New Taxes!

HB25-1044
Local Funding for Vulnerable Road User Protection

A TABOR exempt "fee" that will allow a "city, city and county, or municipality (local government) to generate additional fee-based funding for local transportation system strategies that improve safety for vulnerable road users".

The fee will be "Based on the weight of a passenger car or light truck, and, in the sole discretion of a local government, fuel-efficiency, with fees being higher for heavier motor vehicles and, for motor vehicles in the same weight class, light trucks and, if applicable, less fuel-efficient motor vehicles


Interesting but won't pass

HB25-1068
Malpractice Insurers Gender-Affirming Care Minors

Allows insurers to cancel malpractice insurance on "gender-affirming health-care services".


No Idea this was an issue

HB25-1064
Prohibition on Cultivated Meat

The bill prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, manufacturing, or distributing cultivated meat (prohibition), which is defined as a food product produced from animal cells that are grown in a laboratory setting in a controlled environment.


Gun Stuff

HB25-1062
Penalty for Theft of Firearms

In current law, the sentencing structure for theft, except for auto theft, is based on the value of the item stolen.
The bill exempts theft of firearms from that sentencing structure and makes theft of a firearm a class 6 felony, regardless of the firearm's value.

HB25-1055
Repeal Firearm Dealer Requirements & State Permit

Repeals a number of items in House Bill 24-1353

The requirement for a firearms dealer (dealer) to obtain a
state firearms dealer permit (state permit) to engage in the
business of dealing in firearms on and after July 1, 2025;

The requirement for the department of revenue to conduct
on-site inspections of state permit holders;

The requirement that a dealer secure firearms in a manner
that prevents members of the public from accessing the
firearms;

Specific requirements for a dealer to report to law
enforcement about suspected straw purchases and firearm
thefts by employees;

The prohibition on a dealer selling or transferring a firearm
outside of the dealer's posted business hours or to a person
who is under the influence of alcohol or a controlled
substance;

The requirement for each dealer and each employee of a
dealer whose position involves handling firearms to
annually complete a training course; and

Minimum qualifications for employees of dealers and the
requirement for employees to submit to background checks.


SB25-003
Semiautomatic Firearms & Rapid-Fire Devices

Black guns bad!

SB25-034
Voluntary Do-Not-Sell Firearms Waiver

I have no idea what the hell this is...

The bill establishes a process for a person to voluntarily waive the right to purchase a firearm (voluntary waiver).
The bill prohibits attempting to purchase a firearm while subject to a voluntary waiver. Attempting to purchase a firearm while subject to a voluntary waiver is a civil infraction, punishable by a maximum $25 fine.