The following outline reflects positions the DCBA has taken to date on a select number of bills.
April 13, 2016
SB 16-179 Support
CDLE Unemployment Insurance Classification
SB 16-177 Neutral
Modify 2015 Urban Renewal Legislation
HB 16-1430 Oppose
Oil & Gas Operators Share Dev Plans With Local Gov
HB 16-1435 Oppose
Low-wage Employer Corporate Responsibility Act
SCR 16-4 Oppose
Real Estate Transfer Tax For Affordable Housing
March 8, 2016
HB 16-1310 Oppose
Operators Liable For Oil And Gas Operation
Current law requires that the owner of surface property rights demonstrate that an oil and gas operator’s use of the surface land in mineral development “materially interfered” with the surface owner’s use of the land. This bill amends this standard to allow the owner of surface rights to demonstrate that the operator’s oil and gas operations harmed the surface owner’s use of the land, caused bodily injury to the surface owner or any person residing on the property, or damaged the surface property. The bill also holds oil and gas operators strictly liable for their conduct if oil and gas operations, including hydraulic fracturing, cause an earthquake that damages surface property or injures an individual.
March 29 2016
HB 1289 Support
Incentives To Complete Career Development Courses
HB 1376 Oppose
Expand Authority Office Of Consumer Counsel
HB 1388 Oppose
Employer Hiring Criminal History Employee
(Ban the Box)
HB 1403 Oppose
Colorado Secure Savings Plan