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Colorado House OKs measure creating pandemic supply stockpile
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The state House of Representatives approved a measure Monday to create an emergency stockpile of pandemic supplies. The bill passed almost entirely along party lines, with Democrats in support of the bill and most Republicans in opposition. It will now be sent to the state Senate for consideration in the coming weeks. If enacted, House…
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Colorado bill would create emergency stockpile of masks, other supplies for next pandemic
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A proposed bill is seeking to create a statewide stockpile of personal protective equipment and other supplies to prepare Colorado for another future pandemic. If enacted, House Bill 1352 would spend nearly $2 million each year to maintain a supply of face masks, gloves and other medical-grade PPE to distribute to hospitals, vaccine clinics, schools,…