On Tuesday the 21st, the House of Representatives paid tribute to Colorado Corrections employees from around the state. Over 130 employees were present on the House Floor and in the Gallery. The General Assembly appreciates everything you do for the state of Colorado!
Bill Updates
HB20-1046Payments in Construction Contracts
This bill requires that in construction contacts of at least $150,000, the property owner is required to to make partial payments to the contractor at the end of each month with amount pertaining to the contact. The property owner must pay the contractor at least 95% of the value of satisfactory work to be paid within 60 days of completed work. A contractor must pay a subcontractor within 30 calendar days with no greater than a 5% retainer.
LAST ACTION: 01/8/2020 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor.
This Bill is scheduled to be heard in Committee on Tuesday, January 28th.
HB20-1030Commercial Vehicle Annual Fleet Overweight
Current law requires a commercial motor vehicle fleet owner that wished to apply for an annual fleet overweight permit to apply for separate annual fleet permits for vehicles that have a quad axle grouping for divisible vehicles or loads, and vehicle combinations with a trailer that have 2 or 3 axles for divisible vehicles or loads. The bill allows a fleet owner that has a fleet consisting of vehicles from both of these categories to apply for a single annual fleet overweight permit.
LAST ACTION: 01/22/2020 Heard and Passed in Committee.
The Bill will now be sent to Appropriations.
HB20-1042: PFAS Polyfluoroalky Substances Manufacturer Notice Requirements
House Bill 19-1279, enacted in 2019, requires manufacturers of class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added polyfluoroalkyl substances to notify, in writing, sellers of their products about the state's new regulations of these products "no less than one year prior to the effective date of section 25-2-1303", which is impossible because the notice requirements did not exist prior to the bill's effective date on August 2, 2019. The bill addresses this error by modifying the effective date of the required notice to prior to August 2, 2020.
LAST ACTION: 01/08/2020 Introduced In House- Assigned to House Transportation and Local Government.
This Bill is scheduled to be heard in Committee on Tuesday, January 28th.
Presenting HB20-1030 to House Transportation & Local Government Committee alongside Representative Gray (of which we are both members) on 1/22.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Monday, January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day, we will commemorate the genocide of 6 million Jewish victims and millions of others during the Second World War. You can join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum at 11 a.m. ET on Monday for a special program featuring remarks by Her Excellency Karin Olofsdotter, ambassador of Sweden to the United States, reflections from Holocaust survivor Ruth Cohen, and a prayer of remembrance by Holocaust survivor Alfred Munzer. That program will be broadcast here.
Community Events
Rio Frio Ice Fest
January 24-26, 2020
Alamosa, CO
Follow link for specific event times
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