The following list reflects the final action taken on bills reported on by the Colorado News Agency for the 2010 legislative session. Some of the measures may have changed significantly prior to final passage from the date of story publication.
January 5 - Pending bills seek to lift economy with an assist to the arts
Final outcome: House Bill 1180 – Passed; Senate Bill 94 – Passed
January 10 - Lawmakers seek new ways to assess teachers, cull worst
Final outcome: Senate Bill 50 – Failed; Senate Bill 191 – Passed
January 12 - ‘Race to the Top’ now a race with time to win federal ed dollars
Final outcome: Senate Bill 36 – Passed
January 13 – Legislative leaders offer divergent views on budget woes
Final outcome: House Bill 1376 (the ‘Long Bill’) – Passed, signed into law
January 15 – Lawmakers cross finish line in Race to the Top
Final outcome: Senate Bill 36 – Passed
January 19 – Following late-fee flap, push is on to fix FASTER
Final outcome: Senate Bill 4, 44, and 57 – Failed; House Bill 1102 – Failed
January 19 – Capitol rally denounces federal agenda for health-care reform
Final Outcome: Ballot Initiative filed
January 20 – Expansion of emissions testing along Front Range draws flak
Final outcome: Senate Bill 95 – Failed
January 22 – Panel approves bill to give public a peek inside school spending
Final outcome: House Bill 1036 – Passed, signed into law
January 22 – Under pending proposal, public would help pay for campaigns
Final outcome: House bill 1156 – Failed
January 26 – Rollback of tax credits, exemptions now on the table at Capitol
Final outcome: House Bills 1189-1197- Passed, signed into law; 1198 – Failed; 1199 – Passed, signed into law; 1200 – Passed
January 27 – First medical-marijuana bill passes committee–draws a crowd
Final outcome: Senate Bill 109 – Passed
January 28 – Business community carries its concerns to Capitol’s doorstep
Final outcome: House Bills 1189-1197- Passed, signed into law; 1198 – Failed; 1199 – Passed, signed into law; 1200 – Passed
January 29 – State pension rescue plan passes Senate; critics say it does too little
Final outcome: Senate Bill 1 – Passed, signed into law
February 2 – FASTER’s sponsor taps brakes on Colfax streetcar plan
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 145 – Failed
February 2 – Lawmakers dig into state’s unsightly, unsafe tire piles
Final Outcome: House Bill 1018 – Passed
February 3 – Is it about jobs or kids? Legislators asked to decide
Final outcome: House Bills 1189-1197- Passed, signed into law; 1198 – Failed; 1199 – Passed, signed into law; 1200 – Passed
February 4 – Governor ups ante on renewables; critics fear cost
Final Outcome: House Bill 1001 – Passed, signed into law
February 5 – Parties lock horns over tax package, offer dueling budget plans
Final outcome: House Bills 1189-1197- Passed, signed into law; 1198 – Failed; 1199 – Passed, signed into law; 1200 – Passed
February 8 – Effort to beef up state’s DUI penalty gets derailed
Final Outcome: House Bill 1184 – Failed
February 9 – ‘Wind rights’: just around the corner in New Energy Economy?
Final Outcome: House Bill 1158 – Failed
February 10 – Bill letting corner markets sell real beer clears first hurdle at Capitol
Final Outcome: House bill 1186 – Failed
February 12 – Commercial rafters win a round over landowners in House
Final Outcome: House Bill 1188 – Failed
February 15 – Religious ‘Bill of Rights’ for schools gets spiked, called unnecessary
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 89 – Failed
February 16 – After dismantling tax breaks, Dems pose a new one; GOP cries foul
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 133 – Failed
February 17 – Plan to enhance mountain-college system gets panel’s OK
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 101 – Passed
February 18 – Ritter closes in on next year’s budget gap
Final Outcome: House Bill 1376 (the ‘Long Bill’) – Passed, signed into law
February 19 – House gives nod to secure online access for end-of-life info
Final Outcome: House Bill 1050 – Passed, signed into law
February 22 – Panel halts effort to bar felons from working at schools
Final Outcome: House Bill 1082 – Failed
February 23 – Lawmakers unite behind new approach to drug offenders
Final Outcome: House Bill 1352 – Passed
February 24 – Ombudsman for homeowners put on hold in committee
Final Outcome: House Bill 1278 – Passed
February 25 – Guv, lawmakers seek an advocate for kids
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 171 – Passed
February 25 – Arts in education get a lift in the legislature
Final Outcome: House Bill 1273 – Passed
February 26 – Pending helmet law for kids rapped as ‘nannyism’
Final Outcome: House Bill 1147 – Passed
March 1 – Lawmakers say science doesn’t support ban on notions, potions
Final Outcome: House Bill 1248 – Failed
March 2 – Panel kills bill, is told phone books will fade away anyway
Final Outcome: House Bill 1068 – Failed
March 3 – Students converge on Capitol to highlight tuition travails
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 3 – Passed
March 4 – Panel votes to end higher health-care premiums for women
Final Outcome: House Bill 1008 – Passed, signed into law
March 8 – Amazon pushes back after Colorado moves to tax online sales
Final Outcome: House Bill 1193 – Passed, signed into law
March 8 – Getting healthy gets you lower insurance rates under pending bill
Final Outcome: House Bill 1160 – Passed
March 9 – Rocky Flats’ legacy prompts proposal to post warning signs
Final Outcome: House Bill 1127 – Failed
March 10 – Plan to curb public PR for pols is rejected
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 105 – Failed
March 11 – Communication–not litigation–works best with docs, panel is told
Final Outcome: House Bill 1283 – Failed
March 12 – Booster-seat bill lauded as lifesaver, chided as ‘terminal silliness’
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 110 – Passed
March 15 – Make my day? Only at home, says legislative panel
Final Outcome: House Bill 1094 – Failed
March 16 – Conservation easements create buyer’s remorse for the state
Final Outcome: House Bill 1169 – Failed
March 17 – New fed rules hamstring some state water projects
Final Outcome: Senate Joint Resolution 18 – Failed
March 18 – Does bill provide affordable housing, or path to rent control?
Final Outcome: House Bill 1017 – Passed, signed into law
March 19 – River rafting bill stagnates because of study amendment
Final Outcome: House Bill 1188 – Failed
March 22 – Colorado joins lawsuit against new federal health-reform bill
Final Outcome: Suit still pending
March 23 – Contribution limits on school board races rejected
Final Outcome: House Bill 1272 – Failed
March 25 – Bill advances to clear the way for RTD rights-of-way
Final Outcome: House Bill 1276 – Passed, signed into law
March 26 – SE Colorado lawmakers urge state to keep hands off water funds
Final Outcome: House Bill 1376 (the ‘Long Bill’) – Passed, signed into law
March 29 – Timeline to affiliate may be shortened for candidates
Final Outcome: House Bill 1271 – Passed
March 30 – It’s a dirty job: Panel approves regulating grease
Final Outcome: House Bill 1125 – Passed
March 31 – Pols ponder GOP leader’s plan to slim down state government
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 29 – Failed
April 1 – Proposed helmet law for children moves into 2nd gear
Final Outcome: House bill 1147 – Passed
April 5 – House agrees to greater oversight for uranium processors
Final Outcome: House Bill 1348 – Passed
April 6 – Potential changes to ballot initiative process gain broad support
Final Outcome: House Bill 1366 – Failed; 1370 – Passed
April 7 – Horses get a helping hand from legislative panel
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 139 – Passed
April 7 – From the plow to the table: Bill would create food “advisory council”
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 106 – Passed
April 8 – Biomass gets a boost from lawmakers
Final Outcome: House Bill 1363 – Passed; Senate Bill 177 – Passed
April 9 – Remaining tax exemptions and credits could get regular scrutiny
Final Outcome: House Bill 1429 – Failed
April 12 – Mandate on homebuilders creates boiling debate
Final Outcome: House Bill 1358 – Passed
April 13 – How to provide transparency — with 80’s-era software
Final Outcome: House Bill 1078 – Failed
April 14 – If a rainy day fund is created, will future lawmakers use restraint?
Final Outcome: House Concurrent Resolution 1003 – Failed
April 16 – Stepped-up DUI penalties pass muster in House
Final Outcome: House Bill 1347 – Passed
April 19 – Voters could have choice to amend TABOR
Final Outcome: House Concurrent Resolution 1002 – Failed
April 20 – ‘Helmet bill’ comes to a screeching halt
Final Outcome: House Bill 1147 – Passed
April 21 – Teachers take approved time off to lobby bill – drawing criticism from the right
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 191 – Passed
April 22 – Judicial redistricting rules – necessary guidelines, or handcuffs?
Final Outcome: House Bill 1408 – Passed
April 23 – Dems want health policy surcharge; Republicans say it’s a tax
Final Outcome: House Bill 1103 – Failed
April 26 – Dems seek slowdown on investment tax credits
Final Outcome: House Bill 1200 – Passed
April 27 – I-70 ‘zipper-bill’ gains speed
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 184 – Passed
April 27 – Voting rights could be extended to parolees
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 179 – Failed
April 28 – Will voters make it tougher on themselves to amend the constitution?
Final Outcome: Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 – Failed
April 29 – Stiff new penalties proposed for violating disabilities act
Final Outcome: House Bill 1152 – Failed
April 30 – Pols tap ‘earn to learn’ trend for Colorado kids
Final Outcome: Senate Bill 210 – Failed
May 3 – Effort to have voters redefine marijuana ‘caregiver’ shot down
Final Outcome: Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 – Failed
May 4 – Committee scuttles ‘balanced budget’ message to Congress
Final outcome: House Joint Resolution 1031 – failed
May 5 – Senate votes to take shackles off prisoners in labor
Final outcome: Senate Bill 193 – Passed
May 7 – With Democrats and unions divided, committee OK’s teacher-tenure reform
Final outcome: Senate Bill 191 – Passed
May 8 – Who deserves first crack at the ballot: lawmakers or voters?
Final outcome: Senate Bill 216 – Passed
May 10 – Bill would create highway wildlife crossing zones, along with fines
Final outcome: House Bill 1238 – Passed
May 11 – Applying the brakes to personal use of state vehicles
Final outcome: House Bill 1287 – Passed
May 12 – Teachers union shaken, allies divided by passage of tenure reform
Final outcome: Senate Bill 191 – Passed