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Housing bills move, Bill Gun enters the last leg in Colorado Legislature

Housing bills move, Bill Gun enters the last leg in Colorado Legislature

A lot of invoices for housing supported by Democrats will reach the intermediate point of the legislative process in the Colorado chapter this week.

That includes Bill House 1090which would prohibit certain taxes Perceived by owners, often known as “garbage fees” and requires general transparency around hidden taxes in industries. The draft law passed on Friday the first vote of the house and is established for the final vote in the room this week, potentially since Monday. It will then move to the Senate.

Bill House 1108 He also waits for his final vote in the room before passing to the Senate. This draft law would specify that the owners Cannot request penalties for rental that were ceased early because of the death of a tenant. Bill House 1113aimed at installing non -native lawn in new apartments, is similar to its last obstacle before hitting the break.

All these invoices are set on Monday for the final votes of the house.

Two other housing bills are set for a first vote in the room this week: Bill House 1004 It would prohibit the use of algorithms for establishing rent in Colorado, which, critics say, have cost many tenants from Denver more than $ 1,600 each year; and Bill House 1169 -The so-called “Yigby”, or yes in the yard of God “, would make it easier for worship houses and educational institutions to build homes on their properties.

Another housing bill – House invoice 1235 – It is established for its first vote of the Commission, in front of the Chamber’s judicial system on Wednesday. This draft law would require the processes of the jury for certain evacuation procedures, approaching the uncertainty created by the Supreme State Court at a decision at the end of last year.

Here’s what else happens in the chapter this week. As always, legislative programs can be modified.

Weapons votes

Talking about break: the biggest session weapon bill – Senate 3 draft – Wednesday is prepared for his first vote of the Chamber, in front of the Chamber Judicial Committee. This invoice would limit the sale, purchase and transfer of semiautomatic firearms that accept removable magazines and are operated on gas. That means practical Those known colloquially under the name of assault weaponsPlus a small slice of handmade weapons.

The draft law was strongly modified in the Senate before moving to the camera to get the governor Jared Polis and some moderate democrats on board. Now he is on a direct way to Polis’s office.

The full house will debate House invoice 1238 This week after passing the committee last week. This measure would put new restrictions on weapon shows, including security and age requirements, as well as to ensure that sellers follow the three -day waiting period. (This requires a person to wait three days between buying a weapon and actually lifting it.)

Restaurant Salary Bill inches closer to the floor of the house

One of the controversial session -controversial invoices, House invoice 1208The minimum peak wage would decrease in thousands of cities in Colorado that have a higher salary than the state requirement.

The draft law is supported by democratic parliamentarians who Say you need to help you fight with restaurants But the proposal has attracted criticism from other Democrats and their allies from organized work, which accuses that the measure will only help restaurants, endangering their workers.

The draft law passed its first chamber committee two weeks ago and is set on Monday for another commission vote, in the Finance Chamber, Monday. From there, they would move to the floor of the house.