2024

75th COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LEGISLATIVE ALERTS

Last updated: 3/15/24

Legislative Watch Colorado: Your Guns. Your Voice.

THE 74TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENED ON JANUARY 10TH, 2024 AND IS SCHEDULED TO ADJOURN MAY 8TH, 2024.

ANYONE from the public can provide testimony on these bills. You can testify in-person at the Colorado State Capitol, virtually online via Zoom, or you can also submit written testimony (although testimony in-person or virtually is much more impactful as written testimony as it is not read on the record).

To provide testimony, CLICK HERE. When signing up, select your desired testimony format, select “By committee and hearing item” then select the appropriate committee and date, then the bill you wish to testify on. This information can all be found on our list of bills below. You can be signed up for multiple bills at one time. Each speaker is given either 2 or 3 minutes.

Bill Number
Title
RFOR Position
Sponsor(s)
Committee
Status
Description
HB24-1292
Prohibit Certain Weapons Used in Mass Shootings
Oppose
Epps
Hernandez
House Judiciary
Public Hearing 3/19/24 Upon Adjournment (approx 10am)
Defines and prohibits so-called “Assault Weapons” and imposes a first time penalty of $250,000 and $500,000 for each subsequent violation.
HB24-1270
Firearm Liability Insurance Requirement
Oppose
Woodrow
Jodeh
Hansen
House Business Affairs & Labor
Not Scheduled
Requires all firearms owners to maintain liability insurance
HB24-1310
School Safety Measures
Oppose
Parenti
Hamrick
House Eduction
Not Scheduled
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
House Judiciary
2nd Reading 3/19/24
Passed House Judiciary 3/13/24
Requires storage of firearms in an unattended vehicle in a locked, hard case out of sight.
HB24-1353
Firearms Dealer Requirements and Permit
Oppose
Sirota
Bosenecker
Bridges
House Business Affairs & Labor
Not Scheduled
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
Not Scheduled 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
Senate Judiciary
Public Hearing 3/20/24 1:30pm
Prohibits the open or concealed carry of firearms in a total of 19 specific locations such as churches, parks, stadiums, and more.
HB24-1349
Firearms & Ammunition Excise Tax
Oppose
Duran
House Finance
Pubic Hearing 3/25/24 1:30pm
This November ballot measure levies an 11% tax on guns, ammo, and firearm “precursor parts.”
HB24-1174
Concealed Carry Permits & Training
Oppose
Duran
Snyder
Mullica
Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Not Scheduled 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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