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Press Releases
Feb 6, 2019
HOUSE PASSES TIPPER & KENNEDY’S BILL TO ENSURE LOCAL CONTROL FOR SALE OF NICOTINE PRODUCTS
The House passed a bill today sponsored by Representative Kerry Tipper, D-Lakewood and Representative Chris Kennedy, D-Lakewood to allow local governments to make their own decision regarding the licensing, taxation and assessing of fees for tobacco products.
Feb 5, 2019
HOUSE PASSES BUENTELLO-KIPP BILL TO INCLUDE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN GRADUATION RATES
The House overwhelmingly approved Rep. Bri Buentello and Rep. Cathy Kipp’s bill to require Colorado schools to count students who are enrolled in special education and who complete the minimum graduation requirements in state-and-local high school graduation rates.
Feb 5, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES MCLACHLAN-ROBERTS BILL TO MAKE CLEAN WATER A PRIORITY
A bill sponsored by Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango and Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Avon that looks to help prevent water pollution from future hardrock mining operations in Colorado passed the Rural Affairs and Agriculture committee today.
Feb 2, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES TIPPER & KENNEDY’S BILL ON LOCAL CONTROL FOR SALE OF NICOTINE PRODUCTS
The House Health and Insurance committee approved a bill sponsored by Representative Kerry Tipper, D-Lakewood and Representative Chris Kennedy, D-Lakewood to allow local governments to make their own decision regarding the licensing, taxation, and assessing fees of tobacco products.
Feb 1, 2019
REP. MCCLUSKIE INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO HELP LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR COLORADANS
Rep. Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, introduced a bipartisan bill today to lower health care costs for Coloradans across the state. Coloradans on the individual market are struggling to keep up with the out-of-control costs of health care, particularly in rural areas of the state. By establishing a reinsurance program Colorado can stabilize the individual marketplace, increase health insurance participation and share the risks more broadly.
Jan 31, 2019
REP. DURAN APPLAUDS DEFEAT OF SO-CALLED “RIGHT-TO-WORK” LEGISLATION
This week, the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee defeated a so-called “right-to-work” bill. The bill would have hampered the ability of workers in our state to organize, a right provided through long-standing federal law.
Jan 31, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL EDUCATION BILL
The House Health and Insurance committee approved Representative Susan Lontine and Representative Yadira Caraveo’s bill to expand the content in the comprehensive sexual education that many students in Colorado already receive. This bill does not require schools to teach sex education, however, it does add consent, defining a healthy relationship, and sexual orientation to the current curriculum.
Jan 31, 2019
TWO-PERSON CREW ON FREIGHT TRAINS CRUISES THROUGH COMMITTEE
The House Transportation and Local Government Committee approved a bill to improve the safety of train operations in Colorado. The two person crew leading this legislation are Representative Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial and Representative Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo.
Jan 24, 2019
HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES EXUM BILL TO EXTEND CHILD CARE TAX CREDIT FOR COLORADO PARENTS
The House Finance committee approved Rep.Tony Exum Sr.’s bill to extend the low-income child care tax credit today. The bill would help ease the childcare burden on hardworking families, roughly 32,000, in Colorado for another eight years.
Jan 24, 2019
ROBERTS’ BIPARTISAN PUBLIC HEALTH CARE OPTION BILL PASSES COMMITTEE
The House Health and Insurance Committee approved a bipartisan bill by Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Avon and Rep. Marc Catlin, R-Montrose to create a new affordable and competitive health option in the state of Colorado that will be available to families and individuals when purchasing health insurance.
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