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Press Releases

Jun 23, 2021

NEW LAWS SUPPORT COLORADO’S VETERANS

Governor Polis today signed four bills to support veterans and make sure Colorado remains a great place to live for those who served our country.

Jun 23, 2021

DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CREATED TO SUPPORT COLORADO FAMILIES

Governor Polis today signed into law Speaker Garnett and Representative Sirota’s bill to create a new, cabinet-level state agency focused on early childhood education and care, setting up the framework for universal pre-K in Colorado.

Jun 22, 2021

DELIVERED! BILL TO EXTEND TO-GO ALCOHOL SIGNED

Governor Polis today signed Representative Dylan Roberts’ bipartisan bill to extend the period of time during which restaurants and bars can offer takeout and delivery of alcoholic beverages.

Jun 22, 2021

THREE NEW LAWS SUPPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS

Governor Polis today signed three new laws that will help keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers, fund victims services programs and ensure that court personnel have the training they need to best support victims and survivors of domestic violence.

Jun 22, 2021

TITONE, DAUGHERTY STATEMENT ON ARVADA SHOOTING, DEATH OF OFFICER GORDON BEESLEY

Representatives Brianna Titone and Lindsey Daugherty (D-Arvada) today released the following statement in response to the shooting that took the life of Arvada Police Department Officer Gordon Beesley and a still-unnamed civilian.

Jun 21, 2021

GOV SIGNS BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY BILLS

Governor Polis today signed two bills into law, which will increase energy efficiency, improve indoor air quality and encourage the use of more renewable energy.

Jun 21, 2021

COLORADO COMEBACK INVESTMENT, ELECTIONS IMPROVEMENT BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW

Governor Polis today signed two bills into law, which will allocate nearly a billion dollars in federal stimulus funds to help Colorado recover and build back stronger and improve Colorado’s gold-standard elections system.

Jun 21, 2021

NEW COLORADO COMEBACK LAWS PROTECT OUR GREAT OUTDOORS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES

Four bills to create Colorado Wild Pass, fund the Energize Grant Program and invest in outdoor equity and conservation signed into law

Jun 21, 2021

NEW LAWS INVEST IN THE SUSTAINABILITY AND VITALITY OF COLORADO’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

Governor Polis today signed two bills to support Colorado’s agriculture industry, investing in agricultural products and helping farmers improve their soil health to deal with droughts and increasingly dry conditions.

Jun 19, 2021

HISTORIC GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PACKAGE BECOMES LAW

Governor Polis today signed three gun violence prevention bills into law. The lifesaving new laws will create the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, expand and improve our background check system, and allow local governments to implement higher gun violence prevention standards than those of the state.

Jun 18, 2021

CRITICAL MENTAL HEALTH BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW

Governor Polis today signed two bills into law that will provide three free mental health sessions to Colorado youth and include behavioral health referrals as part of the states 2-1-1 human services hotline.

Jun 17, 2021

POLIS SIGNS BILLS TO BOOST SKILLS TRAINING AND CRIME PREVENTION AND JOBS INITIATIVES

Governor Polis today signed two bills that will expand and provide resources to proven job training programs.

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