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Tag:Colorado legislative session

Colorado Legislature Passes More Than 210 Bills in Session Marked with Budget Shortfalls, Protests

In a session pockmarked with budget shortfalls and protests, Colorado lawmakers still managed to pass a few important bills this year.

Colorado Legislature Postpones Indefinitely Nearly 130 Bills in 2025 Session

At the close of the 2025 Colorado legislative session, roughly 130 bills have been postponed indefinitely, or killed.

Bipartisan Bill Would Remove ‘Homosexuality’ From the Definition of ‘Sexual Conduct’ in the Colorado Criminal Code

Another bipartisan bill would allow the state’s Division of Criminal Justice to overexpend up to $2 million for felony placements.

Colorado Lawmakers Repeal, Reduce, Transfer Program Funds to Address State Funding Shortfalls

A number of bipartisan bills are speeding through the state legislature this week, with dozens that attempt to reconcile the gap in the state budget.

Thousands Protest State Education Funding Shortfalls, Executive Order Closing Education Department Signed

One of the signed bills so far in Colorado makes mid-year adjustments to school funding to account for changes in enrollment and the local share anticipated.

Two Labor, Employment Bills to Watch This Session

One bill would add three professions to the “highly compensated workers” exemption for the state’s new noncompete law and the other restricts “surveillance pricing” for wages and consumer prices alike.

Two Bipartisan Bills Aim to Address CBI Misconduct Allegations, DNA Testing Backlogs

Recent issues lawmakers are trying to address at the CBI seem to be comorbidities of an investigation into former CBI forensic scientist Missy Woods.

Lawmakers Introduce a Bill to Repeal Open Meetings Law Shield for the General Assembly

It’s unclear if the bill will survive long with the committee it was assigned to, which is popularly known as a “kill committee.”