H_BUS_2025A 04/02/2025 12:50:38 PM Committee Summary

Majority Leader Duran introduced House Bill 25-1284; Regulating Apprentices in Licensed Trades. The bill modifies regulations concerning apprenticeships in certain licensed trades. Majority Leader Duran also offered Amendment L001 (Attachment A), which strikes everything below the enacting clause.

The bill sponsor and Mr. Hayes answered questions about Amendment L001.

Majority Leader Duran provided closing comments on the merits of the bill.

Representative Velasco introduced Senate Bill 031: Single Point of Contact Wireless Services. The bill requires emergency alert systems to make alerts in one or more additional languages and expands the scope of the Colorado Broadband Office to include access to wireless service. The bill sponsor provided an informational handout (Attachment B).

The bill sponsor answered questions about the bill from committee members,

Representative Velasco explained Amendment L010 (Attachment C).

The bill sponsor gave closing comments on the bill. Members of the committee explained their positions on the bill.

Representative Lieder
and Assistant Minority Leader Winter, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate
Bill 25-036: State Patrol Bonding Exception. The bill allows a member of
the Colorado State Patrol to be self-insured.



The sponsors provided
an informational handout (Attachment D).

The bill sponsors offered closing comments on the bill. Members of the committee gave closing comments on the bill.