Highlights from the Legislature on Wednesday.
— Lawmakers introduced two bills to regulate the uranium mining industry. One would require companies that want to set up a leach mine to prove they can restore water supplies to pre-mining conditions. Another would require companies to notify neighbors where they intend to mine.
— A bipartisan group of state lawmakers introduced a bill allowing the secretary of state to retest and recertify electronic voting machines that were disqualified last month.
— A Senate committee delayed a vote on a bill (House Bill 24) that would bar sports teams from telling season ticket holders how they can resell their tickets. The Denver Broncos asked for some changes to be made. The owners of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche thought the bill would allow season ticket holders to sell off the rights to their tickets, rather than returning them to the team for other members of the public to buy.
New Bills Introduced
— Limit the ability of people to acquire property through “adverse possession” and allowing a judge to award fair market value to the owners. A Boulder couple lost part of their property to a neighbor based on claims they weren’t using the property and the neighbor was.
— Require colleges to offer a fixed-rate contract with freshman students stipulating what a two-year or four-year degree will cost.
— Provide alternatives to public-school students who don’t want to dissect animals in class.
— Set a $500 penalty for a tax preparer who understates a taxpayer’s tax liability because of willful or reckless disregard of laws or rules.
— Repeal a statute barring counties and municipalities from establishing rent control on private residential property.
— Require funeral directors to be registered.
