DENVER – Twenty one bills passed third reading, 26 second reading and 18 were scheduled for committee hearings Monday at the state Legislature.
Senate Bill 213, which would allow for the use of vehicles with automated driving systems on Colorado’s roadways if they meet state and federal driving safety laws, was adopted upon second reading in the House.The bill will receive a final reading and vote Tuesday before being sent back to the Senate, which has passed the bill, for a final look.
SB 189, which would allow third party agencies to facilitate pre-employment fingerprint background checks if they are approved by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, was adopted upon second reading by the House and will receive a final vote Tuesday.Under current statute, only law enforcement agencies are allowed to administer the checks.
House Bill 1234, which would require retailers to display placards showing the county of origin for all beef products sold in Colorado, died in the House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee on a 6-7 vote after more than four hours of public testimony.The bill was pitched as an opportunity to promote U.S. goods in the marketplace by identifying them to consumers, but drew criticism because it placed a new mandate on retailers and expanded government’s reach into the marketplace.
Opponents of the bill also questioned the ability of Colorado to adequately track the country where cows originated and were processed, which they saw as something that would have to be mandated on a federal level.
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