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Here are a look at some major bills that becam e state statutes asof 12:01 a.m.: • Senatwe Bill 108, sponsored by Sen. Dan D-Silverthorne, increases vehicle-registration fees by an average of $41 per year in ordere to raise some $265 million annually to repair statee highways and bridges. House Bill 1293, sponsored by Rep. Jim D-Greeley, creates hospital patient fees that will be used to put as muchas $600 millio toward public health insurance, a figure that will let the state insure about 100,000 new residents. • Senatee Bill 228, sponsored by Sen.
John D-Colorado Springs, removes the annual cap on general-fund spendingg increases, a move proponents say will allow the state to addressd needs like higher educationmore • House Bill sponsored by Reps. Joe Rice, and Amy Stephens, R-Monument, allows health insurance companies to offer incentivexs for participation in wellness andprevention programs. Senate Bill 247, sponsored by Sen. Lois Tochtrop, expands unemployment insurance benefits to residents relocating because ofa spouse’s new job and increases benefits to residents participating in job-training programs. • Senat Bill 80, sponsored by former Sen.
Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus, creates a pilot progra to allow some developments to collect rainwater from residencer roofs and use it forhousehold purposes. • Housee Bill 1091, sponsored by Reps. John Soper, D-Thornton, and Lois Court, requires carbon monoxide detectors to be installedx in every home or apartment that is being sold or rented to anew tenant. Senate Bill 251, sponsored by Sen. Chris D-Denver, permits optometrists and physicianss to prescribe and sellnew drug-releasing contact lenses.
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