Senate Third Reading News Today

Bill 24-094 amends existing warranty of habitability laws to clarify which actions constitute a breach of the warranty of habitability and procedures...

Under current law, counties & municipalities are authorized to issue tax incentives, including property & sales tax credits or rebates to promote certain uses...

In current law, the "Colorado Recreational Use Statute" (CRUS) protects landowners (owners) from liability resulting from the use of their lands...

Details on Colorado Senate bill SB 11-208, Merge DNR Entities Wildlife Parks & Rec

When Gavin Newsom was running for California governor in 2017, he famously vowed to “lead the effort to build the 3.5 million new housing units we need by 2025.” Newsom conceded that the goal was “audacious” but argued that “our solutions must be as bold as the problem is big.”1 Everyone agreed that California’s housing problem was big. What drew skepticism was the prospect of building 3.5 million homes by 2025.

The bill aims to direct new revenue to affordable housing, while opponents have said there are other funding sources available and the cost of an extra charge on transfers would be passed on to tenants.