Employment	Full Text of Bill	J. Miklosi (D)		cMonitor	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs		House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 03/07/2012	The bill adds "unconventional attire" as grounds on which discrimination in places of public accommodation may not be based. "Unconventional attire" means dress that indicates a person's participation in motorcycling or status as a veteran.
HB12-1132	Creative District Tax Incentives	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	J. Miklosi (D)	S. Williams (D)	cMonitor	Finance		House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely: 02/22/2012	Defines a creative business activity as an activity that generates income for the person conducting it and that the creative industries division of the Colorado office of economic development approves.
HB12-1133	Econ Gardening Business Assistance Pilot Program	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	D. Hullinghorst (D) P. Lee (D)		cMonitor	Economic and Business Development		House Committee on Economic and Business Development Postpone Indefinitely: 02/24/2012	The bill creates an economic gardening pilot program (pilot program) in the Colorado office of economic development (office). Under the pilot program, the office contracts with entities that will provide management and technical assistance to the eligible businesses participating in the pilot program.
HB12-1134	Prohibit Job Discrimination Against Unemployed	Employment	Full Text of Bill	D. Pabon (D)		eOppose	Economic and Business Development		House Committee on Economic and Business Development Postpone Indefinitely: 02/22/2012	The bill prohibits an employer from publishing, in print or on the internet, an advertisement for any job vacancy that requires current employment.
HB12-1154	Regional Economic Development Through Partnerships	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	M. Hamner (D) D. Coram (R)	J. White (R) C. Jahn (D)	bSupport	Appropriations		House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely: 04/20/2012	The bill tasks the Colorado office of economic development (office) with fostering a regional approach to economic development. A region is defined as a state planning and management region utilized by the department of local affairs.
HB12-1161	Nutrients Scientific Advisory Bd Water Quality	Water Quality	Full Text of Bill	M. Looper (R)	K. King (R)	cMonitor	Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources	Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy	Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Postpone Indefinitely: 05/03/2012	The bill establishes a nutrients scientific advisory board, appointed by leadership of the general assembly, to review proposed numeric water quality nutrient standards regulating nitrogen and phosphorus to determine how the proposed rules comply with an executive order.
HB12-1165	Disclose Radon Hazards Information	Real Estate	Full Text of Bill	S. Schafer (D)	C. Jahn (D) J. Nicholson (D)	cMonitor	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs		House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 02/23/2012	On and after January 1, 2013, in connection with the resale and subsequent conveyance of private residential real property, the bill requires the seller of the property to conduct a test of the property for radon hazards prior to sale in accordance with testing procedures approved for such use by the Colorado department of public health and environment.
HB12-1238	Ensuring K-3 Literacy Education	Education	Full Text of Bill	M. Hamner (D) T. Massey (R)	M. Johnston (D) N. Spence (R)	bSupport	Education	State, Veterans & Military Affairs	Governor Action - Signed: 05/20/2012	The bill repeals and reenacts the existing "Colorado Basic Literacy Act", renaming it the "Colorado Early Literacy Act". Each school district, charter school, and board of cooperative services (local education provider) that enrolls students in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade (early grades) must provide instructional programs and support in reading to ensure that, by the time a student finishes third grade, the student's reading skills are high enough to enable the student to master the standards and expectations for fourth grade and beyond.
HB12-1241	Review Enterprise Zone Designations	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	M. Ferrandino (D)	R. Heath (D)	eOppose	Finance	Finance	Governor Action - Signed: 10/06/2012	The bill requires any new enterprise zone designation to meet at least 2 of the criteria currently listed in statute, rather than at least one. Additionally, the bill requires the director of the Colorado office of economic development (director) and the Colorado economic development commission (commission) to review the enterprise zone designations at least once every 5 years to ensure that the existing zones continue to meet those criteria.
HB12-1251	Reforms To Urban & Rural Enterprise Zone Act	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	D. Hullinghorst (D)	R. Heath (D)	eOppose	Finance		House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely: 02/29/2012	For the income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2014, limits the amount of an income tax credit that may be claimed in an income tax year for qualified investments in an enterprise zone to the sum of the taxpayer's actual tax liability for the income tax year up to $5,000, plus 50% of any portion of the tax liability for the income tax year that exceeds $5,000 up to a maximum of $500,000.
HB12-1260	Limit Enterprise Zone Investment Income Tax Credit	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	J. Labuda (D)		eOppose	Finance	Finance	House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely: 02/29/2012	For the income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2013, the bill limits the amount of an income tax credit that may be claimed in an income tax year for qualified investments in an enterprise zone. The limit is the lesser of: •The taxpayer's actual tax liability for the income tax year tothe extent such liability does not exceed $5,000, plus 50% of any portion of the tax liability for the income tax year that exceeds $5,000; or ! $250,000. •$250,000.
HB12-1305	Statutory Rates Of Interest	Finance	Full Text of Bill	B. Gardner (R)	S. King (R)	bSupport	Judiciary		House Third Reading Lost: 03/28/2012	Currently, if no interest rate is specified, creditors are entitled to receive interest at a rate of 8% per annum compounded annually. The bill changes this statutory interest rate to a rate equal to 2 percentage points above the discount rate that the federal reserve bank of Kansas City charges commercial banks as of January 2 of the year in which the moneys become due.
HB12-1308	Funding For Economic Development Programs	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	J. Singer (D)		cMonitor	Finance		House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely: 03/07/2012	The bill directs the general assembly to appropriate additional moneys for economic development programs administered by the Colorado office of economic development (office).
HB12-1309	Colorado Mandatory E-verify Act	Employment	Full Text of Bill	S. Swalm (R) M. Looper (R)	K. King (R)	cMonitor	Economic and Business Development		House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole: 05/08/2012	Under current law, employers are required to examine, and retain records of examining, the legal work status of new employees. The bill enacts the "Colorado Mandatory E-verify Act", which requires all employers in the state, by January 1, 2013, to instead participate in the federal electronic verification program (e-verify program) for purposes of verifying the work eligibility status of all new employees hired by an employer.
HB12-1313	Statewide Initiative Title Board Procedures	Ballot	Full Text of Bill	L. Szabo (R)	B. Bacon (D)	cMonitor	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	State, Veterans & Military Affairs	Governor Action - Signed: 04/26/2012	Clarifies the authority of the secretary of state and attorneygeneral to designate a representative to serve on the title board;Requires a person who submits a motion for rehearing tothe title board to specify the grounds for the rehearing and requires the motion to be typewritten;Specifies that after the title board takes action on a motionfor rehearing, no further motions for rehearing may be heard; and Codifies case law that appeals of title board decisions mustbe filed with the Colorado supreme court within 5 business days.
HB12-1321	Modernization Of The State Personnel System Act	State Personnel System	Full Text of Bill	G. Vaad (R) M. Ferrandino (D)	M. Johnston (D) K. King (R)	bSupport	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	State, Veterans & Military Affairs	Governor Action - Signed: 06/06/2012	Provided voters approve an amendment to the state constitution under HCR12-1001, this bill creates the Modernization of the State Personnel System Act. The bill does not apply to tenured or tenure track faculty, an employee of a unit of local government, or any certified employee who is separated from state service and receives post-employment compensation or other benefits. The bill allows personnel appointments and promotions to be based on a comparative analysis of the candidates using objective criteria developed by the State Personnel Director of the Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA) rather than competitive tests. It clarifies requirements for appointments and elections to the State Personnel Board in order to align with the proposed constitutional changes. Procedures for appointing, classifying, and separating employees,as well as the pay system are also modified.
HB12-1333	Public School Employees Labor Organizations	Labor Agreements	Full Text of Bill	J. Becker (R)	K. Grantham (R)	cMonitor	Education	State, Veterans & Military Affairs	Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 05/03/2012	The bill allows a public school employee to request that his or her employer deduct dues for the benefit of a labor organization from the employee's wages. An employer is required to commence or cease making the deductions within 30 days after receiving a written request from an employee. A labor organization that receives dues from an employee's wages is required to make an annual financial disclosure to the employee. An employee may join or terminate membership with a labor organization at any time.
HB12-1360	Surplus General Fund Transfer To Econ Dev Fund	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	C. Gerou (R) C. Levy (D)	P. Steadman (D) K. Lambert (R)	bSupport	Appropriations	Appropriations	Governor Action - Signed: 05/24/2012	Joint Budget Commitee. On June 30, 2012, the state treasurer is required to transfer up to $4,000,000 to the Colorado economic development fund from the amount by which the June 2012 estimate of general fund revenue prepared by the office of state planning and budgeting (OSPB) for the 2011-12 fiscal year exceeds the March 2012 estimate of general fund revenue prepared by OSPB for the 2011-12 fiscal year.
HB12-HCR1003	Process For Amending The State Constitution	Initiative Reform	Full Text of Bill	L. Court (D)	N. Spence (R)	cMonitor	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	State, Veterans & Military Affairs	House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 05/03/2012	SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION CONCERNING THE PROCESS FOR AMENDING THE STATE CONSTITUTION, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF VOTES NEEDED TO PASS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FROM A MAJORITY TO AT LEAST SIXTY PERCENT OF THE VOTES CAST; ALLOWING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PASSED PRIOR TO 2013 TO BE REPEALED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST; AND ADDING A REQUIREMENT THAT A MINIMUM NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES FOR A CITIZEN-INITIATED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BE GATHERED FROM VOTERS WHO RESIDE IN EACH COLORADO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
SB12-001	Contracting Preferences For Employing Coloradans	State Procurement	Full Text of Bill	S. Ryden (D) C. Duran (D)	E. Hudak (D)	eOppose	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	Local Government	House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 04/25/2012	Creates preference mandates for state contracts that will limit bidders flexibility in providing the state with the best bid.
SB12-003	Permissible Use Of Credit Information By Employers	Employment	Full Text of Bill	R. Fischer (D)	M. Carroll (D)	eOppose	Local Government	Judiciary	House Committee on Local Government Postpone Indefinitely: 03/19/2012	Eliminates employers ability to use credit checks as one of the criteria in the hiring process.
SB12-004	Preference For US Materials In Public Contracts	State Procurement	Full Text of Bill	J. Miklosi (D)	J. Foster (D)	eOppose	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	Local Government	House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 05/10/2012	Establishes a preference mandate for materials used in state contracts limiting the flexibility to provide the state with the best bid.
SB12-005	Ofc Econ Dev Business Retention & Expansion Prog	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	T. Massey (R)	L. Newell (D)	bSupport	Appropriations	Business, Labor and Technology	House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole: 05/04/2012	Supports OEDIT's plan to create a new focus on business retention.
SB12-015	Creating Optional Category Of Higher Ed Tuition	Higher Education	Full Text of Bill	C. Duran (D)	A. Giron (D) M. Johnston (D)	cMonitor	Education	Education	House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely: 04/25/2012	Mandates in-state tuiton for illegal immigrants.
SB12-017	Prohibit Water Quality Standards Regs Nutrients	Water Quality	Full Text of Bill		S. King (R)	cMonitor		Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy	Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Postpone Indefinitely: 02/08/2012	Prohibits the state from mandating numeric water quality nutrient standards which would significantly increase the cost of private and public water treatment.
SB12-026	Agency Rules With State Mandates On A Local Gov	Regulatory Reform	Full Text of Bill	G. Vaad (R)	B. Cadman (R)	cMonitor	Local Government	Local Government	Signed by Governor: 05/24/2012	The bill prohibits an agency from promulgating a rule creating a state mandate on a local government.
SB12-052	Local & Statewide Assessed Prop Tax Exemption	Taxes	Full Text of Bill	K. Priola (R)	M. Scheffel (R)	cMonitor		Finance	Senate Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely: 02/16/2012	Increases the business personal property tax exemption from $7,000 to $14,000.
SB12-058	Venture Capital Advisory Board	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	S. Ryden (D)	R. Heath (D)	cMonitor	Economic and Business Development	Business, Labor and Technology	House Committee on Economic and Business Development Postpone Indefinitely: 03/14/2012	Establishes a venture capital advisory board to analyze capital investements in the state and requires it to report to the legislature on its findings.
SB12-069	Statute of Limitations Debt Collection	Debt Collection	Full Text of Bill	B. Gardner (R)	L. Tochtrop (D)	cMonitor		Judiciary	Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely: 02/13/2012	The bill requires all actions to recover a debt for care given or delivered, services rendered, money lent, money paid, money had and received, goods sold and delivered, or open or book account or account stated to be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues.
SB12-070	Uniform Residential Landlord & Tenant Act	Real Estate	Full Text of Bill	R. Wilson (D)	I. Aguilar (D)	eOppose		Judiciary	Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/10/2012: 05/09/2012	Proposes to adopt the uniform landlord tenant act that would completely re-write Colorado laws in this area.
SB12-083	Dynamic Modeling For Fiscal Impact Of Bills	Budgeting	Full Text of Bill	B. DelGrosso (R)	M. Scheffel (R)	bSupport	Finance	Finance	House Committee on Legislative Council Postpone Indefinitely: 05/10/2012	Establishes a process to change the way that the fiscal impact of legislation is determined from static to dynamic modeling
SB12-124	Eliminate Regional Tourism Project Limit	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	B. Nikkel (R)	T. Harvey (R)	cMonitor	Local Government	Local Government	Governor Action - Vetoed: 05/04/2012	Current law limits the number of regional tourism projects that the Colorado economic development commission may approve to 2 initial projects plus 2 additional projects in each of the calendar years following the year in which the commission approves 2 initial projects. The bill eliminates the limit and specifies that a pending application must be approved or disapproved before the commission may consider new applications submitted subject to new application submission requirements or new application review procedures.
SB12-143	Local Business Database Ofc Economic Development	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	D. Pabon (D)	M. Carroll (D)	cMonitor	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs	Business, Labor and Technology	House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely: 03/28/2012	The bill directs the Colorado office of economic development (office) to create, by 2014, an electronic database of local businesses in Colorado. Such businesses are included in the database upon a business submitting certain information about the business, certifying that the business is a local business, and filing a fee with the office. A person may access the database free of charge.
SB12-144	Ofc Econ Dev Strategy Grow & Retain Key Industries	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	S. Ryden (D) K. Summers (R)	R. Heath (D)	bSupport	Appropriations	Business, Labor and Technology	House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely: 05/04/2012	The bill directs the Colorado office of economic development (office) to develop a strategy to grow key industries located in the state. In creating the strategy, the office will facilitate the creation of, and collaborate with, a key industry network working group (working group), comprised of various stakeholders, for each of Colorado's key industries. A working group is tasked with developing and implementing a 3-year business plan to grow its key industry, which business plan will be incorporated into the office's key industries strategy. The office must annually report its progress to the general assembly.
SB12-153	Sunshine In Litigation Act	Legal	Full Text of Bill		J. Morse (D)	eOppose		Judiciary	Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely: 04/09/2012	SB 153 would drastically increase the cost of litigation -- and of settlements -- for both defendants and plaintiffs by forcing courts into a time-consuming nuisance procedure before approving what are known as "protective orders." According to the Judicial Conference of the United States, "Protective orders to safeguard against dissemination of highly personal and sensitive information are critical to both plaintiffs and defendants."
SB12-166	Synchronize Econ Dev Reports & Req Annual Report	Economic Development	Full Text of Bill	K. Priola (R) A. Williams (D)	A. Giron (D) E. Roberts (R)	bSupport	Finance	Business, Labor and Technology	Governor Action - Signed: 06/04/2012	The bill requires the Colorado office of economic development (office) to submit a report annually to the general assembly describing the office's programs. The annual report must be made on or before November 1, and the duty to make the annual report continues indefinitely. For reports currently required from the office or the economic development commission, sections 2 to 5 of the bill make November 1 the date by which the reports must be submitted.
SB12-168	Triggers For General Fund Obligations	Budget	Full Text of Bill	C. Gerou (R)	P. Steadman (D)	cMonitor	Finance	Finance	Signed by Governor: 05/24/2012	Joint Budget Committee. There are 2 general fund obligations that apply for each fiscal year in a period of 5 fiscal years. First, there must be a reserve in the general fund that is a specified percentage of the amount appropriated for expenditure from the general fund. Second, a percentage of the total general fund revenues must be transferred to the capital construction fund and the highway users tax fund. The bill eliminates the current trigger mechanism and suspends the initial reserve and transfer requirements until the first year after the personal income trigger is met.
SB12-177	Unemployment Ins Rates Revenue Bonds	Unemployment Insurance	Full Text of Bill	L. Liston (R) D. Pabon (D)	C. Jahn (D)	bSupport	Economic and Business Development	Business, Labor and Technology	House Second Reading Laid Over Daily: 05/09/2012	Under current law, the Colorado housing and finance authority may issue unemployment revenue bonds for the unemployment compensation fund. The bill makes the following changes to current law. Makes the unemployment insurance laws consistent with those of the Colorado housing and finance authority with respect to the issuance of unemployment revenue bonds. Authorizes the deposit of all or any portion of bond assessments paid by employers for principal of the bonds into the unemployment compensation fund prior to being transferred to the Colorado housing and finance authority. This allows these payments to count toward improving the experience rating of employers. Authorizes the assessment of interest and other bond costs through the employment support fund and requires the transfer of these assessments to the Colorado housing and finance authority for the payment of interest and other costs associated with the bonds.
SB12-181	Building & Construction Contracts	Construction Contracts	Full Text of Bill	J. Kerr (R)	L. Tochtrop (D)	eOppose		Business, Labor and Technology	Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Postpone Indefinitely: 05/02/2012	Contractors and subcontractors must pay subcontractors and material suppliers within 7 days after completion of the work under a building and construction contract. The owner of the property for which the work is performed must make monthly progress payments to the contractor unless the building and construction contract provides otherwise.
SB12-182	Authorize Benefit Corporations	Corporate Governance	Full Text of Bill	T. Massey (R)	S. Mitchell (R) B. Bacon (D)	cMonitor	Economic and Business Development	Judiciary	House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole: 05/08/2012	The bill enacts the "Invest in Colorado Act", and authorizes the creation of benefit corporations. A benefit corporation must have, as one of its purposes specified in its articles of incorporation, the goal of creating general public benefit. The bill establishes the requirements for a corporation to be created as, or to elect to become, a benefit corporation.