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Press Releases
Feb 15, 2019
HOUSE APPROVES VALDEZ’S BIPARTISAN BILL TO IMPLEMENT SAFE PRODUCE SAFETY STANDARDS
A bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Donald Valdez, D-La Jara, that would provide the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) the authority to monitor the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption passed on the House floor today.
Feb 15, 2019
SULLIVAN, GARNETT INTRODUCE LIFE-SAVING EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER BILL
Today, Rep. Tom Sullivan and Majority Leader Alec Garnett were joined by survivors of gun violence, law enforcement officers and state legislators to unveil new legislation to prevent gun violence and protect first responders.
Feb 13, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES BIPARTISAN BILL TO HELP LOWER MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
A bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, looks to address the increasing rate of maternal deaths. This bill will allow the Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) to review cases of maternal deaths in a timely manner to then work on ways to lower these deaths.
Feb 13, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES BIPARTISAN BILL TO BAN ‘CONVERSION THERAPY’ ON MINORS
A bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo, and Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City, banning the harmful and widely discredited practice of ‘conversion therapy’ on young people passed the House Public Health and Human Services Committee today.
Feb 12, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES HANSEN BILL TO HELP CONSUMERS & ENERGY COMMUNITIES
The House Energy and Environment committee gave approval to Rep. Chris Hansen and Rep. Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo’s bill to help lower the cost of energy bills and transition toward renewable energy today. As a result of market forces, Colorado workers and communities are being negatively affected by the closure of aging power plants.
Feb 11, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES VALDEZ BILL TO IMPLEMENT SAFE PRODUCE SAFETY STANDARDS
A bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Donald Valdez, D-La Jara, that would provide the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) the authority to monitor the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption passed the House Rural Affairs and Agriculture Committee today.
Feb 8, 2019
COMMITTEE APPROVES BIRD BILL TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS
A bill sponsored by Rep. Shannon Bird, D-Westminster, that would require a greater portion of state marijuana tax revenue to go towards school renovation and construction through the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) program passed the House Education committee. The BEST program helps Colorado school districts modernize their classroom spaces by funding projects to rebuild or repair the state’s worst off PreK-12 facilities.
Feb 8, 2019
REP. LISA CUTTER’S MEDIA LITERACY BILL CLEARS COMMITTEE
The House Education Committee approved a bill sponsored by Representative Lisa Cutter, D-Jefferson County that creates a media literacy advisory committee within the Department of Education. It’s important for Colorado students become more educated about the media and the role it plays in our society
Feb 7, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES ESGAR BILL ALLOWING EASE FOR TRANSGENDER COLORADANS TO CHANGE BIRTH CERTIFICATE
A bill sponsored by Rep. Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo that will allow transgender Coloradans to change the gender on their birth certificate and other official identification documents without undergoing surgery or appearing in front of a judge passed the House Health and Insurance Committee today.
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