HB23-1008 | Food Accessibility |
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Position: | Support |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Food Accessibility |
Sponsors: | M. Weissman (D) / R. Fields | N. Hinrichsen (D) |
Summary: | Section 2 of the act appropriates $250,000 to the prevention services division (division) within the department of public health and environment to partner with a statewide nonprofit organization to provide healthy eating program incentives among low-income populations in the state and must attempt to improve access to fresh Colorado-grown fruits and vegetables among low-income populations in the state. The nonprofit organization that the division selects for partnership must have experience in supporting healthy eating incentives programs and experience with coordinating healthy eating programs and funding between local, state, and federal programs. Section 3 requires individual taxpayers to add an amount of federal taxable income equal to their federal deduction for business meals to their state income tax liability for the 2024 through 2030 income tax years. Section 4 requires the same of corporate taxpayers. Section 5 creates a refundable tax credit for both small food retailers and small family farms that purchase certain systems or equipment (purchasers) and a member of the community food consortium for small food retailers and Colorado-owned and Colorado-operated farms (the consortium) that completes its duties and responsibilities. For the 2024 income tax year, the tax credit is equal to 85% of the cost of the amount spent by a member of the consortium on completing its duties and 85% of the cost of the systems or equipment purchased by purchasers. For income tax years 2025 through 2030, the tax credit is equal to 75% of the cost of the systems or equipment purchased by the small food retailers and small family farms and 75% of the amount spent by a member of the consortium on completing its duties. Section 6 modifies the small food business recovery and resilience grant program (grant program). Section 6:
For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, $360,413 from the general fund is appropriated to the department of agriculture and $44,411 is appropriated to the department of law to provide legal services for the department of agriculture, which consists of money reappropriated from a portion of the appropriation made to the department of agriculture. APPROVED by Governor June 2, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 6/2/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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HB23-1011 | Consumer Right To Repair Agricultural Equipment |
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Position: | Support |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
News: | Colorado bill would help farmers seek affordable, independent equipment repairs |
Short Title: | Consumer Right To Repair Agricultural Equipment |
Sponsors: | B. Titone (D) | R. Weinberg (R) / N. Hinrichsen (D) | J. Marchman (D) |
Summary: | Usually, an owner of agricultural equipment must seek diagnostic, maintenance, or repair services of the equipment from the agricultural equipment manufacturer (manufacturer). Starting January 1, 2024, the act requires a manufacturer to provide parts, embedded software, firmware, tools, or documentation, such as diagnostic, maintenance, or repair manuals, diagrams, or similar information (resources), to independent repair providers and owners of the manufacturer's agricultural equipment to allow an independent repair provider or owner to conduct diagnostic, maintenance, or repair services on the owner's agricultural equipment. A manufacturer's failure to comply with the requirement to provide resources is a deceptive trade practice. The act folds agricultural equipment into the existing consumer right-to-repair statutes and adds data to the list of resources that a manufacturer must provide to independent repair providers or owners. An independent repair provider or owner is not authorized to make any modifications to agricultural equipment that deactivates a safety notification system or brings the equipment out of compliance with safety or emissions laws or to engage in any conduct that would evade emissions, copyright, trademark, or patent laws. If an agricultural equipment manufacturer enters into a nationwide memorandum of understanding regarding right-to-repair agricultural equipment, the manufacturer is still obligated to meet the requirements of this act. If Congress enacts federal legislation regarding the right to repair agricultural equipment, this act will be repealed. APPROVED by Governor April 25, 2023 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. |
Status: | 4/25/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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HB23-1051 | Support For Rural Telecommunications Providers |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Support For Rural Telecommunications Providers |
Sponsors: | M. Lukens (D) | R. Holtorf / D. Roberts (D) | R. Pelton (R) |
Summary: | The high cost support mechanism provides high cost support funding to telecommunications and broadband service providers that provide service in high-cost areas of the state. The high cost support mechanism was scheduled to conclude on December 1, 2023. The act continues support funding from the high cost support mechanism to 12 rural telecommunications providers in Colorado until September 1, 2024. The date aligns with the department of regulatory agencies' 2023 sunset review of the high cost support mechanism and the final determination of the high cost support mechanism by the general assembly in 2024. APPROVED by Governor March 23, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 3/23/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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HB23-1060 | Updates To State Forest Service Tree Nursery |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Updates To State Forest Service Tree Nursery |
Sponsors: | T. Story (D) / L. Cutter (D) |
Summary: | The act requires the Colorado state forest service to make certain upgrades and improvements to its seedling tree nursery in order to expand its capacity and its ability to contribute to reforestation efforts in the state. The act extends the applicable repeal date to January 1, 2026. House Bill 22-1323, concerning updates to the Colorado state forest service seedling tree nursery, appropriated $5,000,000 for the 2022-23 state fiscal year to the department of higher education for use by the board of governors of the Colorado state university system, and the act further appropriates the unexpended amount through the 2024-25 state fiscal year. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $5,382,500 from the general fund to the department of higher education for use by the board of governors of the Colorado state university system for the Colorado state forest service seedling tree nursery. The act requires that any unexpended money appropriated pursuant to the act remain available for expenditure through the 2024-25 state fiscal year. APPROVED by Governor May 15, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 5/15/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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HB23-1069 | Study Biochar In Plugging Of Oil And Gas Wells |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Study Biochar In Plugging Of Oil And Gas Wells |
Sponsors: | K. McCormick (D) | J. Amabile (D) / L. Cutter (D) | K. Priola |
Summary: | The act creates the biochar in oil and gas well plugging working advisory group (work group) in the oil and gas conservation commission (commission). The act also requires Colorado state university (university) to conduct various studies and laboratory work on the use of biochar in the plugging of oil and gas wells and, no later than June 1, 2024, report the results of the studies and laboratory work to the work group. If, based on the report, the work group determines that a pilot program to study the use of biochar in the plugging of oil and gas wells would have a positive impact on the state, the work group must direct the university to make recommendations regarding the development of a pilot program. No later than December 1, 2024, the university must submit a draft report of its recommendations to the work group. No later than December 15, 2024, the university shall, in consultation with the work group, create a final report and submit the final report to the director of the commission. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $370,140 from the oil and gas conservation and environmental response fund (fund) to the department of higher education for use by the board of governors of the university for the work group. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $5,600 from the fund to the department of natural resources for use by the commission for program costs related to the act. APPROVED by Governor May 18, 2023 EFFECTIVE May 18, 2023 |
Status: | 5/18/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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HB23-1081 | Employee Ownership Tax Credit Expansion |
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Position: | Support |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Employee Ownership Tax Credit Expansion |
Sponsors: | W. Lindstedt (D) | R. Taggart (R) / N. Hinrichsen (D) |
Summary: | Under the law, a qualified business is allowed a tax credit in the amount of 50% of the costs to convert the qualified business to a form of employee ownership. The tax credit has been capped at $25,000 for converting a qualified business to a worker-owned cooperative or employee ownership trust and $100,000 for converting a qualified business to an employee stock ownership plan. The act:
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 5/23/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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HB23-1087 | Fiscal Rule Advance Payment Charitable Food Grants |
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Position: | Support |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Fiscal Rule Advance Payment Charitable Food Grants |
Sponsors: | M. Catlin (R) | B. McLachlan / D. Roberts (D) | P. Will |
Summary: | The act creates an additional exception to the general prohibition on advance payment in the state's fiscal rule by directing the controller to promulgate rules providing for advance payment for the purchase of state agricultural products by a charitable food organization using state grant money. APPROVED by Governor March 31, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 3/31/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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HB23-1094 | Extend Agricultural Workforce Development Program |
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Position: | Support |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Extend Agricultural Workforce Development Program |
Sponsors: | M. Lukens (D) | M. Catlin (R) / D. Roberts (D) | R. Pelton (R) |
Summary: | The act extends the duration of internships under the agricultural workforce development program from up to 6 months to up to one year. The act also extends the repeal date of the program by 5 years, to July 1, 2029. APPROVED by Governor April 25, 2023 EFFECTIVE April 25, 2023 |
Status: | 4/25/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
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HB23-1125 | Modernize Process To Obtain Water Well Information |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Modernize Process To Obtain Water Well Information |
Sponsors: | M. Lukens (D) | T. Winter (R) / C. Simpson (R) | J. Marchman (D) |
Summary: | Current law requires that the owner of a groundwater well (well) permit file any change in name or contact information with the state engineer in person, by mail, or by fax. The act removes the requirement that the filing be in person, by mail, or by fax. Current law requires the buyers of certain wells to complete a change in owner name form before the closing of the transaction. The act removes the requirement that the form be submitted before the closing of the transaction. The act clarifies that if an existing well being sold has not been registered with the division of water resources (division), the buyer of the well must submit a registration of existing well form to the division within 63 days after closing the transaction. Current law states that the division is responsible for obtaining the necessary well registration information from the buyer after the purchase of a well. The act removes this requirement and clarifies that a person who provides a closing service in connection with the purchase of a well must submit a change in owner name form for the well to the division, even if the well has not yet been registered with the division. If a change in owner name form does not include a well permit number, the act requires the division to instruct the buyer of a well to complete a new change in owner name form or registration of existing well form and requires the buyer to submit the applicable form to the division. APPROVED by Governor March 31, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 3/31/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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HB23-1220 | Study Republican River Groundwater Economic Impact |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Study Republican River Groundwater Economic Impact |
Sponsors: | R. Holtorf | K. McCormick (D) / B. Pelton (R) | R. Pelton (R) |
Summary: | In 1942, Colorado entered into an interstate compact (compact) with Nebraska and Kansas regarding the allocation of water from the Republican river basin (basin). Colorado ratified the compact in 1943. In 2016, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas signed a resolution (resolution) regarding a dispute about Colorado's compliance with the compact, through which resolution and its amendment Colorado agreed to retire 25,000 acres of irrigated acreage in the basin by 2029. The act requires the Colorado water center (center) in the Colorado state university to study the anticipated economic effects of the forced elimination of groundwater withdrawals within and surrounding the Colorado portion of the Republican river basin that could occur if Colorado fails to comply with the resolution. The center is required to prepare a progress report and, on or before January 1, 2026, a final report of the center's findings and conclusions from the study and to post both reports on the center's website. The center must present the progress and final reports to certain legislative committees. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $146,286 from the general fund to the department of higher education for allocation to the Colorado water center. APPROVED by Governor June 3, 2023 EFFECTIVE June 3, 2023 |
Status: | 6/3/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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HB23-1242 | Water Conservation In Oil And Gas Operations |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Water Conservation In Oil And Gas Operations |
Sponsors: | A. Boesenecker (D) | J. Joseph (D) / L. Cutter (D) | K. Priola |
Summary: | The act requires an oil and gas operator in the state (operator), on or before September 1, 2023, on a monthly basis, with respect to each oil and gas well, and on or before January 1, 2024, and quarterly thereafter, with respect to the operator's oil and gas operations generally, to report information to the Colorado oil and gas conservation commission (commission) regarding the operator's use of water entering, utilized at, or exiting each of the operator's wells or oil and gas locations, including information on the recycling and reuse of produced water. The act also requires the commission to adopt rules, on or before December 31, 2024, requiring a statewide reduction in usage of fresh water and a corresponding increase in usage of recycled or reused water in oil and gas operations. From the information reported to the commission under the act, the commission is required to:
The act creates the Colorado produced water consortium in the department of natural resources (department) to make recommendations to state agencies and the general assembly regarding the recycling and reuse of produced water, develop guidance documents to promote best practices for in-field recycling and reuse of produced water, and analyze and report on:
Annually starting in 2024, the consortium is required to update the legislative energy committees on the consortium's work, and the executive director of the department is required to report on the consortium's recommendations as part of the department's annual "SMART Act" presentation to a joint committee of the general assembly. The act repeals the consortium on September 1, 2030, subject to a sunset review by the department of regulatory agencies. The act appropriates:
APPROVED by Governor June 7, 2023 EFFECTIVE June 7, 2023 |
Status: | 6/7/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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HB23-1247 | Assess Advanced Energy Solutions In Rural Colorado |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Assess Advanced Energy Solutions In Rural Colorado |
Sponsors: | M. Lukens (D) | T. Winter (R) / D. Roberts (D) | R. Pelton (R) |
Summary: | The director of the Colorado energy office or the director's designee (director) is required to conduct studies of electric transmission and advanced energy solutions technologies in rural Colorado. One study must consider ways to assist northwestern and west end of Montrose county, Colorado as it transitions to producing advanced firm dispatchable energy resources. The other study must consider the potential for the development of new energy resources in southeastern Colorado. The act specifies information that the director is required to consider in the studies. On or before July 1, 2025, the director is required to submit the director's findings and conclusions of both studies to the legislative committees of reference with jurisdiction over energy matters and to the just transition office. The act appropriates $50,000 from the just transition cash fund to the office of the governor for use by the Colorado energy office to implement the act. APPROVED by Governor May 20, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 5/22/2023 Signed by Governor |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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SB23-006 | Creation Of The Rural Opportunity Office |
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Position: | Support |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Creation Of The Rural Opportunity Office |
Sponsors: | D. Roberts (D) | J. Rich (R) / B. McLachlan | M. Catlin (R) |
Summary: | The act codifies the rural opportunity office (office), which began its work in the office of economic development in 2019. The director of the office is designated by and reports to the director of the office of economic development. The office is required to serve as Colorado's central coordinator of rural economic development matters with certain staff physically located in rural communities across Colorado, work with coal transitioning communities to explore unique business and economic development opportunities, make recommendations that inform the governor's policy on rural economic development matters, and measure the success of program outreach and determine whether Colorado's rural communities receive more statewide funding as a result of the efforts of the office. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, $299,193 is appropriated from the general fund to the office of the governor for use by economic development programs for implementation of the act. APPROVED by Governor May 20, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 5/20/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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SB23-010 | Water Resources And Agriculture Review Committee |
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Position: | Support |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Water Resources And Agriculture Review Committee |
Sponsors: | J. Bridges (D) | C. Simpson (R) / B. McLachlan |
Summary: | The act removes a reference to the water resources and agriculture review committee (committee) being an interim committee and removes an outdated reference to past legislation in the legislative declaration. The act also removes limitations on the number of meetings and the number of field trips the committee may hold in a calendar year and requires the committee to meet at least 4 times during each calendar year. APPROVED by Governor March 10, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 3/10/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
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SB23-012 | Commercial Motor Carrier Enforcement Safety Laws |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Commercial Motor Carrier Enforcement Safety Laws |
Sponsors: | F. Winter (D) | N. Hinrichsen (D) / M. Catlin (R) | M. Froelich (D) |
Summary: | The act changes the amount of civil penalties that may be levied on commercial motor carriers for failure to comply with rules for the safe operation of commercial vehicles by tying the amount of civil penalties to the amount of federal civil penalties for interstate commercial motor carriers. If a motor carrier fails to pay civil penalties within 30 days or to cooperate with the completion of a safety compliance review within 30 days, the act authorizes the department of revenue to both enter the noncompliant motor carrier and its vehicles as out-of-service in the federal motor carrier safety administration system of record and cancel or deny registration to the noncompliant motor carrier. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $61,110 to the department of revenue from the DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users tax fund to implement this act, of which $8,910 is reappropriated to the office of the governor for use by the office of information technology to provide services to the department of revenue. APPROVED by Governor May 12, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE April 30, 2024 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die; except that, section 42-4-235 (2)(d)(I)(B) and section 42-3-120 (3)(a)(II) take effect April 30, 2024. |
Status: | 5/12/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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SB23-016 | Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measures |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measures |
Sponsors: | C. Hansen (D) / K. McCormick (D) | E. Sirota (D) |
Summary: | The length of the bill summary for this bill requires it to be published on a separate page here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sb23-016-bill-summary APPROVED by Governor May 11, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 5/11/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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SB23-027 | Food Pantry Assistance Grant Program |
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Position: | Support |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Food Pantry Assistance Grant Program |
Sponsors: | L. Cutter (D) / T. Story (D) |
Summary: | For the 2023-24 state fiscal year through the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the bill appropriates The bill repeals the food pantry assistance grant program, effective July 1, 2028. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
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Status: | 5/11/2023 House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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SB23-038 | Prohibit Equine Slaughter For Human Consumption |
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Position: | Oppose |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Prohibit Equine Slaughter For Human Consumption |
Sponsors: | S. Jaquez Lewis (D) / L. Garcia (D) |
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Each equine that is unlawfully slaughtered and each 100 pounds of equine meat derived from unlawful slaughter is a separate offense. A first violation is a class 1 misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000, and a second or subsequent violation within a 10-year period is a class 5 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000. If a person obtains the equine by fraud and commits unlawful equine slaughter, it is a class 4 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $10,000. In addition, a person that commits unlawful equine slaughter is forever prohibited from owning, possessing, or caring for an equine and from participating in a public livestock market for 3 to 5 years.
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Status: | 3/16/2023 Senate Second Reading Lost with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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SB23-044 | Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Program |
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Position: | Support |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Program |
Sponsors: | J. Ginal | R. Pelton (R) / K. McCormick (D) | T. Winter (R) |
Summary: | The act updates the veterinary education loan repayment program in the following ways:
APPROVED by Governor June 2, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 6/2/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
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SB23-050 | Eligibility For Agricultural Future Loan Program |
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Position: | Support |
Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Eligibility For Agricultural Future Loan Program |
Sponsors: | C. Simpson (R) | D. Roberts (D) / R. Holtorf | K. McCormick (D) |
Summary: | The act expands the scope of the Colorado agricultural future loan program by amending the following definitions as follows:
The act also removes the repeal of the loan program. APPROVED by Governor March 22, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 3/22/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
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SB23-057 | County Treasurer No Longer Ex Officio District Treasurer |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | County Treasurer No Longer Ex Officio District Treasurer |
Sponsors: | J. Rich (R) / R. Taggart (R) |
Summary: | County treasurers have been ex officio district treasurers for drainage districts, irrigation districts, and internal improvement districts that provide services related to drainage and ditches (collectively, district). The act removes the duty of the county treasurer to be the ex officio district treasurer and requires district treasurers to be appointed by the board of directors of the district. The act also clarifies that the former duties of the county treasurer as the ex officio district treasurer are now solely duties of the district treasurer. Additionally, the act clarifies that irrigation district assessments and internal improvement district assessments are distributed in alignment with current law for the distribution of assessments collected by county treasurers and updates the amount of fees a county treasurer can charge and receive for collecting drainage and irrigation district assessments to 0.25% upon all money collected by the county treasurer for assessments beginning on and after January 1, 2026. APPROVED by Governor April 3, 2023 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. |
Status: | 4/3/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
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SB23-058 | Job Application Fairness Act |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
News: | Bill banning employers from asking for age in job applications sent to Polis |
Short Title: | Job Application Fairness Act |
Sponsors: | J. Danielson (D) | S. Jaquez Lewis (D) / J. Willford (D) | M. Young |
Summary: | Starting July 1, 2024, the act prohibits employers from inquiring about a prospective employee's age, date of birth, and dates of attendance at or date of graduation from an educational institution on an initial employment application. An employer may request an individual to verify compliance with age requirements imposed pursuant to or required by:
The act allows an employer to request or require an individual to provide additional application materials, including copies of certifications, transcripts, and other materials created by third parties, at the time of an initial employment application if the employer notifies the individual that the individual may redact information that identifies the individual's age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. The department of labor and employment (department) is charged with enforcing the requirements of the act and may issue warnings and orders of compliance for violations and, for second or subsequent violations, impose civil penalties. A violation of the restrictions does not create a private cause of action. The department is directed to adopt rules regarding procedures for handling complaints against employers. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, $56,468 is appropriated from the general fund to the department for use by the division of labor standards and statistics to pay program costs related to labor standards. APPROVED by Governor June 2, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 6/2/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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SB23-059 | State Parks And Wildlife Area Local Access Funding |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | State Parks And Wildlife Area Local Access Funding |
Sponsors: | M. Baisley (R) | D. Roberts (D) / M. Catlin (R) | B. McLachlan |
Summary: | The act requires the parks and wildlife commission (commission) to promulgate rules authorizing a local government to request that the division of parks and wildlife (division) charge an additional per vehicle fee, not to exceed $2, for each daily vehicle pass issued for a state park or wildlife area in the local government's geographic boundary. Upon the request, the commission must establish the fee, which will be collected on and after January 1, 2025, and transferred, minus an administrative deduction, to the local access route cash fund created by the act and then distributed to local governments to maintain and operate local access routes. The fee will be adjusted every 5 years for inflation or deflation. The division of parks and wildlife is required to collaborate with local governments to identify and study issues surrounding local access route transportation infrastructure and funding deficits and sources of funding for the routes. The division is given factors to consider and must seek input from the department of transportation and the department of local affairs before completing the study. Based on the study, the division must make legislative recommendations to the general assembly by November 1, 2024, regarding sources of funding or partnerships to assist in the maintenance of local access routes and state park services. To implement this act, $411,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use by the division of parks and wildlife from the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund. APPROVED by Governor May 19, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 5/19/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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SB23-092 | Agricultural Producers Use Of Agrivoltaics |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Agricultural Producers Use Of Agrivoltaics |
Sponsors: | C. Simpson (R) | C. Hansen (D) / K. McCormick (D) | M. Soper (R) |
Summary: | In support of the use of agrivoltaics, which is the integration of solar energy generation facilities with agricultural activities, the act authorizes the agricultural drought and climate resilience office (office) to award grants for new or ongoing demonstration or research projects that demonstrate or study the use of agrivoltaics. The Colorado water conservation board (board), in consultation with the state engineer, the Colorado energy office, and the Colorado water institute, is required to study the feasibility of using floatovoltaics, which are solar energy generation facilities placed over, near, or floating on irrigation canals or reservoirs. On or before January 1, 2025, the board shall submit a written report of its findings and conclusions from the study to the legislative committees of reference with jurisdiction over agricultural matters. The director of the division of parks and wildlife is required to consult on the impacts on wildlife of:
The act exempts certain agrivoltaic equipment from property taxation if the equipment is used in the required manner and amends the statutory definition of "solar energy facility", used in determining the valuation of public utilities for property tax purposes, to include agrivoltaics and floatovoltaics. The act requires the commissioner of agriculture (commissioner) to study greenhouse gas reduction and carbon sequestration opportunities in the agricultural sector, including soil health management practices, the use of dry digesters, and the potential for creating and offering a certified greenhouse gas offset program and credit instruments in the agricultural sector. To perform the study, the commission must consult with the Colorado energy office, the air quality control commission, the natural and working lands task force, the Colorado state forest service, and an institution of higher education with expertise in climate change mitigation, adaptation benefits, and other environmental benefits related to agricultural research. On or before October 1, 2024, the commissioner shall submit to the general assembly a progress report on the study and, on or before October 1, 2025, a final report, which must include any legislative and regulatory recommendations. The commissioner, in consultation with the Colorado energy office and the air quality control commission, may adopt rules to implement recommendations from the study that do not require legislative changes. Any greenhouse gas offset program or other greenhouse gas reduction and carbon sequestration program or mechanism that the commissioner establishes in rule must not mandate participation by agricultural producers. The act appropriates $611,870 for the 2023-24 state fiscal year from the general fund to the department of agriculture for use by the commissioner's office and administrative services, with $500,000 of the money appropriated for agrivoltaic project grants. APPROVED by Governor May 18, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 5/18/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
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SB23-159 | Sunset Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Sunset Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council |
Sponsors: | N. Hinrichsen (D) | B. Pelton (R) / A. Boesenecker (D) | M. Lindsay (D) |
Summary: | The act extends the Colorado food systems advisory council (council) established within Colorado state university until September 1, 2026. The act adds a representative of a food bank as a member of the council. The act changes how 16 members of the council are appointed, requiring that the governor or the governor's designee appoint 5 members and that the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the minority leader of the senate appoint 12 members on a rotating basis as new positions or vacancies arise. The act creates new duties for the council, including:
The act requires the council to include a summary of the council's activities from the prior year and a summary of the council's planned activities for the upcoming year in council's annual report to specified legislative committees. The council must also accept and consider public comment regarding the annual report. The act repeals the council's authority to engage in any other activity not specified in statute that the council determines is necessary to accomplish the council's purposes. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $151,068 from the general fund to the department of higher education for limited fee-for-service contracts with state institutions, which amount is reappropriated for use by the board of governors of the Colorado state university system for the food systems advisory council. APPROVED by Governor June 2, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 6/2/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
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SB23-177 | 2023 Colorado Water Conservation Board Water Projects Appropriations |
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Short Title: | 2023 Colorado Water Conservation Board Water Projects Appropriations |
Sponsors: | D. Roberts (D) | C. Simpson (R) / K. McCormick (D) | M. Catlin (R) |
Summary: | The act appropriates the following amounts for the 2023-24 state fiscal year from the Colorado water conservation board (CWCB) construction fund to the CWCB or the division of water resources in the department of natural resources for the following projects:
The act directs the state treasurer to transfer the following amounts on July 1, 2023, from the severance tax perpetual base fund to the CWCB construction fund, and appropriates those amounts from the CWCB construction fund to the CWCB for the following projects:
The act directs the state treasurer to transfer the following amounts from the CWCB construction fund on July 1, 2023:
The act appropriates $25,200,000 of sports betting revenues from the water plan implementation cash fund to the CWCB to fund grants that will help implement the state water plan. The act appropriates $8,000,000 from the wildlife cash fund to the division of parks and wildlife to purchase up to 924 acre-feet of orphan shares from the CWCB as part of the Chatfield reservoir reallocation project. APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2023 EFFECTIVE June 5, 2023 |
Status: | 6/5/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
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SB23-185 | Sunset Noxious Weed Advisory Committee |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Sunset Noxious Weed Advisory Committee |
Sponsors: | J. Marchman (D) | R. Pelton (R) / M. Lukens (D) | M. Catlin (R) |
Summary: | The act implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies in its sunset review and report on the state noxious weed advisory committee. The act continues the noxious weed advisory committee until September 1, 2034. APPROVED by Governor May 1, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 5/1/2023 Governor Signed |
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SB23-191 | Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment Organics Diversion Study |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment Organics Diversion Study |
Sponsors: | L. Cutter (D) / J. Joseph (D) | C. Kipp (D) |
Summary: | The act requires the department of public health and environment (department) to study the impacts, benefits, and feasibility of requiring diversion of organic materials from landfills. The organics diversion study (study) must:
On or before August 1, 2024, the department is required to submit a report of the study's research and findings to specified legislative committees of reference. The act authorizes the use of money in the front range waste diversion cash fund and the recycling resources economic opportunity fund to pay for costs associated with conducting the study. APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2023 EFFECTIVE May 17, 2023 |
Status: | 5/17/2023 Governor Signed |
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SB23-192 | Sunset Pesticide Applicators' Act |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Sunset Pesticide Applicators' Act |
Sponsors: | K. Priola | D. Roberts (D) / C. Kipp (D) | B. McLachlan |
Summary: | The act implements some of the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies, as contained in the department's sunset review of the "Pesticide Applicators' Act", and makes additional modifications to the "Pesticide Applicators' Act as follows:
Section 13 appropriates $72,150 for the 2023-24 state fiscal year from the plant health, pest control, and environmental protection cash fund to the department, which money is reappropriated to the office of information technology in the office of the governor to provide information technology services to the department. APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 6/5/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
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SB23-213 | Land Use |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
News: | Ban on local housing growth caps passes Colorado legislature Major land-use bill from Colorado governor, Democrats is gutted to remove all upzoning requirements Many south metro leaders oppose Dems’ statewide affordable housing plans |
Short Title: | Land Use |
Sponsors: | D. Moreno / I. Jodeh (D) | S. Woodrow (D) |
Summary: | The director shall, no later than December 31, 2024, issue guidance on creating a housing needs plan for both a rural resort job center municipality and an urban municipality. Following this guidance, no later than December 31, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, a rural resort job center municipality and an urban municipality shall develop a housing needs plan and submit that plan to the department of local affairs (department). A housing needs plan must include, among other things, descriptions of how the plan was created, how the municipality will address the housing needs it was assigned in the local housing needs assessment, affordability strategies the municipality has selected to address its local housing needs assessment, an assessment of displacement risk and any strategies selected to address identified risks, and how the locality will comply with other housing requirements in this bill. The director shall, no later than December 31, 2024, develop and publish a menu of affordability strategies to address housing production, preservation, and affordability. Rural resort job center municipalities and urban municipalities shall identify at least 2 of these strategies that they intend to implement in their housing plan, and urban municipalities with a transit-oriented area must identify at least 3. The director shall, no later than December 31, 2024, develop and publish a menu of displacement mitigation measures. This menu must, among other things, provide guidance for how to identify areas at the highest risk for displacement and identify displacement mitigation measures that a locality may adopt. An urban municipality must identify which of these measures it intends to implement in its housing plan to address any areas it identifies as at an elevated risk for displacement. The director shall, no later than March 31, 2024, publish a report that identifies strategic growth objectives that will incentivize growth in transit-oriented areas and infill areas and guide growth at the edges of urban areas. The multi-agency advisory committee shall, no later than March 31, 2024, submit a report to the general assembly concerning the strategic growth objectives. The bill establishes a multi-agency advisory committee and requires that committee to conduct a public comment and hearing process on and provide recommendations to the director on:
A county or municipality within a rural resort region shall participate in a regional housing needs planning process. This process must encourage participating counties and municipalities to identify strategies that, either individually or through intergovernmental agreements, address the housing needs assigned to them. A report on this process must be submitted to the department. Further, within 6 months of completing this process, a rural resort job center municipality shall submit a local housing needs plan to the department. Once a year, both rural resort job centers and urban municipalities shall report to the department on certain housing data. A multi-agency group created in the bill and the division of local government within the department shall provide assistance to localities in complying with the requirements of this bill. This assistance must include technical assistance and a grant program. Even if a municipality does not adopt the accessory dwelling unit model code, the municipality shall adhere to accessory dwelling unit minimum standards established in the bill and by the department. These minimum standards, among other things, must require a municipality to:
Even if a rural resort job center municipality or a tier one urban municipality does not adopt the middle housing model code, the municipality shall adhere to middle housing minimum standards established in the bill and by the department. These minimum standards, among other things, must require a municipality to:
Even if a tier one urban municipality does not adopt the transit-oriented model code, the municipality shall adhere to middle housing minimum standards established in the bill and by the department. These minimum standards, among other things, must require a municipality to:
The committee shall provide recommendations to the director for promulgating this model code. In developing these recommendations, the committee shall conduct a public comment and hearing process. Even if a rural resort job center municipality or a tier one urban municipality does not adopt the key corridor model code, the municipality shall adhere to key corridor minimum standards promulgated by the director and developed by the department. These minimum standards, among other things, must identify a net residential zoning capacity for a municipality and must require a municipality to:
The committee shall provide recommendations to the director on promulgating these minimum standards. In developing these recommendations, the committee shall conduct a public comment and hearing process.
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Status: | 5/6/2023 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily |
Status History: | Status History |
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SB23-262 | Water Desalination Study And Report |
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Calendar Notification: | NOT ON CALENDAR |
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Short Title: | Water Desalination Study And Report |
Sponsors: | K. Priola | K. Mullica (D) / N. Ricks (D) | M. Soper (R) |
Summary: | The bill requires the Colorado water conservation board (CWCB) to perform a comprehensive literature review of existing research on the challenges and opportunities of desalination facilities in California or Mexico. The literature review must include a summary of the current status of research on desalination, including quantification of certain costs of and benefits that could be realized from the construction and perpetual operation of one or more water desalination facilities in California or Mexico, or both. On or before July 1, 2025, the CWCB must complete the study and submit a report of the CWCB's findings and recommendations to:
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
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Status: | 5/11/2023 House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed |
Status History: | Status History |
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SB23-266 | Neonic Pesticides As Limited-use Pesticides |
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Short Title: | Neonic Pesticides As Limited-use Pesticides |
Sponsors: | K. Priola | S. Jaquez Lewis (D) / K. Brown (D) | C. Kipp (D) |
Summary: | The act requires that, on or before January 1, 2024, the commissioner of agriculture adopt rules requiring neonicotinoid pesticides to be designated as limited-use pesticides and authorizing only licensed dealers to sell them. Products containing neonicotinoid active ingredients used in academic research are exempted from the limited-use pesticide designation, as are the following products that contain neonicotinoid active ingredients and for which the product label includes an intended use as:
APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. |
Status: | 5/17/2023 Governor Signed |
Status History: | Status History |
Amendments: | Amendments |
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