Tag:Javier Mabrey

Colorado Democrats announce bill that would remove union organizing barrier

A group of Democratic Colorado lawmakers will run a bill next year to alter the state’s labor laws by removing a secondary election requirement for unions.

Proposed Program to Reduce the Competency Waitlist Passes Unanimously in Committee

HB24-1355 creates a diversion program focused on treatment rather than competency restoration for defendants with mental health issues in certain cases.

Colorado voters will decide if first-degree murder defendants should be denied right to bail

Colorado lawmakers approved legislation that will send a question to voters asking if people charged with first-degree murder should be denied bail “when proof is evident or presumption is great” that the person will be found guilty. 

About a quarter of the way into the session, legislators focus on housing and property taxes

Brownstein Shareholder Sarah Mercer goes over the bills introduced so far this session that relate to housing and property taxes.

Colorado Lawmakers Eye Permanent Remote Court Options

The bills come as courts weigh the benefits and pain points of carrying pandemic-era changes into the future.