Representative Mark Waller

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Legislative Update for 2010 

There were 432 bills introduced in the House this year and 217 in the Senate.  Of those bills, 302 of those introduced in the House have passed and 156 have passed in the Senate.  The Governor vetoed 5 bills from the session.  Below is a list of the more significant legislation we saw during this session including the bills I sponsored.
 
 

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Legislation I Sponsored 
 

HB10 – 1016 (Passed)

CONCERNING THE EXTENSION OF THE TERM OF THE RETIRED MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FIRE AND POLICE PENSION ASSOCIATION.

 

HB10 – 1023 (Passed)

CONCERNING CLARIFYING CIVIL LIABILITY REGARDING NEGLIGENT HIRING PRACTICES FOR AN EMPLOYER THAT HIRES A PERSON WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD.

   

HB10 – 1089 (Passed)

CONCERNING PLACEMENT AFTER A PAROLE REVOCATION OF A PAROLEE WHO

IS A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR.

 

HB10 – 1090 (Passed)  

CONCERNING THE PUNISHMENT FOR A PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT HIS OR HER

DRIVER'S LICENSE IS UNDER RESTRAINT.

 

HB10 – 1215 (Passed)  

CONCERNING THE USE OF CASH BOND DEPOSITS AFTER THE DISCHARGE OF

THE BOND TO SATISFY OUTSTANDING COURT-ORDERED DEBTS.

 

HB10 – 1218 (Passed) 

CONCERNING INFORMATION IN THE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF PROTECTION

ORDERS.

 

HB10 – 1239

CONCERNING REQUIRING A DEFENDANT TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE INTENT TO RAISE CERTAIN STATUTORY DEFENSES.

 

HB10 – 1352 (Passed)

CONCERNING CHANGES TO CRIMES INVOLVING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

 

HB10 – 1411 (Passed)

CONCERNING THE PROCESS FOR RESOLVING A DENIAL OF A TRANSFER OF A FIREARM WHEN THE DENIAL IS BASED ON A PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE'S CRIMINAL RECORD, WHICH CRIMINAL RECORD INCLUDES A CASE FOR WHICH THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FINAL DISPOSITION.

Other Legislation

 

'Dirty Dozen' Tax Bills

 

 

HB10 – 1205 (Passed)

CONCERNING LAND USE PLANNING BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF LAND USE DEVELOPMENT UPON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SUCH GOVERNMENTS.

 

SB10- 109 (Passed)CONCERNING REGULATION OF 101 THE PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS, AND MAKING

APPROPRIATIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

 

HB10- 1284 (Passed)CONCERNING REGULATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

 

HB10-1391 (Passed)

CONCERNING THE ELIMINATION OF THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS REQUIRING THAT THE COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION DENY THE TRANSFER OF A FIREARM TO A PERSON IF THE BUREAU RECEIVES CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERSON'S CRIMINAL HISTORY IN RESPONSE TO A SEARCH OF A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS DATABASE.

 

SB10-191 (Passed)

CONCERNING ENSURING QUALITY INSTRUCTION THROUGH EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS (EQUITEE).