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February 21, 2014
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Captiol Connection: February 21, 2014
REALTOR® Day is This Wednesday! We are looking forward to seeing everyone at this year’s REALTOR® Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, February 26th at the McNichols Building and the State Capitol. If you have requested a meeting with your Legislator through registration, we will be sending more details about that on Monday. In addition, we will send reminders...
April 24, 2017
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A Construction Litigation Reform Deal is Reached!
This week at the legislature….a Construction Litigation Reform Deal is Reached! HB 1279 Construction Defect Actions Notice Vote Approval We are excited to announce that a compromise on construction litigation reform was reached early Wednesday morning on HB-1279. This bill is sponsored by Representatives Garnett (D-Denver), and Saine (R-Firestone) and Senators Tate (R-Centennial) and Guzman (D-Denver). The bill...
March 31, 2017
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This week at the legislature …
This week at the legislature … Legislators are considering the “long bill”, otherwise known as the budget, to fund the operations of state government. Colorado requires state lawmakers to balance their budget and given the fiscal outlook this year it required the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) to make some tough choices to close a nearly $700 million dollar shortfall. After...
March 27, 2017
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Senate Bill 17-215: Sunset Licensed Real Estate Brokers & Subdivision Developers
Senate Bill 17-215: Sunset Licensed Real Estate Brokers & Subdivision Developers SB17-215, sponsored by Senator Kevin Priola (R-Henderson) and Representative Matt Gray (D-Westminister) was passed unanimously out of the Senate, Business, Labor and Technology Committee on Wednesday with bi-partisan support, and CAR expects that it will have an easy path through the Senate. This bill continues the division of real...
March 20, 2017
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Senate Bill 17-156: Homeowner’s Association Construction Defect Lawsuit Approval Timelines
Senate Bill 17-156: Homeowner’s Association Construction Defect Lawsuit Approval Timelines This week the Homeownership Opportunity Alliance initiated SB17-156, Homeowner’s Association Construction Defect Lawsuit Approval Timelines sponsored by Senator Owen Hill (R-Colorado Springs) and Representative Cole Wist (R-Centennial), and Representative Lori Saine (R-Firestone) was assigned by the Speaker of the House to the House State, Veteran’s and Military Affairs Committee after passing out of...
February 6, 2017
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Update: Commission and Division of Real Estate Sunset
Last week, CAR General Counsel, Scott Peterson testified at the first pre-hearing on the Division of Real Estate Sunset before the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee. This pre-hearing was an opportunity for the committee to hear from the Department of Regulatory Agencies Policy Analyst and stakeholders on the DORA Sunset Report. Peterson shared CAR’s comments on the report, explaining...
January 30, 2017
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Commission and Division of Real Estate Sunset Update
On Wednesday January 25th, CAR General Counsel, Scott Peterson testified at the pre-hearing on the Division of Real Estate Sunset before the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee. This pre-hearing was an opportunity for the committee to hear from the Department of Regulatory Agencies’ Policy Analyst and stakeholders on the DORA Sunset Report. Peterson shared CAR’s comments on the report,...
January 23, 2017
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Welcome to the second week of the legislative session…
Regulation of Home Inspectors is calendared for January 31st. CAR initiated Senate Bill 17-038, Concerning Regulation of Home Inspectors by Senator Nancy Todd (D-Aurora) was introduced last week and will now be heard in the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee on January 31st. Today, the Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) officially voted to support the bill and CAR...
April 25, 2016