DENVER, CO – Legislation to save people money on housing by building thousands more homes and expanding access to critical workforce housing today passed House and Senate Committees.

DENVER, CO —  Today, Governor Jared Polis, Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, cabinet members, state legislators, members of the business community, and  education advocates announced legislation to elevate student-to-career pathways, continue to bring good-paying jobs to Colorado, and support Colorado’s thriving economy for years to come.

DENVER, CO - As part of Colorado Democrats’ ongoing work to save people money, Sen. Chris Hansen (D-Denver) and Rep. Lindsey Daugherty (D-Arvada) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help families save money on their tax filings.

DENVER, CO – The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senators Brittany Pettersen (D-Lakewood) and Jeff Bridges (D-Greenwood Village) to prohibit post-secondary institutions from withholding transcripts because a student owes a debt to the institution.

DENVER, CO – The Senate today passed legislation sponsored by Senators Brittany Pettersen (D-Lakewood) and Robert Rodriguez (D-Denver) that would provide permanent whistleblower protections for workers who speak out about health or safety concerns at their workplace. 

DENVER, CO – The Senate yesterday introduced bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Faith Winter (D-Westminster) and Reps. Monica Duran (D-Wheat Ridge) and Mike Weissman (D-Aurora) to ensure Colorado victims of human trafficking, stalking, domestic violence, child abuse, and rape can continue to receive essential services.

DENVER, CO – The Senate Health & Human Services Committee today passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Chris Kolker (D-Centennial) that would clarify that crisis facilities must provide mental health and substance use disorder services to individuals in crisis, including youth and people with disabilities.

DENVER, CO – Lawmakers in the Colorado Senate introduced a pair of bills aimed at improving access to Colorado’s behavioral health care and increasing the state’s health care workforce.The legislation was developed based on recommendations from the state’s Behavioral Health Transformational Task Force.

DENVER, CO – The Senate today approved bipartisan legislation from Senator Rachel Zenzinger (D-Arvada) that aims to help support foster youth seeking higher education opportunities in Colorado. 

DENVER, CO – Following the devastating Marshall Fire, the Colorado Senate today gave final approval to legislation that would expand an outreach campaign to raise awareness and motivate more than half of the state’s population to better prepare for extreme wildfires.

DENVER, CO – The Senate today passed a bill to enhance Colorado’s voting systems and safeguard elections from internal and external threats, on a 21-13 bipartisan vote.

DENVER, CO – The Colorado Senate today gave final bipartisan approval to the Safer Streets Act, an evidence-based approach to help local governments make critical improvements that will cut down on crime and improve public safety in Colorado.

DENVER, CO – The Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved a bill sponsored by Senator Jessie Danielson (D-Wheat Ridge) that aims to improve the state’s response to murdered and missing Indigenous individuals.

DENVER, CO – Governor Jared Polis signed two bills sponsored by Senator Joann Ginal (D-Fort Collins) into law today to prevent the doxxing of health care workers and strengthen services provided to older Coloradans.

DENVER, CO – Speaker Alec Garnett, Governor Jared Polis, Senators Brittany Pettersen and John Cooke, Representative Mike Lynch, Colorado district attorneys, public health experts and state lawmakers today unveiled comprehensive bipartisan legislation to combat the fentanyl crisis, remove fentanyl from Colorado communities and save lives.

DENVER, CO – The Senate Health & Human Services Committee today unanimously approved a bipartisan bill sponsored by Sen. Chris Kolker (D-Centennial) to improve access to behavioral health care for Colorado youth.

DENVER, CO – With Roe v. Wade in jeopardy at the U.S. Supreme Court, Colorado Senate Democrats today advanced the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) to ensure Colorado’s laws protect fundamental reproductive rights, including abortion, on a preliminary vote.

BOULDER, CO – Boulder legislators Senate President Steve Fenberg, Representative Judy Amabile, Representative Edie Hooton, and Representative Matt Gray today released a joint statement commemorating the one year anniversary of the King Soopers shooting.

DENVER, CO – Today, the Senate passed two bills to enhance Colorado’s voting systems and ensure they remain free from attempts at intimidation or coercion.

DENVER, CO – The Senate today unanimously approved two bipartisan bills sponsored by Senator Pete Lee (D-Colorado Springs) that would expand a pretrial diversion program to help more Coloradans with behavioral health conditions get the treatment they need, and make court text message reminders automatic to address unnecessary incarceration and save Coloradans money.