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Press Releases

May 21, 2021

BILL TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN TEACHERS PASSES COMMITTEE

The House Education Committee today passed legislation sponsored by Representatives Barbara McLachlan and Julie McCluskie to create critical new teacher training, recruitment, and retention programs.

May 21, 2021

ED COMMITTEE MOVES TO PROVIDE IN-STATE TUITION TO MORE AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS AND BAN DISCRIMINATORY MASCOTS

The House Education Committee today advanced two bills sponsored by Rep. Adrienne Benavidez to support American Indian students in Colorado.

May 20, 2021

HEALTH COMMITTEE DEMS ADVANCE BILL TO LOWER RX DRUG COSTS

The House Health and Insurance Committee today passed legislation sponsored by Representatives Yardira Caraveo, a physician, and Chris Kennedy to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.

May 20, 2021

HOUSE ED PUTS $10M INTO SCHOOL FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS

The House Education Committee today passed legislation sponsored by Representatives Emily Sirota and Colin Larson that would put $10 million into the BEST grant program to fund air quality improvement projects in public and charter schools.

May 20, 2021

HOUSE VOTES TO INVEST IN BROADBAND EXPANSION

The House passed a bill to help close the digital divide and fund broadband development throughout the state.

May 20, 2021

FED STIM INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING, WORKFORCE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVANCE

House committees today advanced three bills that would allocate federal stimulus dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act toward affordable housing, workforce development and behavioral health.

May 20, 2021

NEW RIGHTS FOR RENTERS ADVANCE

The House Business Affairs and Labor Committee today advanced SB21-173, legislation sponsored by Representatives Serena Gonzales Gutierrez and Yadira Caraveo that would enhance rights for renters in residential lease agreements.

May 20, 2021

PASSED! NATURAL DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

The House today passed legislation sponsored by Representatives Lisa Cutter and Perry Will that would create the Community Behavioral Health DIsaster Preparedness and Response Program to ensure mental health services are a component of the state’s natural disaster response planning.

May 20, 2021

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ADDRESSES COURT FEES FOR JUVENILES AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSIONS

The House Judiciary Committee today advanced two bills to support low income individuals who are drawn deeper into a cycle of debt and poverty due to their interactions with the criminal legal system.

May 19, 2021

HOUSE EDUCATION UNANIMOUSLY PASSES SCHOOL FINANCE ACT

The House Education Committee today unanimously passed the 2021 School Finance Act, annual legislation that sets funding levels for all of Colorado’s school districts and charter schools.

May 19, 2021

HOUSE ADVANCES BILL TO REFORM AND IMPROVE PRE TRIAL DETENTION

The House today advanced Representatives Steven Woodrow and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez’s bill to reform pre-trial court processes for bond hearings and strengthen due process by ensuring timely access to justice under the law. The bill passed on second reading.

May 19, 2021

SMALL BUSINESSES, DISPLACED WORKERS GET COLORADO COMEBACK BOOSTS

Two House committees today advanced state stimulus bills to invest millions in grant programs that seek to support displaced workers and small businesses affected by capacity restrictions and other COVID restrictions.

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