house transportation & local government committee
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Colorado lawmaker wants to make driver’s license tests affordable again
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The cost of getting a driver’s license in Colorado has dramatically increased in recent years and could be getting higher with newly proposed legislation. Rep. Cathy Kipp wants to roll back these costs with House Bill 1147. If passed, Kipp’s bill would cap the price of behind-the-wheel license tests at $25 for an initial test…
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Lawmakers advance bill to ban evictions, lease terminations without ‘just cause’
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When Rita Carrasco and her family were the victims of a drive by shooting at their home, she called her landlord to inform them of what happened. That same day, Carrasco said, her landlord told her she was being evicted, giving her only two days to move out. A single mother of four, Carrasco sent…
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Pugliese’s bill to end retail delivery fees killed by committee | FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS
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Less than eight months after Colorado’s new retail delivery fees took effect, Rep. Rose Pugliese brought forward a bill seeking to eliminate them. In 2021, the state legislature passed Senate Bill 21-260, a $5.4 billion, 10-year plan to build out Colorado’s roads and bridges, create more electric vehicle charging stations, boost mass transit and mitigate…
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Proposal to cap pet rent, deposits in Colorado advances
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At many Colorado animal shelters, housing instability is the No. 1 reason that pets are surrendered. So far this year, around 200 pets have been surrendered to Dumb Friends League shelters in Colorado due to problems with housing, not including homelessness, according to the organization. One of those 200 pets is a dog named Duke,…
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New bill could bring digital license plates to Colorado
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On first glance, it may look like any other license plate. But should a vehicle be stolen, the plate expired, or an Amber Alert issued, a digital license plate could become a public safety tool. So far, digital license plates have been tried out in California, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Illinois and Arizona. Now, they could…
