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Bill:
HB17-1011
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Title: |
Statute Of Limitation Discipline Mental Health Professional |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (06/28/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (03/16/2017) | Senate Committee | Health and Human Services | House Committee | Health, Insurance, & Environment | Senate Sponsors | J. Tate (R) | House Sponsors | J. Melton (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
The bill requires that any complaint filed with the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies against a mental health professional alleging a maintenance-of-records violation must be commenced within 7 years after the alleged act or failure to act giving rise to the complaint. Mental health professionals must give notice to former clients that a client's records may not be retained after the 7-year period. Complaints subject to the 7-year filing period must be resolved by the agency within 2 years after the date the complaint was filed.
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Bill:
HB17-1020
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Title: |
Staffing Task Force Mental Illness Justice Systems |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (07/24/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (03/08/2017) | Senate Committee | Health and Human Services | House Committee | Public Health Care and Human Services | Senate Sponsors | B. Martinez Humenik (R) | House Sponsors | J. Singer (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. The bill amends provisions in current statute to provide for ongoing staff support for the task force concerning treatment of persons with mental illness in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
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Bill:
HB17-1035
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Title: |
Sex Assault And Stalking Victims May Break Leases |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/04/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (06/01/2017) | Senate Committee | Judiciary | House Committee | Judiciary | Senate Sponsors | J. Cooke (R) | House Sponsors | D. Jackson (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
Under current law, if a tenant notifies his or her landlord in writing that he or she is the victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and provides to the landlord evidence in the form of a police report written within the prior 60 days or a valid protection order, and the tenant seeks to vacate the premises due to fear of imminent danger for self or children, then the tenant may terminate the rental agreement or lease and vacate the premises with minimal remaining obligations. The bill extends this privilege to victims of unlawful sexual behavior and stalking. The bill also provides that a statement from a medical professional or from an application assistant designated by the address confidentiality program confirming the tenant's victim status is a third means of presenting evidence to the landlord.
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Bill:
HB17-1038
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Title: |
Prohibit Corporal Punishment Of Children |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (05/25/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely (03/13/2017) | Senate Committee | Judiciary | House Committee | Education | Senate Sponsors | R. Zenzinger (D) | House Sponsors | S. Lontine (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
The bill prohibits a person employed by or volunteering in a public school, a state-licensed child care center, a family child care home, or a specialized group facility from imposing corporal punishment on a child. Corporal punishment means the willful infliction of, or willfully causing the infliction of, physical pain on a child.
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Bill:
HB17-1039
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Title: |
Restorative Justice Communication Issues |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (05/24/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (03/20/2017) | Senate Committee | Judiciary | House Committee | Judiciary | Senate Sponsors | D. Kagan (D) | House Sponsors | P. Lee (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
Transportation Legislation Review Committee. Currently, a person is required to use certain traction control equipment, such as chains or snow-rated tires, when the Colorado department of transportation restricts road use due to a winter storm. The bill broadens this law to require the traction equipment to be carried on I-70 between milepost 133 (Dotsero) and milepost 259 (Morrison) when icy or snow-packed conditions are present. The bill also requires that this traction control equipment be used when icy or snowy conditions are present.
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Bill:
HB17-1046
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Title: |
Update Outdated Statutes Persons With Disabilities |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (06/15/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (03/16/2017) | Senate Committee | Health and Human Services | House Committee | Public Health Care and Human Services | Senate Sponsors | K. Donovan (D) | House Sponsors | S. Lebsock (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
The bill updates certain limited terms in statute that refer to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities or physical disabilities using insensitive or outdated terminology. The bill changes references as follows: • Mentally retarded, mentally deficient person, and mental deficiency or mentally deficient to a person with an intellectual and developmental disability; • Mental defect to mental illness; and • Physical defect to physical disability.
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Bill:
HB17-1055
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Title: |
Create New Tax Check-off For Urban Peak |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (05/15/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (03/16/2017) | Senate Committee | Finance | House Committee | Finance | Senate Sponsors | R. Gardner (R) | House Sponsors | L. Herod (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
The bill creates the Urban Peak Housing and Support Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness fund (fund) in the state treasury. A voluntary contribution designation line for the fund will appear on the state individual income tax return form (form) for the 5 income tax years following the year that the executive director of the department of revenue (department) certifies to the revisor of statutes that: • There is a space available on the form; and • The fund is next in the queue. Once the fund is placed on the form, the department is directed to determine annually the total amount contributed to the fund and report that amount to the state treasurer and the general assembly. The state treasurer is required to credit that amount to the fund, and the general assembly appropriates from the fund to the department the costs of administering moneys designated for the fund. After that amount is deducted, the moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year are transferred to Urban Peak, a nonprofit organization. Following the statutory 2-year grace period for new tax check-offs, the fund is required to achieve the minimum contribution amount of $50,000 per year to remain on the form.
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Bill:
HB17-1129
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Title: |
Technical Issues Filing Medicaid Appeals |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/30/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (05/15/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely (02/14/2017) | Senate Committee | | House Committee | Public Health Care and Human Services | Senate Sponsors | L. Crowder (R) | House Sponsors | J. Danielson (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary | | Comment | | Category | | Position | Monitor | CCW Summary | |
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Bill:
SB17-003
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Title: |
Repeal Colorado Health Benefit Exchange |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (06/22/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/11/2017 - No Amendments (05/08/2017) | Senate Committee | Finance | House Committee | | Senate Sponsors | J. Smallwood (R) | House Sponsors | P. Neville (R) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
In 2010, pursuant to the enactment of federal law that allowed each state to establish a health benefit exchange option through state law or opt to participate in a national exchange, the general assembly enacted the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Act (act). The act created the state exchange, a board of directors (board) to implement the exchange, and a legislative health benefits exchange implementation review committee to make recommendations to the board. The bill repeals the act, effective January 1, 2018, and allows the exchange to continue for one year for the purpose of winding up its affairs. The bill also requires the board, on the last day of the wind-up period, to transfer any unencumbered money that remains in the exchange to the state treasurer, who shall transfer the money to the general fund.
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Bill:
SB17-004
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Title: |
Access To Providers For Medicaid Recipients |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (06/26/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely (04/19/2017) | Senate Committee | Health and Human Services | House Committee | State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | Senate Sponsors | J. Tate (R) | House Sponsors | C. Wist (R) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary | | Comment | | Category | | Position | Support | CCW Summary | |
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Bill:
SB17-012
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Title: |
Competency Restoration Services And Education |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/01/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Became Law (06/06/2017) | Senate Committee | Judiciary | House Committee | Judiciary | Senate Sponsors | B. Martinez Humenik (R) | House Sponsors | P. Lee (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. The bill addresses various issues relating to the restoration of competency for juveniles and adults in the juvenile and criminal justice systems, including: • Requiring the court to consider whether restoration to competency services should occur on an outpatient basis if the defendant is on bond or summons; • Requiring that, in addition to providing competency restoration services in the least restrictive environment, the provision of such services and a juvenile's participation in those services occur and are reviewed by the court in a timely manner; • Establishing the unit within the department of human services that administers behavioral health programs and services, including those relating to mental health and substance abuse, also known as the office of behavioral health (office), as the entity responsible for the oversight of restoration education and the coordination services necessary to competency restoration; and • Setting forth the duties of the office related to competency restoration services and education.
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Bill:
SB17-017
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Title: |
Allow Medical Marijuana Use For Stress Disorders |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/15/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (06/05/2017) | Senate Committee | State, Veterans, and Military Affairs | House Committee | State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | Senate Sponsors | I. Aguilar (D) | House Sponsors | J. Singer (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
Committee on Cost-benefit Analysis of Legalized Marijuana in Colorado. The bill adds acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of debilitating medical conditions for the purposes of the use of medical marijuana.
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Bill:
SB17-019
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Title: |
Medication Mental Illness In Justice Systems |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/01/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Became Law (06/06/2017) | Senate Committee | Judiciary | House Committee | Health, Insurance, & Environment | Senate Sponsors | B. Martinez Humenik (R) | House Sponsors | J. Singer (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. The bill implements recommendations from the task force concerning the treatment of persons with mental illness in the criminal and juvenile justice systems and the medication consistency work group of the behavioral health transformation council to promote increased medication consistency for persons with mental illness in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
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Bill:
SB17-021
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Title: |
Assistance To Released Mentally Ill Offenders |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (07/21/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (06/02/2017) | Senate Committee | Judiciary | House Committee | Health, Insurance, & Environment | Senate Sponsors | B. Martinez Humenik (R) | House Sponsors | J. Singer (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. The bill directs the division of housing in the department of local affairs to establish a program to provide vouchers and supportive services to persons with a mental illness who are being released from the department of corrections (DOC) or jails. The program is funded by general fund appropriations and from money unspent by the division of criminal justice (CDPS) for community corrections programs in the previous fiscal year. The bill directs the behavioral health unit in the department of human services, in conjunction with the DOC, to implement reentry programs to assist persons with a mental illness who are transitioning from incarceration. If necessary, the programs may receive money from the community corrections appropriation to CDPS. The bill appropriates $2.7 million to the department of local affairs.
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Bill:
SB17-031
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Title: |
Reporting Requirements By Department Of Corrections To General Assembly |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (07/10/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (03/30/2017) | Senate Committee | Judiciary | House Committee | Judiciary | Senate Sponsors | J. Tate (R) | House Sponsors | J. Arndt (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
Statutory Revision Committee. Pursuant to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), Colorado Revised Statutes, any report that is required to be made to the general assembly by an executive agency or the judicial branch on a periodic basis expires on the day after the third anniversary of the date on which the first report was due unless the general assembly, acting by bill, continues the requirement. Sections 1, 4, 5, 7, and 9 continue indefinitely the reporting requirements contained in those statutory sections. Sections 2 and 3 repeal reports related to corrections that were scheduled to repeal according to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I). Currently there is no repeal date listed in the organic statute. Sections 6 and 8 of the bill add a repeal date in the organic statute that coincides with the scheduled repeal date specified in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I).
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Bill:
SB17-032
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Title: |
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Access |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/11/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (06/12/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely (02/01/2017) | Senate Committee | Judiciary | House Committee | | Senate Sponsors | M. Merrifield (D) | House Sponsors | | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
Current law gives law enforcement officials and state regulatory boards access to the prescription drug monitoring program with a request that is accompanied by an official court order or subpoena. The bill changes this requirement to an official court order or warrant issued upon a showing of probable cause.
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Bill:
SB17-051
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Title: |
Revisions To Victims' Rights Laws |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/13/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (06/22/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (04/28/2017) | Senate Committee | Judiciary | House Committee | Judiciary | Senate Sponsors | R. Gardner (R) R. Fields (D) | House Sponsors | M. Foote (D) P. Lawrence (R) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
The bill makes various amendments to statutes concerning the rights of crime victims, including the following: The definition of crime is amended to include: • Failure to stop at the scene of an accident that results in serious bodily injury of another person; • Violation of a protection order issued against a person charged with stalking; and • Posting a private image for harassment or for pecuniary gain. The definition of critical stages is amended to include any full board review hearing. The definition of modification of sentence is amended to include a resentencing following a probation revocation hearing or a request for early termination of probation.
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Bill:
SB17-065
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Title: |
Transparency In Direct Pay Health Care Prices |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/13/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (06/05/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (04/06/2017) | Senate Committee | Health and Human Services | House Committee | Health, Insurance, & Environment | Senate Sponsors | K. Lundberg (R) | House Sponsors | S. Lontine (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
The bill creates the Transparency in Health Care Prices Act, which requires health care professionals and health care facilities to make available to the public the health care prices they assess directly for common health care services they provide. Health care professionals and facilities are not required to submit their health care prices to any government agency for review or approval. Additionally, the act prohibits health insurers, government agencies, or other persons or entities from penalizing a health care recipient, provider, facility, employer, or other person or entity who pays directly for health care services or otherwise exercises rights under or complies with the act. The bill takes effect January 1, 2018.
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Bill:
SB17-068
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Title: |
School Counselors Early Support For Students |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/13/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (06/22/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Governor Signed (04/18/2017) | Senate Committee | Education | House Committee | Education | Senate Sponsors | N. Todd (D) | House Sponsors | J. Singer (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary |
Under current law, a public school that includes any of grades 7 through 12 is eligible to receive a grant through the behavioral health care professional matching grant program. Sections 2 to 5 of the bill add elementary schools to the list of public schools eligible to receive a grant through the program. Under current law, a public middle, junior, or high school is eligible to receive a grant through the school counselor corps grant program. Sections 6 to 10 of the bill add elementary schools to the list of public schools eligible to receive a grant through the program.
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Bill:
SB17-084
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Title: |
Coverage For Drugs In A Health Coverage Plan |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/18/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (05/25/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely (02/09/2017) | Senate Committee | Health and Human Services | House Committee | | Senate Sponsors | C. Jahn (D) | House Sponsors | D. Esgar (D) J. Singer (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary | | Comment | | Category | | Position | Monitor | CCW Summary | |
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Bill:
SB17-151
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Title: |
Consumer Access To Health Care |
Votes | Votes all Legislators | Intro Date | 01/31/2017 | Hearing Room | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Date | | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (05/25/2017) | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Status | Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Postpone Indefinitely (02/15/2017) | Senate Committee | Business, Labor and Technology | House Committee | | Senate Sponsors | L. Crowder (R) | House Sponsors | J. Ginal (D) | Official Summary | | Custom Summary | | Comment | | Category | | Position | Monitor | CCW Summary | |
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