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Press Releases

Mar 16, 2023

Bipartisan Bill to Boost PreK-12 Math Performance Sails Through House Education Committee

HB23-1231 would use data-driven tactics to improve students’ math skills

Mar 16, 2023

Bill to Streamline Clean, Solar Energy Projects Passes Committee

Bipartisan legislation will reduce barriers for residential solar projects and cut costs for consumers and local governments

Mar 15, 2023

JOINT RELEASE: House Committee Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Overhaul Judicial Discipline, Improve Transparency

The House Judiciary Committee today passed two bipartisan bills and a resolution sponsored by Representative Mike Weissman, Assistant Majority Leader Jennifer Bacon and Minority Leader Mike Lynch to improve judicial discipline and transparency in Colorado.

Mar 15, 2023

Dem Bills Improve Safety and Well-Being of Colorado Kids

The House today passed legislation to prevent physical violence in a child care or public school setting and address adolescent substance use disorders.

Mar 14, 2023

Bill to Reduce the Cost of Prescription Drugs Passes Committee

The House Health & Insurance Committee today passed legislation to improve oversight of Pharmacy Benefit Managers to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. It passed by a vote of 9-1.

Mar 14, 2023

House Advances Eviction Protections

The House today passed legislation on a preliminary vote to protect Colorado renters from arbitrary, retaliatory, and discriminatory evictions.

Mar 14, 2023

Boosting Colorado’s Workforce & Economy: Governor Polis, Bipartisan Legislators Announce Bold Workforce Investments to Save People Money & Open the Door to High-Demand, Good-Paying Jobs

Investments to fill in-demand jobs part of Governor Polis’s budget request as Polis administration in partnership with the legislature continues to boost Colorado’s robust workforce

Mar 13, 2023

Workforce Bills Pass House

Two bills to support Colorado workers today passed the House.

Mar 13, 2023

House Passes Patient Consent Protections for Intimate Exams

The House today unanimously passed legislation to require licensed healthcare facilities to obtain a patient-signed consent form before health care professionals, medical residents, trainees and students perform intimate examinations. It passed by a vote of 60-0.

Mar 11, 2023

Bill to Address Teacher Shortage Signed Into Law

Governor Polis signed legislation, sponsored by Representatives Meghan Lukens and Mary Young, that will boost the educator workforce by making it easier for teachers professionally licensed in other states to teach in Colorado.

Mar 11, 2023

Bill on Admissibility Standards for Youth Interrogations Advances in the House

The House today passed legislation to bar a juvenile’s statement from being admitted in court if law enforcement used deceptive practices during a custodial interrogation. It passed by a vote of 42-21.

Mar 10, 2023

House Dems Pass Bills to Reduce Premiums and Lower Drug Costs

The House Health and Insurance Committee today passed legislation that will save Coloradans money on health insurance premiums for Colorado Option plans and make prescription drugs more affordable.

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