Concerning procedures for the issuance of marijuana licenses, and, in connection therewith, clarifying that the state licensing authority may refund licensing fees when an application is denied and allowing applicants the opportunity to renew a state license while local jurisdiction approval is pending.

Concerning removal of the date restriction in the definition of "eligible borrower" used to determine a business's eligibility for a small business recovery loan under the "CLIMBER Act".

Concerning the compensation of civil defense workers.

Concerning authorizing the board of the fire and police pension association to provide noncompounding cost of living adjustments.

Concerning pet animal ownership in housing, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting restrictions on dog breeds for obtaining homeowner's insurance, providing for the manner in which pet animals are handled when a writ of restitution is executed, limiting security deposits and rent for pet animals, and excluding pet animals from personal property liens.

Concerning the creation of a flexible defined contribution plan with a voluntary member contribution for eligible members of the public employees' retirement association who are employed by public schools, and, in connection therewith, allowing members of the school division or the Denver public schools division of the association to participate in the flexible defined contribution plan in lieu of the association's defined benefit plan.

Concerning the classification of certain employees of the division of parks and wildlife who are certified by the peace officers standards and training board as state troopers for the purpose of determining public employees' retirement association service retirement eligibility and benefits.

Concerning evacuation and clearance time modeling in wildfire risk areas of the state.

Concerning carbon management, and, in connection therewith, ensuring that carbon management projects are eligible for grants under the industrial and manufacturing operations clean air grant program and providing for the creation of a carbon management roadmap.

Concerning the continuation of the noxious weed advisory committee, and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendation contained in the 2022 sunset report by the department of regulatory agencies.

Concerning changes to the new energy improvement program, and, in connection therewith, adding resiliency improvements and water efficiency improvements to the program, modifying the new energy improvement district's notice requirements, and removing the district's hearing requirement.