Gov. Polis signs bills into law, announces vetoes

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis today signed the following bills into law. The Governor also announced a number of vetoes.

Number	Title	Sponsors	Summary
HB19-1039	Identity Documents For Transgender Persons	Rep. Esgar / Sen. Moreno	Concerning identity documents for transgender persons, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
HB19-1129	Prohibit Conversion Therapy for A Minor	Reps. Michaelson Jenet & Esgar / Sen. Fenberg	Concerning prohibiting a mental health care provider from engaging in conversion therapy with a patient under eighteen years of age.
SB19-077	Electric Motor Vehicles Public Utility Services	Sens. Priola & Williams / Rep. Hansen	Concerning measures that affect the development of infrastructure used by electric motor vehicles, and, in connection therewith, establishing a process at the Colorado public utilities commission whereby a public utility may undertake implementation of an electric motor vehicle infrastructure program within the area covered by the utility's certificate of public convenience and necessity.
HB19-1298	Electric Vehicle Charging Station Parking	Rep. Melton / Sen. Priola	Concerning the use of electric motor vehicle charging stations for parking a motor vehicle.
HB19-1321	Electronic Verification of Identification for a Motor Vehicle Rental	Reps. Coleman & Williams / Sen. Priola	Concerning the use of an electronic device to verify the driver's license of a person who rents a motor vehicle.
HB19-1159	Modify Innovative Motor Vehicle Income Tax Credits	Reps. Jacquez Lewis & Gray / Sen. Danielson	Concerning modifications to the income tax credits for innovative motor vehicles.
SB19-239	Addressing Impacts of Transportation Changes	Sens. Winter & Bridges / Reps. Gray & Hansen	Concerning means of addressing the impacts of technological and business model changes related to commercial vehicles, and, in connection therewith, requiring the department of transportation to convene and consult with a stakeholder group to examine impacts of new transportation technologies and business models, identify means of addressing impacts, and report findings and make recommendations to the general assembly.
HB19-1223	Social Security Disability Application Assistance	Reps. Michaelson Jenet & Larson / Sen. Winter	Concerning application assistance for persons seeking federal disability benefits, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
HB19-1178	Name Simplification of Western State Colorado University	Reps. McLachlan / Sen. Donovan	Concerning the name simplification of Western state Colorado university to Western Colorado university.
HB19-1006	Wildfire Mitigation Wildland-Urban Interface Areas	Reps. McLachlan & Carver / Sen. Fields	Concerning measures to mitigate the effects of wildfires within wildland-urban interface areas, and, in connection therewith, clarifying the legislative intent that state funding of the existing forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program be increased and making an appropriation.
HB19-1051	Colorado Department of Public Safety Human Trafficking-Related Training	Reps. Carver & McLachlan / Sens. Gardner & Ginal	Concerning human trafficking prevention training by the department of public safety.
HB19-1202	Food Systems Advisory Council	Reps. McLachlan & Galindo / Sens. Ginal & Priola	Concerning the food systems advisory council, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
HB19-1002	Leadership Professional Development for School Principals	Reps. McLachlan & WIlson / Sens. Zenzinger & Priola	Concerning professional development in leadership for public school principals, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
HB19-1274	Board County Commissioners Delegation Subdivision Platting	Rep. Snyder / Sen. Hisey	Concerning the ability of the boards of county commissioners to delegate to county administrative officials certain land use determinations affecting subdivision platting.
SB19-193	Sunset Continue Colorado Medical Practice Act	Sens. Ginal & Lee / Rep. Tipper	Concerning the continuation of the "Colorado Medical Practice Act", and, in connection therewith, continuing the Colorado medical board, eliminating the sixty-day limit on the pro bono license, repealing the requirement that a letter of admonition be sent to licensees by certified mail, and updating language and making technical amendments.
SB19-198	Continued Management of Waste Tires	Sens. Todd & Coram / Reps. Buentello & Gray	Concerning the continued management of waste tires, and, in connection therewith, making and reducing an appropriation.
SB19-135*	State Procurement Disparity Study	Sens. Williams & Rodriguez / Reps. Buckner	Concerning methods to determine whether disparities involving certain historically underutilized businesses exist within the state procurement process, and, in connection therewith, commissioning a study to make such determination, requiring the department of personnel to track contracts awarded to historically underutilized businesses, and,making an appropriation.
HB19-1134	Identification and Interventions for Students with Dyslexia	Reps. Buckner & Wilson / Sen. Todd	Concerning researching effective methods for assisting early-grade students with dyslexia, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
SB19-007	Prevent Sexual Misconduct at Higher Education Campuses	Sens. Pettersen & Winter / Reps. McLachlan & Buckner	Concerning the prevention of sexual misconduct on higher education campuses.
HB19-1032	Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education	Reps. Lontine & Caraveo / Sens. Todd & Coram	Concerning comprehensive human sexuality education, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
SB18-158	Sunset Pet Animal Care And Facilities Act	Sens. Coram & Garcia / Reps. Duran & Catlin	Concerning measures to increase school district access to interoperable communication technology to improve school safety, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
HB19-1316	Modernizing Marriage Laws For Minors	Reps. Hansen & Landgraf / Sens. Winter & Cooke	Concerning modernizing marriage laws related to minors, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
HB19-1176*	Health Care Cost Savings Act of 2019	Reps. Sirota & Jacquez Lewis / Sen. Foote	Concerning the enactment of the "Health Care Cost Savings Act of 2019" that creates a task force to analyze health care financing systems in order to give the general assembly findings regarding the systems' costs of providing adequate health care to residents of the state, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
SB19-104*	Elimination Of Duplicate Regulation Of School Building	Sens. Holbert & Foote / Reps. Baisley & Gray	Concerning the elimination of duplicate regulation of the property of a school district, district charter school, or institute charter school.
SB19-241	Revisor's Bill	Sens. Lee & Gardner / Rep. Weissman	Concerning the nonsubstantive revision of statutes in the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, and, in connection therewith, amending or repealing obsolete, imperfect, and inoperative law to preserve the legislative intent, effect, and meaning of the law.
HB19-1285	Denver Health Managed Care Organization Contracts With The Department Of Health Care Policy And Financing	Rep. Lontine / Sen. Fields	Concerning the requirement for the department of health care policy and financing to contract with the managed care organization operated by Denver health and hospital authority until the managed care organization ceases to operate a medicaid managed care program.
SB19-090	Peer-to-peer Motor Vehicle Sharing Program	Sen. Scott / Rep. Gray	Concerning the operation of peer-to-peer motor vehicle sharing businesses.
HB19-1307	Clarify Disclosure Of A Report To At-risk Adult	Reps. Kraft-Tharp & Larson / Sens. Lee & Gardner	Concerning the clarification that the disclosure of a report of the mistreatment or self-neglect of an at-risk adult shall only be made to the at-risk adult who is the subject of the report.
HB19-1297	Jail Capacity Data Collection	Reps. Weissman & McKean / Sen. Lee	Concerning data collection from jail facilities operated by political subdivisions of the state, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
HB19-1256	Electronic Filing Of Certain Taxes	Reps. Gray & Snyder / Sen. Todd	Concerning electronic filing of certain taxes.
SB19-242	Emergency Medical Service Providers Licensing	Sen. Garcia / Rep. Kennedy	Concerning the creation of an emergency medical service provider license, and, in connection therewith, specifying that a certified emergency medical service provider may obtain a license from the department of public health and environment if the certified emergency medical service provider demonstrates to the department that the certified emergency medical service provider completed a four-year bachelor's degree program.
SB19-233	Holding Company Income Tax Combined Report	Sen. Lee / Reps. Snyder & Gray	Concerning combined reporting by a corporation for Colorado state income tax purposes.
HB19-1334	Ban Posting Images Of A Suicide	Rep. Saine / Sen. Marble	Concerning a prohibition on disseminating an image of a suicide of a minor.

*Click to see the full signing statements for HB19-1176, SB19-135, and SB19-104.

Governor Polis also vetoed the following bills today. Veto letters and executive orders for HB19-1212 and HB19-1305 are linked below.

Number	Title	Sponsors	Summary
HB19-1212 Letter D 2019 006	Recreate Homeowners’ Association Community Manager Licensing	Reps. Titone & Duran / Sens. Fields & Todd	Concerning the recreation of the community association manager licensing program.
SB19-099 Letter	Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act 2015	Sen. Todd / Rep. Tipper	Concerning the "Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act (2015)", and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
SB19-133 Letter	Require License Practice Genetic Counseling	Sens. Ginal & Todd / Reps. Michaelson Jenet & Buckner	Concerning the regulation of genetic counselors, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
SB19-169 Letter	Project Management Competencies For Certain Contracts	Sens. Tate & Bridges / Reps. Arndt & Titone	Concerning project management competencies for certain state contracts.
HB19-1305 Letter D 2019 007	Tribal Entity Emergency Child Welfare Criminal History Check	Reps. McLachlan & Catlin / Sens. Gonzales & Coram	Concerning the authority of tribal entities to administer fingerprint-based criminal history record checks related to emergency child welfare placements.

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