Rep. Jonathan Singer

Effective January 1, 2024, the bill prohibits a retail food establishment from distributing an expanded polystyrene product for use as a container for off-premises ready-to-eat food in the state. The executive director of the department of public health and environment or the executive director's designee may, through the attorney general, seek injunctive relief against a retail food establishment that violates the prohibition.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More

Peace officer-involved shooting or fatal use of force - law enforcement agency policies. Law enforcement agencies must develop policies to support officers involved in a shooting or fatal use of force. The policies must address pre-incident training and preparation, support for the officer at the scene of the incident, post-incident support and services, guidelines for temporary leave or duty reassignment, and guidelines for return to duty. The policies must be completed by January 1, 2020. Law enforcement agencies are required to review the policies on a biennial basis.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Background checks - criminal history record check - name-based criminal history record check. Certain persons subject to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check must submit to a name-based criminal history record check when the fingerprint-based check reveals a record of arrest but does not show a disposition in the case. Specified provisions of the act are contingent upon House Bill 19-1172 becoming law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Child welfare caseworkers - prohibition on posting caseworkers' personal information on the internet if threat to caseworker - removing caseworkers' personal information in government records if threat to caseworker. The act defines caseworker (caseworker) to include a state or county employee and county attorney who is engaged in investigating or taking legal action regarding allegations of child abuse or neglect. The act makes it unlawful for a person to knowingly make available on the internet personal information of a caseworker or a caseworker's family if the dissemination of the personal information poses an imminent and serious threat to the safety of the caseworker or the caseworker's family and the person disseminating the information knew or should have known of the imminent and serious threat. Violation of the provision is a class 1 misdemeanor. A state or local government official (official) shall remove the personal information of the caseworker or the caseworker's immediate family contained in records that the official makes available on the internet if the caseworker submits a request with an affidavit asserting under penalty of perjury that the dissemination of the personal information poses an imminent and serious threat to the caseworker or the caseworker's immediate family. The official is also required to deny a request for inspection under the "Colorado Open Records Act" for personal information contained in those same records. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Retail food establishments - inspections - penalties for violations. With respect to retail food establishment inspections, the act: Clarifies that emergency situations can create an "imminent health hazard"; Repeals language that separated violations found during inspections into critical and noncritical violations; Clarifies that it is unlawful to continue to operate a retail food establishment that has had its license or certificate of license suspended; Aligns the requirements for the communication of inspection results with the determination of whether violations are sufficient to require a reinspection; Removes the minimum amount for a civil penalty and establishes the maximum amount as $1,000 for violations of rules promulgated by the department of public health and environment; Provides that a retail food establishment that is found to be in violation during 4 out of 5 inspections during a 12-month period is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 and license suspension; and Adds unpaid license fees to the list of items on which a retail food establishment can spend an assessed penalty.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

The bill implements several recommendations from the child support commission, including: Authorizing a county delegate child support enforcement unit (county CSEU) to file a notice of withdrawal in any proceeding in which they are a party when the county CSEU case is closed; Authorizing a county CSEU to produce, issue, and serve a subpoena to compel a party in a juvenile case to provide a genetic test sample for purposes of determining paternity; Clarifying terms in child support enforcement statutes, including 'administrative process action' or 'APA', 'APA-respondent', and 'APA-petitioner'; Establishing parameters for negotiation conferences to establish a child support obligation and parameters for missing such a scheduled conference; Allowing an APA-respondent to opt out of an administrative process action and request, in writing, a court hearing; Establishing timelines and guidelines for service of notice of financial responsibility; Clarifying the requirements allowing a court to issue an order of default; Establishing requirements for filing genetic testing results with the court; Requiring a party to an administrative process action that retains legal counsel to provide written notice of such legal counsel, or termination of legal counsel, to the county CSEU; Establishing the rights and duties of all parties to an administrative process action case; and Setting forth procedures for requesting a court hearing or transfer of jurisdiction or entering a default order of modification. The bill requires the participation of county CSEUs and insurance companies in the child support insurance lien network data match, establishes the child support insurance lien fund (fund) and authorizes payments into the fund from fees collected by the state child support enforcement agency in its efforts to attach insurance claim payments, awards, and settlements. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill authorizes each licensed medical marijuana center or retail marijuana store to establish one retail marijuana accessory consumption establishment (establishment) that may sell marijuana, marijuana concentrate, and marijuana-infused products for consumption, other than smoking, at the establishment. The bill contains requirements for obtaining endorsements, authorizing an establishment, and required actions and prohibited actions for persons operating an establishment. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill directs the Colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice to study the issue of institutional child abuse for children and youth in facilities operated by the department of human services. On or before July 1, 2019, the commission shall provide a report with its findings and recommendations to the general assembly. The bill adds language to the definition of 'institutional abuse' in the Colorado Children's Code to clarify that it includes an act or omission that threatens the life, health, or welfare of a person younger than 21 years of age who is under the continuing jurisdiction of the court. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. In 2017, the general assembly enacted a provision requiring at the end of the 2016-17 fiscal year the state treasurer to transfer unexpended and unencumbered money appropriated for community corrections programs to a new fund to assist persons transitioning from the criminal or juvenile justice systems. The act repealed the provision in 2018. The bill eliminates the repeal of the provision so that the transfer occurs at the end of each state fiscal year. The bill appropriates $60,788 to the department of local affairs for affordable housing costs. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill allows foster parents access to certain information regarding a foster child or prospective foster child, including judicial information and education records. The bill requires that a county prioritize child care assistance for certified foster parents and certified kinship foster parents and for noncertified kinship care providers that provide care for children with an open child welfare case. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More