CO HB1327

Repeals Columbus Day as a Colorado legal holiday, effective August 9, 2017, unless subject to referendum petition filed by voters.

Grants state employees one paid floating holiday day off each October, to be selected by the employee and approved by their direct supervisor, maintaining total number of state holidays.

Requires the Department of Personnel to promulgate rules ensuring state agencies maintain minimum operations and equitably assess floating holiday requests.

Makes conforming amendments to statutes defining "business day" to remove Columbus Day from lists of non-business days in Colorado Revised Statutes sections 5-1-301 and 6-1-102.

Includes legislative declaration detailing historical atrocities committed by Christopher Columbus against indigenous peoples, noting Colorado joins other states and cities in ceasing recognition of Columbus Day.