During the 2013 and 2014 session, Dan Nordberg sponsored 13 bills, 6 of which were signed into law by GovernorJohn Hickenlooper. Of the three bills signed into law in 2014, two aim to mitigate the possibility of a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) by authorizing the state of Colorado to furnish data outlining the negative impact a BRAC would have on Colorado,[5] and improve collaboration between federal and state policymakers.[6] Another law eliminates income tax for non-resident emergency service workers, thus removing financial deterrents for out of state individuals and businesses lending aid in times of declared disasters.[7]
In 2013, three of Dan Nordberg's proposed bills were signed into law. One bill ensured aid received by military families remains tax free.[8] Another bill authorized a study to determine the impact of human trafficking in Colorado so that legislative solutions could be procured.[9] The final measure requires regulators to notify legislators when they promulgate rules as a result of their legislation.[10]
Other bills which did not pass would have:
Required a super-majority to create or increase fees[11]
Authorized state audit of Colorado Health Insurance Exchange[12]
Provided state tax deduction matching federal penalty for persons who fail to purchase health insurance, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act[13]
Prohibited use of public assistance money at marijuana dispensaries[14]
Strengthened 4th amendment rights by requiring law enforcement to furnish a warrant to search electronic data[8]
Committee assignments
Representative Nordberg was a member of the following committees:
2012 With Republican Representative Janak Joshi redistricted to District 16, Nordberg was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 7,442 votes;[18] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 26,346 votes (76.3%) against Libertarian candidate R. David Lucero and American Constitution candidate Thomas O'Dell.[19]
^"Dan Nordberg". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-02-04. Nordberg announced that he would resign his state legislative seat on January 8, 2018, in order to accept a position with the Trump administration as a regional administrator for the Small Business Administration.
