Calls to Action - Week of 5/6/19

Not sure who is your state representative or state senator?  Now is a great time to find out! 

Call your State Senators and Representatives and thank them for a job well done and for making Colorado a better place for their constituents to live and work.  Colorado’s 2019 legislative session ended last Friday and was a great success for the progressive agenda!  The General Assembly passed 400 bills, 95% with bi-partisan support!  Here are some of the highlights:

Passed major climate and environment bills to:

• Reform oil & gas regulation to include local control and prioritization of human health
• Reduce carbon emissions by 90% by 2050
• Help utilities retire carbon plants
• Expand infrastructure for electric vehicles
• Impose stricter water quality standards

Passed Civil & Human Rights legislation to:

• Restore the right to vote to Coloradans on parole
• End gay conversion therapy for minors
• Temporarily remove guns from at-risk owners
• eliminate barriers to mental health services for youth
• Create automatic voter registration
• Strengthen the Colorado Consumer Protection Act
• Remove money bail for petty offenses
• Change drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor

Passed Healthcare legislation to:

• Enact a reinsurance bill
• Protect consumers from out-of-network surprise bills
• Investigate a public health care option
• Import prescription drugs from Canada

Passed Education legislation to:

• Create free, full-day kindergarten
• Ensure all sex-ed classes are comprehensive, and include consent
• Create and seed college savings accounts with $100 for every Colorado child born
• Increase rural teacher stipends
• Mandate civil government education
• Put on the Nov. 2019 ballot a plan to retain funds for education and infrastructure

Passed Economic Security legislation to:

• Strengthen protections for renters
• Penalize employers who don't pay proper wages
• Take steps toward equal pay and paid family leave