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Press Releases

May 19, 2021

HOUSE ADVANCES ESGAR’S BIPARTISAN BILL TO INVEST IN COAL TRANSITION COMMUNITIES

The House today advanced Majority Leader Daneya Esgar’s bill to invest millions into helping communities transition.

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May 19, 2021

BILL TO REQUIRE MONITORING OF TOXIC AIR POLLUTION ADVANCES

The House today advanced legislation on a preliminary vote to require real-time fenceline monitoring of air toxics at certain industrial facilities and community based monitoring in areas where people are most at risk.

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May 19, 2021

HOUSE BILL BOOSTS VETERAN EMPLOYMENT

The House today advanced legislation on a preliminary vote that would encourage private employers to hire veterans by establishing a veterans hiring preference.

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May 18, 2021

HOUSE BOOSTS LOW-INCOME UTILITY ASSISTANCE & SNAP ENROLLMENT

The House today advanced legislation on a preliminary vote to significantly boost low-income utility bill payment assistance across Colorado.

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May 18, 2021

HOUSE PASSES COVERAGE FOR ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS EXAM

The House passed legislation by a vote of 54-11 that would make Colorado the first state in the country to require health insurance plans to cover an annual mental health wellness exam.

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May 18, 2021

COMMITTEES ADVANCE MATERNAL HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY BILLS

Two House Committees today advanced two bills addressing maternal and social determinants of health in Colorado.

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May 18, 2021

LAWMAKERS, ADVOCATES SEEK TO CURB YOUTH ACCESS TO HIGH-POTENCY THC

House and Senate sponsors of legislation to address youth access to high-potency cannabis products today joined Colorado parents, nurses, and students for a press conference ahead of the bill’s first legislative hearing.

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May 17, 2021

BILL TO IMPROVE COLORADO ELECTIONS MOVES FORWARD

The House State, Civic, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee today advanced legislation to improve Colorado’s gold standard elections system.

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May 17, 2021

OVERDOSE PREVENTION BILL PASSES HOUSE

The House today passed Rep. Kyle Mullica’s bipartisan bill to make lifesaving overdose reversal drugs more widely available to individuals filling high dosage opioid prescriptions. The bill passed by a vote of 48-15.

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May 17, 2021

STATE AFFAIRS PASSES BILLS TO SUPPORT VETERANS

The House State, Civic, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee today advanced two bills sponsored by Rep. David Ortiz that will support veterans in Colorado.

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May 17, 2021

HOUSE STRENGTHENS AND CLARIFIES SB-217 PROVISIONS

The House today advanced Reps. Leslie Herod and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez’s bill to clarify and strengthen certain provisions of SB20-217, the sweeping police accountability reform bill signed into law last year. The bill passed on Second Reading.

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May 17, 2021

HOUSE VOTES TO IMPROVE BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM, CREATE OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

The House passed two bills to curb the epidemic of gun violence, prevent mass shootings and save lives.

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