House Speaker Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch and Minority Leader Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver offered differing views today in light of Gov. John Hickenlooper’s executive order calling for a special session to address civil unions and six other measures that died on the House calendar Tues. evening.
Ferrandino, at a media event, said it’s the speaker’s choice to [...]
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper today, through an executive order, called for a special session of the legislature to consider seven bills–including the civil unions bill which died Tuesday evening amid controversy.
In his order Hickenlooper stated that the scope of the session addresses proposals deemed to have bipartisan support and necessary to the functioning of government.
“Much [...]
Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today that he will be calling for a special session of the legislature to convene just days after lawmakers adjourn today. The special session agenda will encompass civil unions as well as proposals that died on the calendar Tuesday evening when the House adjourned.
The rules for a special session state that a [...]
The Senate on Monday approved Senate Bill 183, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood, directing the Commission on Low-Income Energy Assistance to examine data supplied by utilities regarding notification and discontinuation of service for delinquent bills; the aim of the legislation is to better understand issues unique to low-income residential customers. Boyd [...]
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, signed the 2012/13 budget, House Bill 1335, into law today.
The state’s budget, which garnered strong bipartisan support as it emerged from the legislature, amounts to $19 billion.
Hickenlooper said the near unanimous support in the House, and bipartisan support in the Senate bodes well for the state.
“The overwhelming legislative approval of the [...]
The House Finance Committee passed Senate Bill 2, by Sen.Pat Steadman, D-Denver and Rep. Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver today, a measure allowing civil unions for gay and lesbian couples in Colorado. The deciding vote was cast by Rep. Donald Beezley, R-Broomfield
The measure now heads to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration.
The House Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 2, by Sen.Pat Steadman, D-Denver and Rep. Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver today, a measure allowing civil unions for gay and lesbian couples in Colorado. The deciding vote was cast by Rep. B.J. Nikkel, R-Loveland.
The measure now heads to the House Finance Committee for consideration.
A bipartisan House sponsored proposal is underway at the capitol to allow victims of the Lower North Fork Fire to receive compensation from the state that exceeds current limitations on such compensation.
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, Republican Attorney General John Suthers joined leadership of the Senate and House in announcing the proposal.
The soon to be introduced [...]
Lawmakers today gave preliminary approval today to a bill that creating a panel to look at compensation for victims who have suffered losses due to the recent Lower North Fork fire ignited by controlled burns conducted by the state.
House Bill 1352, which passed out of the House Judiciary Committee, Monday, would create the Lower North [...]
A measure seeking harsher penalties for hit-and-run drivers passed unanimously out of the Senate Judiciary Committee today and is now headed to the Senate Appropriations Committee before it can head to the full Senate for consideration.
House Bill 1084 by Reps. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora and Kathleen Conti, R-Littleton and Sens. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge and Steve [...]
