Rep. Donald Valdez’s Legislative Update
This month we saw a lot of our hard work pay off as legislators. Several of the bills I’ve been working on have recently been sent to the governor and and some have officially been signed into law! You can learn more about these bills by clicking on their titles below
HB21-1178: Correcting Errors in the Colorado Marijuana Code: This bill corrects non-substantive errors in the Colorado marijuana code.
HB21-1177: Add Use Tax Exemption To Some Sales Tax Exemption: This bill concerns the inclusion of use tax exemptions for certain existing sales tax exemptions in order to make the exemptions compatible with fundamental principles of sales and use tax.
HB21-1158: Special Fuel Farm Equipment Sales Use Tax: This bill creates non-substantive modifications to sales and use tax exemptions, and, in connection therewith, reorganizing sales and use tax exemptions for agriculture, livestock, and special fuels.
HB21-1147: Simplify Architects Continuing Education Requirement: The bill removes the material retention requirement that architects are subject to, allowing an architect to renew a license upon demonstrating compliance with the continuing education requirement alone, as do all other licensed professionals with continuing education requirements in Colorado.
HB21-1146: Auricular Acudetox Professional Practice: This bill clarifies that in order to perform auricular acudetox, a person does not need to be licensed, certified, or registered as a mental health professional.
If you’d like to keep up with what bills are being introduced and where they are in the legislative process visit Bills, Resolutions, & Memorials | Colorado General Assembly