contraceptives

House gives preliminary approval to 2018-19 budget

Mar 29, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

DENVER – Based on the packet of amendments to the Long Appropriations Bill, Colorado lawmakers are seeing dollar signs for the first time in years. On Wednesday night the Colorado House, on a voice vote, put its stamp on the 2018-19 budget – with a lot more changes than in years past. As Wednesday began,…
Contraceptives bill allowing a year’s prescription with one pharmacy visit headed to Colorado governor

Apr 18, 2017

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Joey Bunch

Colorado women won’t have to make monthly trips to the pharmacy to get their prescription contraceptives anymore, thanks to Rep. Brittany Pettersen’s two-year effort. The Senate passed House Bill 1186 on a 22-11 vote and heads to Gov. John Hickenlooper. The measure passed the House 50-14 on March 21. The Senate sponsor was Don Coram, R-Montrose,…
Senate Republicans help push 12-month supply of contraceptives forward

Apr 5, 2017

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Peter Marcus

A Republican-controlled Senate committee on Wednesday widely backed allowing women to obtain a year’s worth of prescription contraceptives. It was a somewhat surprising vote in the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, a committee used by the majority party to kill unfavorable legislation. Similar 12-month contraceptive legislation failed in the same committee last year.…
Supporters of 12-month supply of contraceptives bill worried it will die in Colorado Senate

Apr 4, 2017

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Peter Marcus

A bipartisan bill to allow women to obtain a year’s worth of prescription contraceptives passed the House with widespread support, but faces an uncertain future in the Republican Senate. House Bill 1186 was assigned to the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, a committee used by the majority party to kill unfavorable legislation. In…
House gives first OK to 12-month supply of contraceptives

Mar 16, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

A bipartisan bill to allow women to get a year’s worth of a prescription contraceptive with one pharmacy visit breezed through an initial vote on the House floor Thursday. Rep. Kim Ransom, R-Littleton, raised a logical question: Why just birth control? She voted against House Bill 1186 in the committee, after she quizzed insurance companies on why…
This week at the Colorado Capitol: illegal pot, hate crimes, transgender’s birth certificates

Mar 6, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Here are the legislative highlights of the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Monday House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources, 1:30 p.m., Room 107 House Bill 1197 to exclude marijuana from the definition of farm products House Finance, 1:30 p.m., Legislative Services Building…

contraceptives

House gives preliminary approval to 2018-19 budget

Contraceptives bill allowing a year’s prescription with one pharmacy visit headed to Colorado governor

Senate Republicans help push 12-month supply of contraceptives forward

Supporters of 12-month supply of contraceptives bill worried it will die in Colorado Senate

House gives first OK to 12-month supply of contraceptives

This week at the Colorado Capitol: illegal pot, hate crimes, transgender’s birth certificates