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Press Releases
Apr 30, 2019
CUTTER-SULLIVAN MENTAL HEALTH BILL HEADED TO GOVERNOR
A bill sponsored by Rep. Lisa Cutter. and Rep. Tom Sullivan that will modernize behavioral health insurance coverage laws to align with federal law and close loopholes to increase access to mental health services for Coloradans is heading to the Governor’s desk.
Apr 30, 2019
HOUSE APPROVES REP. HOOTON’S BIPARTISAN BILL TO EXPAND MEDICAL MARIJUANA PRESCRIPTIONS
The House voted in favor of a bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Edie Hooton that would add a condition for which a physician would prescribe an opioid, primarily for acute pain, to the list of disabling medical conditions that authorize a person to use medical marijuana for his or her condition.
Apr 30, 2019
HOUSE APPROVES PAID FAMILY LEAVE BILL
The House gave final approval to Rep. Matt Gray and Rep. Monica Duran’s bill, SB19-188 Family Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI), that will ensure a seamless implementation of the best possible FAMLI policy for Coloradans. The plan creates an outline and execution schedule that lays the groundwork for the implementation of a strong, robust paid family leave policy for Colorado workers and businesses by 2024.
Apr 30, 2019
HOUSE APPROVES MCCLUSKIE BILL TO RENEW EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM
The House gave preliminary approval to a bipartisan bill, sponsored by Rep. Julie McCluskie to renew the Colorado Reading To Ensure Academic Development Act (Colorado READ Act), a K-3 literacy instructional program that began in 2012.
Apr 30, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES BILL TO ADDRESS CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
The House Education committee unanimously approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Janet Buckner and Rep. Barbara McLachlan that would add more guidelines and protections around sexual misconduct and violence in higher education institutes in Colorado.
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