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Press Releases
May 12, 2022
JOINT RELEASE: LEGISLATURE TACKLES AFFORDABILITY, CRIME, AND EDUCATION
The Second Session of the 73rd General Assembly adjourned today with lawmakers passing legislation to save people and businesses money, build a safer and healthier Colorado, and prepare students for success. Democrats codified abortion rights and passed critical legislation to protect Colorado’s election systems from insider threats. The legislature also passed bipartisan, comprehensive legislation to combat the fentanyl crisis and save lives. Of the bills passed this session, 93 percent received bipartisan support on final passage.
May 11, 2022
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING EXPANSION BILL PASSES HOUSE
The House today passed Majority Leader Daneya Esgar’s monumental collective bargaining bill by a vote of 41 to 24. SB22-230 would expand collective bargaining rights to an estimated 36,000 county workers, more than doubling the number of public workers in Colorado entitled to negotiate for better pay, benefits and working conditions.
May 10, 2022
HOUSE APPROVES COLORADO CASHBACK CHECKS
The House today passed legislation sponsored by Representatives Lindsey Daugherty and Tony Exum that will send every Colorado taxpayer an early refund of at least $400, or $800 for joint filers, as soon as possible. An amendment was added on third reading to allow the early refunds to climb even higher if revenues come back higher than expected, as early estimates indicate is likely.
May 10, 2022
BILL TO CREATE STATEWIDE RESPONSE TO MISSING & MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES PASSES HOUSE
The House today passed a bill that aims to improve the state’s response to missing and murdered Indigenous individuals to help prevent crime and improve public safety. SB22-150 sponsored by Representatives Leslie Herod and Monica Duran, passed the House by a vote of 45 to 20.
May 10, 2022
PERA REPAYMENT PASSES HOUSE
The House today passed a bipartisan bill to fulfill the state’s obligation to the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA). HB22-1029, sponsored by Representatives Shannon Bird and Shane Sandridge, passed the House by a vote of 58 to 7 and would make up for the suspended 2020 $225 million payment toward PERA.
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