Capitol Close Up: CAHB Legislative Action Plan for 2024 Approved; Colorado Electrical Board Rulemaking Set for Wednesday

CAHB Legislative Action Plan for 2024 Approved

The Colorado Association of Home Builder’s Board of Directors last Friday approved the 2024 Legislative Action Plan. This document helps guide the Government Affairs Committee’s decision-making and informs the HBA’s lobbying team when reviewing and prioritizing bills. The board also confirmed Andy Merritt of The O'Neil Group Company to serve another year as the GAC chair.

The 2024 Legislative Action Plan is available by clicking here. The list is not assembled in a specific order. Instead, the issue areas identified are critically important to our industry. The priority areas for 2024 include:

Affordable/Workforce Housing
Property Transfers
Construction Litigation Reform
Disabled Housing
Employment Law Issues
Green Building and Energy Efficiency
Impact Fees
Development Infrastructure, including changes to special districts/metro districts
Retainage
Water Resources
WUI/Wildfire
Workforce Development

GAC Update

The GAC met last Friday and received updates on introduced and proposed bills. No new legislation of concern had been introduced since the previous GAC meeting and Capitol Closeup. We are expecting many new bills to be introduced this week. To review a complete list of the CAHB’s legislative positions—including bills that the GAC supported, opposed and monitored—please visit:

https://statebillinfo.com/SBI/index.cfm?fuseaction=Public.Dossier&id=31374&pk=142

Colorado Electrical Board will hold Rulemaking on Licensing Issue, Stakeholder Testimony Opportunity Set for this Wednesday, Jan. 24

The Colorado Electrical Board will hold a rulemaking Hearing on January 24 at 9:00 a.m. to allow stakeholders a final opportunity to testify. The board is considering a repeal of Rule 1.14 - PROTECTING COLORADO’S WORKFORCE AND EXPANDING LICENSING OPPORTUNITIES, on a permanent basis, to implement Colorado Senate Bill 23-265 (CONCERNING A PROHIBITION ON A REGULATOR IMPOSING DISCIPLINE AGAINST A PERSON BASED ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES INVOLVING MARIJUANA).

The hearing notice and draft rules are available below:

Comments provided at the stakeholder meeting will be limited to this topic. All written comments will be provided to the board before it considers adopting the proposed rules. If you have any questions or concerns about stakeholder

input or the rulemaking process, please send them to dora_dpo_rulemaking@state.co.us. Comments can be provided using one of the following links:

Webinar Registration
Written comments regarding SB23-265 (Link will be updated as comments are received.)

Corporate Transparency Act: Beneficial Ownership Reporting

As of Jan. 1, 2024, many small businesses will be required to report their beneficial ownership information to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), identifying those who directly or indirectly own or control the company. This reporting helps the U.S. government identify and limit money laundering, corruption, tax evasion, drug trafficking, fraud and other illegal activities.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has created a resource page with FAQs, a Small Entity Compliance Guide, and a link to FinCEN FAQs at https://www.fincen.gov/boi-faqs.

Registration is free, but limited tickets are available.

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