Kevin Van Winkle

Establishes new fees on oil and gas production in Colorado.

Grants the Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) authority to seek federal approval for Class VI injection wells for underground carbon storage.

Makes price gouging of rent-based housing during disaster periods in designated areas an "unfair and unconscionable act."

Delays some parts of the Healthy School Meals for All program until FY 2025-26, extends certain reimbursements for a year, and creates a new cash fund for the program to help reduce costs and maximize federal funding.

Mandates that local governments and state Department of Personnel cannot install (and must ban others from installing) nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plants in new developments or redevelopments.

Mandates that payment card networks must offer a merchant category code for firearms and payment processors must assign this code to firearms merchants.

Creates "bonus payments" to incentivize participation in the Colorado universal preschool provider program.

Permits recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to become law enforcement officers.

Requires certain health benefit plans to cover "abortion care" and "sterilization services," while allowing "contraceptive procedures, supplies, or information" to be offered to minors without parental notification or consent.

Designates March 14, 2023, as "Equal Pay Day," due to "the persistent problem of wage disparity" among "women, trans women, gender-expansive people, and women of color."