Bills Addressing Colorado Open Records Act, Colorado Open Meetings Law Introduced
A trio of bills introduced in both the House and Senate this past week would make changes to the Colorado Open Records Act and the Colorado Open Meetings Law.
Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee Approves $150,000 Study on Disinformation and Misinformation
Colorado Senate Bill 24-084 passed on a party line vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee and tasks the Attorney General with studying disinformation.
Bill Banning Algorithmic Devices in Rent Setting Passes Committee
Colorado House Bill 24-1057 would ban the use of algorithmic devices in setting the price of residential rents in the state.
House committee clears bill for Colorado concealed carry training standards
A bill that would substantially rework Colorado’s concealed carry permit training made it through its first committee hearing Tuesday.
Colorado’s Justice System, Youth, Firearm Rights in Focus this Week at the State Capitol
Bills focusing on youth and children were introduced to the legislature this week while other bills addressed the justice system and gun laws.
Colorado bill would ban guns at public parks, hospitals, other ‘sensitive places’
A Colorado bill would ban firearms from 19 locations defined as “sensitive” spaces.
Bill in Colorado to provide cash assistance to people leaving prison dies
Colorado lawmakers killed a bill that would have provided direct cash assistance for daily expenses to support people recently released from incarceration.
Youth-Centered Foster Bill of Rights Works Through Colorado Legislature
A bill giving youth in foster care specific rights in Colorado is working its way through the Colorado Legislature.
Intense opposition to U.S. Senate immigration deal quickly emerges
The proposed global security funding legislation that includes major bipartisan updates to immigration policy encountered opposition Monday.
Durango students after classmate’s overdose death inspire Narcan bill at Colorado Legislature
Students in Colorado would be expressly allowed to carry drug overdose reversal medication on campus and at school activities under a bill working its way through the Legislature, a policy that advocates say is a reasonable application of harm reduction thinking.