Links to your CO Senatorial Resources
If you'd like to e-mail your Sentator, or appear on the floor to testify on this bill, please use the following resources.
Update: The bill passed the House. It will next be scheduled for committee review in the Senate. A committee must be proportional, that is, they're composed of the same proportion of parties as is the entire Senate. Don't be discouraged by the fact the Senate has more Democrats than Republicans, as the bill passed 45 to 25 in the House, so a lot of Dems supported it. If it passes committee review, it will be introduced to the Senate as a whole, for its vote before being forwarded to Governor Hickenlooper.
Find your Senator - Use this link to locate the e-mail address, mailing address, and telephone number of your Senator. It is ESPECIALLY important for you to contact your Senator by all means if your Senator is a Democrat! Of the 25 members of the House who voted no, most of them were Democrats.
I called my Senator about an hour ago and received a wealth of information! I was able to give some information, too.
Note: If you don't know your district, just click on the districts until you find mention of your county. There are 35, so on average, you'll only have to check 18 of them.
Find HB11-1205, here - Use this link to find the bills page, then select bill range for 1201-1250 and click Go. Ours is 5th from the top.
Once there, you can review the latest version of the bill, all previous versions, and its history of House, Senate, and committee reviews. Also available are committee reports, fiscal notes, etc.
Committe Page - Use this link to find out which committee it's in and the status of it's progress in committee.
Here's the Senate Calendar - Use this link to find out when the bill is scheduled for Senate review. That's the day you can visit our state capitol, appear at the times indicate for its review (get there early), and possibly even testify. I've been told time will be very tight, as in 30 seconds per person, so please write and rehearse what you're going to say.
That's all for now.
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