Colorado Bills

The bill repeals statutory provisions: Prohibiting the possession of certain ammunition magazines; and Requiring certain ammunition magazines that are manufactured in Colorado on or after July 1, 2013, to include a permanent stamp or marking indicating that the magazine was manufactured or assembled after July 1, 2013.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

The bill prohibits a licensed physician specializing in psychiatry or a licensed or registered mental health care provider from engaging in conversion therapy with a patient under 18 years of age. A licensee who engages in these efforts is subject to disciplinary action by the appropriate licensing board. 'Conversion therapy' means efforts that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings toward individuals of the same sex. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The bill allows a county sheriff to provide a handgun safety training course to any employee of any public elementary, middle, junior high, or high school who also possesses a permit to carry a concealed handgun. A sheriff who provides a handgun safety training course shall consult with the board of education of each school district in the sheriff's county, and, as may be appropriate, with the state charter school institute, to establish the curriculum for the course. The sheriff and each school district board, and, as may be appropriate, the state charter school institute, shall ensure that the curriculum includes consideration of any existing emergency response framework and satisfies insurability standards for armed school employees. A person who possesses a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun (permittee) who is employed by a school district, charter school, or institute charter school may carry a concealed handgun onto the grounds of any school or charter school of the district or of the institute charter school if: The permittee has successfully completed a school employee handgun safety course provided by a county sheriff; The local board of education of the school district (local board) or, in the case of an institute charter school, the state charter school institute, has approved the curriculum of the sheriff's department that provided the handgun safety course; The permittee has received written permission from the local board or, in the case of an institute charter school, from the state charter school institute, to carry a concealed handgun onto school grounds; and The permittee has notified the administration of the school, charter school, or institute charter school in writing that he or she may be carrying a concealed handgun on school grounds. Each local board and the state charter school institute may: Establish a maximum number of employees who may carry a concealed handgun in each school, charter school, and institute charter school; and Deny permission to carry a concealed handgun to any employee if granting permission to the employee would result in such a limit being exceeded.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Under current law, an applicant for a concealed handgun permit must satisfy certain criteria, including a requirement that the he or she is at least 21 years of age. The bill amends this requirement to state that the applicant must be either: Twenty-one years of age or older; or Eighteen years of age or older and on active duty in, or honorably discharged from, any branch or reserve branch of the United States military forces, including the National Guard.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

In 2005, voters approved Referendum C, which is a voter-approved revenue change to the TABOR fiscal year spending limit. Under the referendum, the state is permitted to retain and spend all state revenues up to the excess state revenues cap. The excess state revenues cap is adjusted annually for inflation and population changes, among other things. The bill modifies the excess state revenues cap by allowing an annual adjustment for an increase based on the average annual change of Colorado personal income over the last 5 years, rather than adjusting for inflation and population. Colorado personal income is the total personal income for Colorado as reported by a federal agency. As the modification may increase the amount that the state retains and spends in a given fiscal year, the bill seeks voter approval for the change, as required by TABOR. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)