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111th of 120 legislative days
April 28, 2014
HB14-1017
Expand Availability Of Affordable Housing
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:
Expand Availability Of Affordable Housing
Sponsors:
DURAN / ULIBARRI
Summary:
CLICK ON THE BLUE BILL NUMBER TO VIEW THE MOST
CURRENT VERSION OF THE BILL WITH THE AMENDMENTS
INCORPORATED.
Status:
04/22/2014 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid
Over Daily
HB14-1074
Allowable Expenses Renting Tax Exempt Property
Status:
03/14/2014 Governor Signed
HB14-1085
Adult Education And Literacy Programs
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:
Adult Education And Literacy Programs
Sponsors:
FIELDS / ZENZINGER
Summary:
Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force. The bill creates
the "Adult Education and Literacy Act of 2014". Under this new act, the
office within the department of education that is responsible for adult
education (office) will administer the adult education and literacy grant
program to provide state moneys to adult education and literacy
programs that provide basic literacy and numeracy skills programs and
that are members of workforce development partnerships that provide
additional education to enable students to achieve a postsecondary
credential and employment. A local education provider, which includes
public education providers, postsecondary institutions, and local,
nonprofit workforce development providers, may apply for a grant by
submitting an application to the office. At a minimum, the application
must demonstrate that the local education provider is a member of a
workforce development partnership that provides training leading to
employment opportunities for students after they attain basic skills. The
application must also specify the measurable goals that the local
education provider expects to achieve with the grant moneys. The state
board of education (state board) will adopt rules to establish the
requirements for the grant program. The office will review each
application and recommend grant recipients to the state board. Based on
the office's recommendations, the state board will award grants. The
office must annually evaluate the effectiveness of the programs that
receive grants and prepare a report concerning the grant program for the
governor, the state board, and the general assembly. The report must
include an analysis of student outcomes and of the continuing unmet
need for adult education in the state. The office must periodically
convene meetings of representatives from the state agencies and
institutions and community-based programs that are involved with adult
education and workforce development. The meetings are intended to
increase communication and collaboration among these entities. The bill
creates the adult education and literacy grant fund, to consist of any
gifts, grants, or donations the department of education may receive for
adult education and literacy and any state moneys the general assembly
may appropriate to the fund. The department is authorized to use a
percentage of the moneys appropriated from the fund to offset the costs
of administering the grants, evaluating the grant recipients and preparing
the report, and convening the adult education and workforce
development agencies and programs. The department is not required to
implement any portion of the bill if the general assembly does not
appropriate sufficient state moneys to offset the implementation costs.
The bill repeals the family literacy education grant program, effective
July 1, 2014.
Status:
04/24/2014 Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to
Appropriations
HB14-1119
Tax Credit For Donating Food To Charitable Org
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
Tuesday, April 29 2014
GENERAL ORDERS - SECOND READING OF BILLS
(8) in senate calendar.
Short Title:
Tax Credit For Donating Food To Charitable Org
Sponsors:
MCLACHLAN / HODGE
Summary:
The bill creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who make food
contributions to a hunger-relief charitable organization in an amount
equal to either twenty-five percent, but not to exceed a maximum dollar
amount, of the wholesale market price or twenty-five percent, but not to
exceed a maximum dollar amount, of the most recent sale price of the
food contributions for tax years commencing on or after January 1,
2014, but before January 1, 2019.
Status:
04/25/2014 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to
Senate Committee of the Whole
HB14-1141
Confidentiality Social Security Numbers
Status:
04/18/2014 Governor Signed
HB14-1205
Veterans Assistance Grant Program
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
Monday, April 28 2014
THIRD READING OF BILLS - FINAL PASSAGE
(14) in senate calendar.
Short Title:
Veterans Assistance Grant Program
Sponsors:
RYDEN / CROWDER
Summary:
The veterans assistance grant program (program) is created in the
division of veterans affairs within the state department of military and
veterans affairs to provide moneys to nonprofit organizations and
governmental agencies that provide services to ensure the health and
well-being of veterans of the United States armed forces who live in
Colorado. On or before September 1, 2014, the adjutant general, in
consultation with the board of veterans affairs, shall adopt rules for the
administration of the program, including but not limited to:
* Criteria for determining which nonprofit organizations and
governmental agencies are eligible to receive moneys from the program;
and
* Procedures by which eligible organizations may apply for and receive
moneys from the program. The veterans assistance grant program cash
fund is created and consists of any moneys received by the division as
gifts, grants, or donations and such moneys as are appropriated to the
fund by the general assembly. The program is repealed, effective
September 1, 2024. Before such repeal, the department of regulatory
agencies shall review the program.
Status:
04/25/2014 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments Committee
HB14-1206
Modify Charitable Solicitations Act
Status:
04/11/2014 Governor Signed
HB14-1311
Job Creation & Main Street Revitalization Act
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
Tuesday, April 29 2014
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
2:00 PM SCR 354
(8) in senate calendar.
Short Title:
Job Creation & Main Street Revitalization Act
Sponsors:
GARCIA / STEADMAN
Summary:
For income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2016, but prior
to January 1, 2020, section 1 of the bill creates a new income tax credit
to be claimed by an owner of a historic property for recovery of certain
costs related to preserving the property. Among the provisions, section 1
also:
* Requires the governor's office of economic development and
international trade (office), in consultation with the state historical
society (society), to develop standards for the approval of the substantial
rehabilitation of qualified structures for which the new tax credit is being
claimed;
* Requires the owner of the structure to submit an application and
rehabilitation plan to the office for a qualified commercial structure or to
a certified local government or the society (reviewing entity) for a
qualified residential structure, along with an estimate of the certified
rehabilitation expenditures under the rehabilitation plan. Within 90 days
after receipt of the application and rehabilitation plan, the office and the
society or reviewing entity, as applicable, are required to notify the
owner if the rehabilitation plan will result in a certified rehabilitation.
* Authorizes the office or the reviewing entity to impose a reasonable
application fee and issuance fee for either a commercial or residential
structure. In the case of a qualified commercial structure, the application
fee may not exceed $500. In the case of a qualified residential structure,
the application fee must be reasonable. The bill permits the office to
impose on the owner a reasonable issuance fee of up to 3% of the
amount of the tax credit issued, which must be paid before the tax credit
is issued to the owner. With respect to both an application fee and an
issuance fee, the bill requires the office to share on an equal basis any
such fees collected with the historical society and the department.
Moneys collected from such fees must be applied to the administration
of the tax credit.
* In the case of a qualified commercial structure, requires the office and
society to review the application and rehabilitation plan to determine
that the information contained in the application and plan is complete. If
the office and society determine that the documentation is complete, the
office is required to reserve for the benefit of the owner an allocation of
a tax credit and to notify the owner in writing of the amount of the
reservation. The reservation of tax credits does not entitle the owner to
an issuance of any tax credits until the owner complies with all of the
other requirements specified in the bill for the issuance of the tax credit.
* Requires the office to reserve tax credits in the order in which it
receives completed applications and rehabilitation plans. The office must
issue any such reservation of tax credits within a reasonable time, not to
exceed 90 days from the filing of a completed application and
rehabilitation plan. The office is required to use a lottery process to
determine the order in which it will review applications and plans
received on the same day. An owner may resubmit a disapproved
application and plan, but the resubmitted application and plan is deemed
to be a new submission.
* If, for any one state fiscal year, the aggregate amount of reservations
for tax credits the office has approved is equal to the total amount of tax
credits available for reservation during that state fiscal year, requires the
office to notify all owners who have submitted applications and plans
then awaiting approval or submitted for approval after the calculation is
made that no additional approvals of applications and plans for
reservations of tax credits will be granted during that fiscal year;
* Specifies that no reservation of tax credits is necessary in the case of a
qualified residential structure;
* Requires any owner receiving a reservation of tax credits to commence
rehabilitation of the qualified commercial structure, if rehabilitation has
not previously begun, within one year of the date of issuance of the
written notice from the office to the owner granting the reservation of
tax credits. Any owner receiving such reservation is required to incur not
less than 20% of the estimated costs of rehabilitation not later than 18
months after the date of issuance of the written notice. If the office
determines that an owner has failed to comply with this requirement, the
office may rescind the issuance of tax credits previously given the
owner.
* Following the completion of a rehabilitation of a qualified commercial
structure, requires the owner to notify the office that the rehabilitation
has been completed and to certify the qualified rehabilitation
expenditures incurred by the owner under the rehabilitation plan. The
bill requires both the office and the society to review the documentation
of the rehabilitation and the society to verify that the documentation
satisfies the rehabilitation plan. Within 90 days after receipt of this
documentation, the office is required to issue a tax credit certificate
geared to the amount of qualified rehabilitation costs incurred.
* Specifies that the total amount of the tax credit certificate issued for
any particular project must not exceed the amount of the tax credit
reservation issued for the project. The amount of a tax credit certificate
to be issued for any one qualified commercial structure is limited to $1
million total.
* Following the completion of a substantial rehabilitation of a qualified
residential structure, requires the owner to notify the reviewing entity
that the substantial rehabilitation has been completed and to certify the
qualified rehabilitation expenditures incurred in connection with the
rehabilitation plan. The owner is also required to provide the reviewing
entity with a cost and expense certification. The reviewing entity is
required to review the documentation of the rehabilitation and verify its
compliance with the rehabilitation plan. Within 90 days after receipt of
the documentation from the owner, the reviewing entity is required to
issue a tax credit certificate in an amount equivalent to 20% of the actual
qualified rehabilitation expenditures; except that the bill limits the
amount of the tax credit certificate to $50,000 for each qualified
residential structure to be calculated over a 10-year rolling period.
* Requires the tax credit amount to be increased for a certified
commercial or residential structure that is located in a disaster area;
* In order to claim the tax credit, requires the owner to file the tax credit
certificate with the owner's state income tax return;
* Specifies requirements under which a local government is permitted to
act as a reviewing entity;
* Specifies that the entire tax credit to be awarded may be claimed by
the owner in the taxable year in which the certified rehabilitation is
placed in service. If the amount of the credit allowed exceeds the amount
of income taxes otherwise due in the income tax year for which the
credit is being claimed, the bill permits the owner to offset the amount of
the credit not used in the income tax year to be carried forward as a
credit against subsequent years' income tax liability for a period not to
exceed 10 years. Any amount of the credit that is not used after such
period is not refunded to the owner.
* Specifies certain limits that the aggregate amount of all tax credits in
any tax year that may be reserved by the office upon the certification of
all rehabilitation plans must not exceed;
* Specifies that the commercial tax credits are freely transferable and
assignable subject to certain requirements;
* Requires the owner to refund to the department of revenue
(department) certain amounts if the owner demolishes or makes material
changes to the structure;
*Specifies limits by state fiscal year on the aggregate amount of tax
credits that may be awarded for each of the 4 state fiscal years in which
the tax credit is in effect;
* Permits the owner to appeal any final determination made by the office
or the department in connection with the tax credit;
* Permits the department to audit any credit obtained, and requires the
office, in consultation with the department, to submit an annual report to
the general assembly on the impact to the state of the tax credit . The bill
requires the office to provide a quarterly report to the department on the
ownership and transfers of credit and, in consultation with the historical
society, to promulgate any rules necessary to implement the tax credit
and to solicit advice from the department in promulgating rules for
transfers.
Status:
04/21/2014 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance +
Appropriations
HB14-1349
Prop Tax Exempt Nonprofit Entity Fed Tax Credits
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
Tuesday, April 29 2014
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
2:00 PM SCR 354
(2) in senate calendar.
Short Title:
Prop Tax Exempt Nonprofit Entity Fed Tax Credits
Sponsors:
HULLINGHORST / HEATH
Summary:
For property tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, section 1
of the bill exempts real and personal property from the levy and
collection of property tax if:
* The property tax is owed by a qualified business entity; and
* The property is used for charitable, religious, or educational purposes
in accordance with existing property tax exemptions. Section 1 of the
bill also defines "qualified business entity" to mean a limited partnership
or a limited liability company:
* That is formed for the purpose of obtaining federal tax credits and that
does obtain such credits; and
* The general partner or managing member of which is an entity that
would qualify for an existing property tax exemption for charitable,
religious, or educational purposes. Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the bill
repeal statutory provisions that had required an entity formed to obtain
the federal new markets tax credits or federal rehabilitation tax credits
and that claims a property tax exemption to pay annually to the
applicable county a payment in lieu of property taxes.
Status:
04/15/2014 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
HB14-1360
Sunset Review Licensure Of Home Care Agencies
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:
Sunset Review Licensure Of Home Care Agencies
Sponsors:
YOUNG / AGUILAR
Summary:
Sunset Process - House Public Health Care and Human Services. The
bill implements the recommendations contained in the department of
regulatory agencies' sunset report on the regulation of home care
agencies and home care placement agencies by the Colorado department
of public health and environment (department), as modified by the house
public health care and human services committee (sunset committee)
during the sunset hearing, by:
* Continuing the department's licensure of home care agencies for 5
years, until 2019;
* Clarifying that owners and managers or administrators must obtain a
criminal history record check with respect to an application for a home
care agency license or home care placement agency registration, and, in
connection therewith, defining "owner", "manager" and "administrator";
* Excluding from the definition of "home care agency" a program of allinclusive care for the elderly (PACE) that is regulated by the department
of health care policy and financing, but specifying the department's
regulatory authority over PACE providers that furnish PACE home care
services;
* Identifying which convictions may serve as a basis for a home care
agency's or a home care placement agency's denial of employment or a
referral of a provider and directing the state board of health (state board)
to promulgate rules to provide factors for the agencies to consider in
determining whether a conviction for an offense should disqualify a
provider;
* Directing the state board to promulgate rules requiring home care
placement agencies to retain their records for inspection by the
department and to set fees for home care placement agency registration
to cover the direct and indirect costs of the department's oversight of
home care placement agencies; and
* Authorizing the department to inspect home care placement agencies'
records and to remove a home care placement agency from the registry
if the inspection reveals that the agency is noncompliant with the
statutory requirements connected to the agency's registration.
Status:
04/28/2014 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human
Services
SB14-003
Colorado Child Care Assistance Program
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:
Colorado Child Care Assistance Program
Sponsors:
NICHOLSON / PETTERSEN
Summary:
CLICK ON THE BLUE BILL NUMBER TO VIEW THE MOST
CURRENT VERSION OF THE BILL WITH THE AMENDMENTS
INCORPORATED.
Status:
04/25/2014 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, &
Environment
SB14-088
Suicide Prevention Commission
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
Monday, April 28 2014
Appropriations
12:00 p.m. Room LSB-A
(8) in house calendar.
Short Title:
Suicide Prevention Commission
Sponsors:
NEWELL / KRAFT-THARP
Summary:
The bill creates the suicide prevention commission (commission) for the
purpose of providing public and private leadership and
recommendations regarding suicide prevention in Colorado. The
commission will have members who represent the public and private
sectors and who have experience with, or have been affected by, suicide
and suicide prevention. The department will provide administrative
support to the commission. The bill requires the office of suicide
prevention to include recommendations of the commission in its annual
report to the general assembly and present the report in the annual
SMART Act hearings. The bill authorizes the department of public
health and environment to receive gifts, grants, and donations for the
costs associated with the implementation and duties of the commission.
Status:
04/25/2014 House Committee on Legislative Council Refer Amended to
Appropriations
SB14-156
Public Benefit Corp Must File Annual Reports
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title:
Public Benefit Corp Must File Annual Reports
Sponsors:
KEFALAS / LEE
Summary:
The bill requires public benefit corporations to file an annual report.
Status:
04/15/2014 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
SB14-166
Create By Colorado App To Promote Businesses In CO
Comment:
Calendar
Notification:
Monday, April 28 2014
Appropriations
12:00 p.m. Room LSB-A
(3) in house calendar.
Short Title:
Create By Colorado App To Promote Businesses In CO
Sponsors:
CARROLL / TYLER
Summary:
The bill directs the Colorado office of economic development (office) to
contract for the creation of mobile application software (app) that
identifies local businesses in Colorado. Local businesses, which are
defined as businesses that are owned, located, or headquartered in, or
that manufacture in, the state, may elect to participate in the app.
Status:
04/24/2014 House Committee on Business, Labor, Economic, &
Workforce Development Refer Unamended to Appropriations