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Press Releases

May 12, 2021

COLORADO COMEBACK FUNDS WEATHERIZATION GRANTS

The House Energy and Environment Committee today passed a bill to put $3 million of state stimulus funds toward the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), which provides grants to help qualified Coloradans save money, increase comfort, and better their homes and environment through proven energy conservation solutions.

May 11, 2021

IMMIGRANT LEGAL DEFENSE FUND PASSES ON SECOND READING

The House today advanced Reps. Kerry Tipper and Naquetta Ricks’s bill to help to provide legal representation for low-income Coloradans facing deportation or other immigration proceedings. The bill passed on second reading.

May 11, 2021

COLORADO COMEBACK INVESTS IN BIPARTISAN CRIME PREVENTION AND JOBS INITIATIVE

The House today passed a bill on second reading to expand the existing Justice Reinvestment Crime Prevention Initiative, which creates jobs by helping formerly incarcerated individuals learn finance skills and start a business.

May 11, 2021

JODEH CONTINUES EFFORTS TO ADVANCE HEALTH CARE EQUITY

The House today advanced Rep. Iman Jodeh’s bill to take several steps to help low income and uninsured Coloradans access the emergency health care they need. The bill passed on second reading.

May 11, 2021

HOUSE VOTES TO EXPAND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACCESS

The House today advanced Reps. Yadira Caraveo and Julie McCluskie’s bill to remove barriers to allow survivors of sexual violence on Medicaid to access a full range of reproductive health care options, including abortion, closer to their homes.

May 11, 2021

HOUSE ADVANCES STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY

The House today advanced legislation on a preliminary vote that would create a state apprenticeship agency to oversee, promote and ensure the quality of apprenticeship programs in Colorado.

May 10, 2021

BIPARTISAN BILL TO EXPAND PEACE OFFICER MENTAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM PASSES

The House today passed Rep. Julie McCluskie’s bipartisan bill to modify the existing peace officer mental health grant program to expand and enhance community based law enforcement response efforts.

May 10, 2021

COLORADO PROUD GETS A BOOST

The House Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee today passed legislation by a vote of 11-0 to help Colorado agriculture producers increase sales in markets across the globe.

May 10, 2021

HOUSE ADVANCES RECORD SEALING BILL

The House today advanced legislation sponsored by Representatives Mike Weissman and Jennifer Bacon that would automatically seal records for low level offenses while preserving public access to records when necessary and in the public interest.

May 10, 2021

HOUSE VOTES TO IMPROVE LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The House today passed Rep. David Ortiz’s bill to improve Colorado’s discrimination laws for people with disabilities and ensure our government agencies and departments provide as much protection as that provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

May 10, 2021

HOUSE PASSES COLORADO OPTION TO LOWER PREMIUMS, CREATE NEW INSURANCE OPTION

The House today passed the Colorado Health Insurance Option by a vote of 40-23. The

May 8, 2021

OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PASSES COMMITTEE

The House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee today advanced Reps. Tom Sullivan and Jennifer Bacon’s bill to create the Office of Gun Violence Prevention.

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