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Type

Sponsor

Title & Description

Status

Action

SB24-211

Family Economic Security

S: Hinrichsen

CO ID Necessary Documents Program

Removes the need for a physical voucher and allows eligible individuals to access documents directly at the point of service.

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Failed

Endorsed

HB24-1007

Housing and Renters Protections

H: Rutinel, Mabrey

S: Exum, Gonzales

Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits

Prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing residential occupancy limits unless it is related to minimum square footage per person that is necessary to health and safety.

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Passed

Endorsed

HB24-1175

Housing and Renters Protections

H: Boesenecker, Sirota

S: Winter, Jaquez Lewis

Local Governments Rights to Property for Affordable Housing

Creates a right of first refusal and right of first offer for local governments to purchase and preserve affordable housing units.

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Passed

Endorsed

HB24-1099

Housing and Renters Protections

H: Lindsay, Soper

S: Buckner, Pelton

Defendant Filing Fees in Evictions

Eliminates the filing fee for an answer to an eviction. Aims to incentivize renters’ participation in eviction proceedings.

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Passed

Endorsed

HB24-1028

Health Care Access

H: Epps

S: Priola

Overdose Prevention Centers

Enables localities to authorize the operation of overdose prevention centers in its bounds.

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Failed

HB24-1037

Health Care Access

H: Epps, deGruy Kennedy

S: Priola

Substance Use Disorders Harm Reduction

Changes mandatory reporting requirements for physicians related to drug paraphernalia. Decriminalizes materials involved in a syringe exchange program. Clarifies immunity for individuals acting in good faith administering an opioid antagonist agent.

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Passed

HB24-1098

Housing and Renters Protections

H: Mabrey, Duran

S: Gonzales, Hinrichsen

Cause Required for Eviction of Residential Tenant

Establishes just cause for a tenant to be evicted by a landlord and conditions for a no fault eviction.

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Passed

Endorsed

HB24-1134

Family Economic Security

H: Weissman, Rutinel

S: Hinrichsen

Adjustments to Tax Expenditures to Reduce Burden

Increases the state Earned Income Tax Credit to 50% of the federal credit for tax year 2024, 35% for  tax year 2025, and 25% for tax year 2026 and beyond, with the opportunity to boost up to 50% depending on revenue growth. Combines 2 Child Care Expense Tax Credit to simplify filing and hopefully increase uptake.

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Passed

Endorsed

SB24-094

Housing and Renters Protections

H: Lindsay, Froelich

S: Exum, Gonzales

Safe Housing for Residential Tenants

Cleans up noticing requirements to benefit tenants. Requires a timeline on which landlords must complete repairs.

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Passed

HB24-1071

Health Care Access

H: Garcia

Name Change to Conform with Gender Identity

Current law specifies the conditions a person must meet in order to change the person's name if the person was convicted of a felony. The bill states that good cause includes changing the petitioner's name to conform with the petitioner's gender identity.

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Passed

HB24-1075

Health Care Access

H: McCormick

Analysis of Universal Health-Care Payment System

The bill requires the Colorado school of public health to analyze draft model legislation for implementing a single-payer, nonprofit, publicly financed, and privately delivered universal health-care payment system for Colorado that directly compensates providers.

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Died on calendar

HB24-1297

Family Economic Security

H: Willford, Garcia S: Coleman

Baby Bonds Program Study -

tasked the State Treasury

Department with studying the feasibility of implementing a Baby

Bonds Program in Colorado.

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Died on calendar

HB24-1152

Housing

Amabile, Weinerg, Mullica, Exum

Accessory Dwelling Units

Requires a jurisdiction to allow one accessory dwelling unit as an accessory use to a single-unit detached dwelling.

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Passed

HB24-1322

Housing/Healthcare

Brown, Bird, Kirkmeyer, Rodriguez

Medicaid Coverage Housing & Nutrition Services

Requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to conduct a feasibility study around reimbursement of housing and nutrition wraparound services.

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Passed

HB24-1133

Criminal Justice

Mabrey, Soper, Rodriguez

Criminal Record Sealing & Expungement Changes

Improves previous clean slate law passed in 2022 by ensuring automatic criminal record sealing for individuals arrested due to mistaken identity, for those acquitted, and for convictions for offenses that are no longer considered illegal under new state statutes.

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Passed

SB24-064

Housing

Mabrey, Amabile

Monthly Residential Eviction Data & Report

The bill requires the judicial department to collect, compile, and publish online, on a monthly basis, aggregate residential eviction data in each county and make data available to qualified entities.

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Passed

HB24-1286

Criminal Justice

Joseph, Lindsay, Roberts

Equal Justice Fund Authority

Creates the Equal Justice Fund Authority to increase access to legal representation and advice for low-income individuals.

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Passed

HB24-1311

Family Economic Security

Kennedy, Willford, Winter, Coleman

Family Affordability Tax Credit

Builds on Colorado’s Child Tax Credit (CTC), creates a refundable tax credit of up to $3,200 for families making $95,000 per year or less, and extends such a tax credit to families with kids under 17 for the first time.

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Passed

Endorsed

HB24-1312

Family Economic Security

Sirota, Garcia, Rodriguez

State Income Tax Credit for Careworkers 

Creates a tax credit of up to $1,200 for personal care aides, home health workers, and child care providers, including Friends, Family, and Neighbors (FFN) who make up to $100,000 per year.

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Passed

Endorsed

HB24-1223

Family Economic Security

Wilford, Garcia, Cutter

Improved Access to the Child Care Assistance Program

Changes the required documentation to determine eligibility for the Child Care Assistance Program to reduce burden on applicants and updates the income qualifications to be aligned with the universal preschool program. Also makes adjustments to how child care providers are paid, among a few other provisions.

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Passed

SB24-053

Equity

Coleman, Ricks, Herod

Racial Equity Study

Establishes the Black Coloradan racial equity commission to conduct a study to determine, and make recommendations related to, any historical and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism on Black Coloradans that may be attributed to Colorado state practices, systems, and policies, and to identify measures that are consistent with the constitution to address those effects.

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Passed

HB24-1368

Equity

Lindsay, Velasco

Language Access Advisory Board

Establishes the Language Access Advisory Board to assess and develop recommendations for improving meaningful access to the legislative process for populations with limited English proficiency.

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Passed

Endorsed

SB24-200

Equity

Michaelson-Jenet, Coleman, Bacon, Joseph

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in Child Welfare

Creates multiple ways to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in Colorado’s child welfare system. The Colorado Department of Human Services will partner with county departments to provide avenues such as identifying necessary demographic data not currently being collected and strengthening training for child welfare staff.

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Passed