Legislative Update 4-24-2023
Hello everyone, Only 14 days and 16 or so hours left in the 2023 legislative session. It all is required to end by 11:59 pm on Monday, May 8th. This week was very similar to last week with several late nights, but the train kept moving. On Wednesday, the Senate worked...CSP’s Budget Request
Investing in the future to ensure the safety of Coloradoโs roadwaysโฆ The Colorado State Patrol put forth a budget request to the stateโs legislature that has two solutions that fixes pay, retainment, and recruiting issues for state troopers. The first solution is to...
Legislative Update 4-17-2023
Hello everyone, Only 21 days left! Even though the compromise between House Democrats and Republicans that I mentioned last week is still holding up โ no House Republicans have asked for any bill to be read at length and the House did not work this past Sunday โ we...
Legislative Update 4-10-2023
Hello everyone, Less than 30 days left! This past week was budget week in the House. On Monday, as expected, the House Appropriations Committee stripped off all the Senate amendments to the Long Bill and referred it to second reading. Leading up to second reading...
Legislative Update 4-3-2023
Hello everyone, Only five weeks left! This past week was budget week in the Senate. The Senate took up the Long Bill and 32 orbital bills that make statutory changes needed to balance the budget. After passing Senate Appropriations on Tuesday these bills were debated...
Legislative Update 3-27-2023
Hello everyone, This past week started off normally enough; however, the week took a turn on Wednesday when an East High School student shot two administrators. On Thursday, East High School students flooded the Capitol asking legislators to support the gun bills...
Legislative Update 3-20-2023
Hello everyone, Short update this weekโฆonly seven weeks left until the end of the session! On Thursday, both Legislative Council and OSPB presented their quarterly revenue forecasts to the JBC. The March forecasts are the most anticipated of the quarterly forecasts...
Legislative Update 3-13-2023
Hello everyone, We are over halfway through the 2023 legislative session! The main theme this past week was guns. I previously mentioned the slate of gun bills Democrats introduced in an attempt to slowdown gun violence. This past week those bills started moving. On...