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GOP Government Transparency Bill Passed in the Senate
DENVER – Today, Senator Kirkmeyer’s government transparency bill, Senate Bill 23-053, passed unanimously in the Colorado State Senate. Senate Bill 23-053 will guarantee public employees the right to speak freely regarding terms of their employment by prohibiting the...
Senator Pelton’s Public Safety Bill Passes in the Senate
DENVER – Yesterday, Senator Byron Pelton’s bill to improve public safety and combat illegal drugs sales passed in the Senate. Senate Bill 23-109 will treat all illegal drug sales that result in a death as a Class 1 felony. Drug overdoses in the state of Colorado...
Democrats vote to limit womens’ choices over bi-partisan opposition
DENVER – Today, against bi-partisan opposition, Senate Democrats passed three abortion bills through the Colorado State Senate which limit the choices of women facing difficult circumstances. Senate Bill 188 identifies a problem that it doesn’t solve and instead...
Democrats Pass Gun Control Bills Against Bipartisan Opposition
DENVER – Democrats passed three gun-control bills through the Colorado Senate today over bipartisan opposition. Senate Bill 23-168 allows for firearms industry members to be held liable in civil court for misuse of their products or services. Senate Bill 23-169...
GOP Property Tax Relief Bill Passes in the Senate
DENVER– Today, Senate Bill 23-108 passed unanimously in the Senate. Championed by Senator Mark Baisley, the bill will allow local governments to temporarily reduce property taxes by providing tax credits or reducing the mill levy and later eliminate the tax credits or...
Democrats Kill Education Tax Bill
DENVER – Amidst falling school test scores and an continuing affordability crisis, Democrats in the Senate Education Committee killed Senate Bill 23-080, a bill that would offer parents tax credits for volunteering in schools. The bill, sponsored by Senator Paul...
Democrats reject opportunity to foster clean, reliable energy
DENVER – Today, anti-science Democrats in the Senate Transportation & Energy Committee killed Senate Bill 23-079, which would have reclassified the statutory definition of “clean energy,” to include nuclear power. During the Committee hearing today, experts from...
Democrats Kill Two GOP Tax Relief Bills, Spare One.
DENVER – Today, Colorado Senate Republicans brought three tax relief bills before the Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee; Democrats killed two of the three bills, which would have provided much needed relief to Colorado taxpayers. Killed on party...
Senate begins debate on budget supplementals; debate on corrections supplemental postponed
DENVER-- Today, the Senate began debate on budget supplementals. Consideration of Senate Bill 23-113, the supplemental bill concerning the Department of Corrections, has been delayed until tomorrow. Senator Kirkmeyer (R - Weld County) has issued the following...
Simpson’s Water Resource Bill Passes in the Senate
DENVER – Today, Senate Bill 23-010, passed unanimously in the Senate. The legislation, championed by Senator Cleave Simspon (R - Alamosa), will move water issues to the forefront of the policy conversation in Colorado, by allowing for more frequent meetings of the...
Republicans Unveil Bi-Partisan Auto Theft Bill
DENVER – Today, Senator Bob Gardner (R - Colorado Springs) joined fellow lawmakers at the State Capitol to unveil Senate Bill 23-097, a bi-partisan bill aimed at addressing Colorado’s ongoing auto theft crisis. The bill will make all auto theft a felony,...
DEMOCRATS KILL TEACHER TAX CREDIT BILL
DENVER – Today, Colorado Senate Democrats killed Senate Bill 23-030, which would have created a state income tax credit for Colorado teachers to use for their classroom expenses. This bill, sponsored by Senator Janice Rich (R - Grand Junction) and Representative Matt...