division of civil rights
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Hickenlooper signs bill reauthorizing Colo. civil rights agency
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Surrounded by more than a hundred supporters, civil rights commissioners and the staff of Colorado’s civil rights agency outside the state Capitol, Gov. John Hickenlooper Tuesday signed into law the bill that keeps the agency on course for the next nine years. House Bill 1256 reauthorizes both the Division of Civil Rights and the Colorado…
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Civil rights division bill could go by the wayside in session’s final days
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With just over 36 hours to go in the 2018 legislative session, one issue that has yet to be resolved is what happens to Colorado’s Division of Civil Rights and Colorado Civil Rights Commission. On April 30, the Senate passed its version of House Bill 1256, which drew immediate criticism from House Democrats and Gov.…
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Senate attempts compromise on civil rights division, commission; House sponsors say ‘no’
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Updated 5 p.m.: the governor weighs in. He doesn’t like it either. The Colorado state Senate Friday came up with a compromise on the reauthorization of the state’s Division of Civil Rights and Civil Rights Commission, but it’s a compromise only in the Senate between the two caucuses. House sponsors told Colorado Politics that they…
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Two weeks, 315 bills left in 2018 legislative session
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Well, at least the count went down a little. With 14 days left in the 2018 General Assembly session, the count for bills that are still pending some form of action has gone down, but not by much. There are now 174 bills in the House awaiting decisions ranging from committee hearing to governor’s decision…
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Civil rights commission up for dogfight in Senate committee Wednesday
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Wednesday’s biggest dogfight at the state Capitol is likely to be over House Bill 1256, the measure to reauthorize the state’s Division of Civil Rights and Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The bill is scheduled for the Senate Judiciary Committee at 1:30 p.m. The measure cleared the House on March 21 on a 36-26 vote. Despite…
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Funding for civil rights agency now in the 2018-19 Colo. budget
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UPDATE: The Senate re-adopted the 2018-19 state budget Thursday on a 31-4 vote after about $30 million in spending was added to the budget. The House also re-passed the bill Thursday on a 47-16 vote. House Bill 1322 now heads to the governor for signing; he has 10 days after it is received by his office…
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House gives preliminary approval to 2018-19 budget
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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,…
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Bill to renew civil rights agency on its way but funding hurdles remain
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The House Judiciary Committee this week signed off on a bill to reauthorize the state’s civil rights agency for another nine years, but chances the bill gets through the General Assembly in its current form are slim. And chances that the agency’s funding will be included the annual state budget when it is introduced on…
