2024
75th COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
LEGISLATIVE WATCH
Last updated: 5/9/24
THE 74TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENED ON JANUARY 10TH, 2024 AND ADJOURNED MAY 8TH, 2024.
Bill Number | Title | RFOR Position | Sponsor(s) | Committee | Status | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HB24-1292 | Prohibit Certain Weapons Used in Mass Shootings | Oppose | Epps Hernandez Gonzales | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | • DIED IN SENATE • Passed House 4/14/24 | Defines and prohibits so-called “Assault Weapons” and imposes a first time penalty of $250,000 and $500,000 for each subsequent violation. AMENDED to allow transfer to heirs and reduced penalty to a petty offense. | |
HB24-1270 | Firearm Liability Insurance Requirement | Oppose | Woodrow Jodeh Hansen | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | • DIED IN SENATE • Passed House 4/20/24 | Requires all firearms owners to maintain liability insurance | |
HB24-1310 | School Safety Measures | Oppose | Parenti Hamrick | House Education | • DIED IN HOUSE | Kills the beneficial FASTER Program that trains interested school employees in armed self-defense and disarms school security. | |
HB24-1348 | Secure Firearm Storage in a Vehicle | Oppose | Velasco Garcia Jaques Lewis Fields | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | • Awaiting Governor Signature • Conference Committee report accepted 5/8/24 by both chambers after chambers couldn’t agree on amendments • Passed Senate 4/22/24 • Passed House 3/25/24 | Requires storage of firearms in an unattended vehicle in a locked, hard case out of sight. AMENDED to allow soft cases for long guns. | |
HB24-1353 | Firearms Dealer Requirements and Permit | Oppose | Sirota Bosenecker Bridges | Senate Finance | • Awaiting Governor Signature • Passed Senate 5/7/24 • Passed House 4/20/24 | Adds a state layer of bureaucracy and complexity to current federal rules and regulations for firearm dealers. | |
SB24-066 | Firearms Merchant Category Code | Oppose | Sullivan Froelich Mabrey | House
Business Affairs & Labor | • Signed into Law • Passed House 4/9/24 • Passed Senate 2/21/24 | Requirement that Certain Businesses with Relationships with Firearms Merchants Use the Appropriate Merchant Category Code | |
SB24-131
| Prohibiting Carrying Firearms in Sensitive Spaces
| Oppose | Jaquez Lewis Kolker Brown Lindsay Froelich | House Appropriations | • Awaiting Governor Signature • Passed House 4/29/24 • Passed Senate 4/3/24 | Prohibits the open or concealed carry of firearms in a total of 19 specific locations such as churches, parks, stadiums, and more. AMENDED to only educational centers (colleges and preschools), government buildings, and polling places. | |
HB24-1349 | Firearms & Ammunition Excise Tax | Oppose | Duran Froelich Hansen Buckner | Senate Finance | • VOTERS TO DECIDE ON NOVEMBER BALLOT • Passed Senate 5/8/24 • Passed House 4/20/24 | This November ballot measure levies an 11% tax on guns, ammo, and firearm “precursor parts.” AMENDED to reduce tax to 9% and change allocation of funds | |
HB24-1174 | Concealed Carry Permits & Training | Oppose | Duran Snyder Mullica | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | • Awaiting Governor Signature • Passed Senate 4/22/24 • Passed House 3/11/24 | Makes it harder to get a concealed carry permit and requires that instructors be certified by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. |
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