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Capitol Connection: February 20, 2015

REALTOR® Day was a success! Thank you so much to everyone who attended REALTOR® Day at the Capitol this past Tuesday.  We had over 200 attendees from across the state, and had a very successful day speaking with our legislators. We'd like to thank special guest US Senator Cory Gardner for being our speaker.   We would also like to extend...

Capitol Connection: January 23, 2015

HB 1016 Precipitation Harvesting Pilot Projects The LPC discussed HB15-1016 Promote Precipitation Harvesting Pilot Projects by Coram (R-Montrose) and Sonnenberg (R-Sterling) in last week’s meeting. House Bill 09-1129 established a 10-year pilot program for the collection of precipitation from rooftops for nonpotable uses. The program can include up to 10 new residential or mixed-use developments. This bill, recommended by the Water Resources Review Committee,...

Capitol Connection: January 16, 2015

The 70th General Assembly Kicks Off in 2015 The first gavel of the 70th General Assembly came down Wednesday, January 7th ushering in a new batch of legislative leadership, as well as a record number of new legislators – 29 – who took their initial oaths of office.  Throughout the upcoming weeks, we will be introducing you to each of the new legislators...

Capitol Connection: March 28, 2014

HB 1136 Passes the Senate on Third Reading CAR sponsored HB14-1136, Concerning exempting a continuing professional education program that is approved by a state professional licensing board from regulation by the division of private occupational schools in the department of higher education, passed third reading in the Senate and is waiting for the Governor’s signature.  CAR is running this piece of...

Capitol Connection: March 21, 2014

Colorado Budget Forecast The quarterly economic forecast was released Tuesday.  CAR is tracking 11 bills that have been stalled in Appropriations waiting for the release of this forecast.  While this report is showing some growth, not every tax incentive bill that has been introduced in the Legislature will have funding.  It is still unclear how the Legislature will prioritize these bills;...