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Press Releases

Mar 12, 2019

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPROVES TITONE BILL ON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

The House Education committee approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Brianna Titone, D-Arvada, that will provide a baseline statutory guidance for how public schools can operate as a community school. Statutorily defining community schools would open up the possibility for additional federal education funding and research shows that students in low-performing schools achieve more in the classroom when they switch to schools with a community school model.

Mar 12, 2019

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPROVES COLEMAN’S BIPARTISAN BILL ON HIGHER ED SUCCESS

Rep. James Coleman’s bill help invest in Colorado’s future and would enhance the ability of higher education facilities to help struggling students unanimously passed through the House Education committee today.

Mar 12, 2019

HOUSE PASSES REP. VALDEZ’S BILL TO ADDRESS ANIMAL CRUELTY

The House passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Alex Valdez, D-Denver, that seeks to provide more mental health treatment for people convicted of animal cruelty and also bar people convicted of certain kinds of animal cruelty from possession of a pet animal for a period of time while they receive treatment.

Mar 12, 2019

REP. SINGER’S BIPARTISAN BILL TO PROTECTION CASEWORKERS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED HOUSE

A bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont, to protect the personal information of caseworkers that work in child abuse and neglect cases unanimously passed the House.

Mar 12, 2019

HOUSE APPROVES JACKSON-GALINDO BILL TO HELP RENTERS

The House gave preliminary approval to Rep. Dominique Jackson and Rep. Rochelle Galindo’s bill to allow sufficient time for tenants to remedy a lease violation before getting evicted.

Mar 11, 2019

TIME TO SQUEEZE OUT THE COMPETITION: HOUSE APPROVES BILL TO HELP KIDPRENEURS

The House gave final approval to a bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. James Coleman, D-Denver, to allow children to operate a temporary business, such as a lemonade stand, without a license.

Mar 11, 2019

LOCAL WAGE OPTION LEGISLATION RECEIVES HOUSE APPROVAL

The House gave final approval to a bill sponsored by Rep. Rochelle Galindo, D-Greeley, and Rep. Jovan Melton, D-Aurora, to provide local governments the option to raise the minimum wage within their jurisdictions.

Mar 8, 2019

HOUSE GIVES GREENLIGHT TO THE VALDEZ’S ELECTRIC VEHICLE BILL

The House gave final approval today to Rep. Alex Valdez and Rep. Donald Valdez’s bill to modify existing statute governing the existing electric vehicle grant fund.

Mar 8, 2019

REP. ROBERTS’ BILL ON WINTER DRIVING CLEARS PASS(AGE)

The House floor gave preliminary approval today to a bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Dylan Roberts to increase safety and efficiency on our roads by updating and revising language in statutes for motor vehicles driving the I-70 mountain corridor.

Mar 8, 2019

HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES REP. VALDEZ’S BILL TO ADDRESS ANIMAL CRUELTY

The House Judiciary committee passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Alex Valdez, D-Denver, that seeks to provide more mental health treatment for people convicted of animal cruelty and also bar people convicted of certain kinds of animal cruelty from possession of a pet animal for a period of time while they recieve treatment.

Mar 8, 2019

HOUSE APPROVES CUTTER-WEISSMAN BILL TO EXPAND DISCLOSURE OF FUNDING IN CAMPAIGNS

A bill sponsored by Rep. Lisa Cutter, D-Jefferson County and Rep. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora to require expanded disclosure of funding behind campaign communications passed the House today.

Mar 7, 2019

HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES LOCAL WAGE OPTION LEGISLATION

The House Transportation and Local Government committee approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Rochelle Galindo, D-Greeley, and Rep. Jovan Melton, D-Aurora, to provide local governments the option to raise the minimum wage within their jurisdictions.

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