CALL TO ACTION!
Legislation in Committee at the Capitol this Week.
Make your voice heard! These bills are being heard in committee this week and legislators need to hear from you. There are multiple ways to contact your legislators: you can call; email; testify in person or remotely. Written testimony is also accepted and encouraged. Let them know you are paying attention!
Use this link to learn how: Written Testimony and Witness Sign-up
https://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/signIn.xsp
Tuesday, March 23rd
SB21-132 Digital Communications Regulations (Donovan)
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-132
OPPOSE
“Ministry of Truth” – Concerning the regulation of digital communications, and, in connection with, creating the digital communications division and the digital communications commission.
Senate – State, Veterans, & Military Affairs, 2 PM, Room Old Supreme Court
https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/state-veterans-military-affairs/2021-regular-session
SB21-078 Lost Or Stolen Firearms (Lewis, Danielson, Sullivan, Herod)
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-078
OPPOSE
Require all lost or stolen firearms to be reported to the state
Judiciary, 1:30 PM, Room Old State Library
https://leg.colorado.gov/content/judiciary-10
HB21-1115 Board of Health Member Requirements (Kipp, Mullica, Ginal, Priola)
http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB21-1115
OPPOSE
The bill specifies that members of a county or district board of health are not allowed to serve concurrently as members of a board of county commissioners and as members of a county or district board of health.
Transportation & Local Government, 1:30 PM, Room LSB A
http://leg.colorado.gov/content/transportation-local-government-5
Wednesday, March 24th
SB21-016 Protecting Preventative Health Care Coverage (Pettersen, Moreno, Esgar, Mullica)
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-016
OPPOSE
Violates parental rights! Medical mandates that will increase
premiums and fund family planning services (Planned Parenthood).
Included in this bill are “family planning services,” as well as the ability for minors to receive
treatment, medications, and preventative services (vaccines) for sexually transmitted infections
without parental consent or knowledge.
Senate Health & Human Services committee, 1:30 PM, Room SCR357016
https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/health-human-services/2021-regular-session
See https://nvicadvocacy.org/members/Home/AnnouncementDetails.aspx?itemid=1980&Page=True
HB21-1017 Life Begins at Conception (Neville)
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1017
SUPPORT
Protect Human Life from Conception
House Health & Insurance, 1:30 PM, Room HCR 0112
https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/health-insurance/2021-regular-session
HB21-1183 Induced Termination of Pregnancy Registrar (Luck)
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1183
SUPPORT
Registration of induced abortions. Requires abortion providers to report statistical data to the health department.
House Health & Insurance, 1:30 PM, Room HCR 0112
https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/health-insurance/2021-regular-session
HB21-1108 Gender Identity Expression Anti-discrimination (Esgar)
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1108
OPPOSE
Adds “gender identity” and “gender expression” as a protected class against discrimination in a multitude of areas of law.
See blog post: https://chec.org/chec-blog/legislative-update-march-17th-2021/
Judiciary committee: 1:30 PM, Room HCR 0107
https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/judiciary/2021-regular-session-0
SB21-137 Behavioral Health Recovery Act (Petterson, Jenet, Kennedy)
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-137
OPPOSE
This is a large expansion of sharing data from CIIS that undermines public trust without clear limits of not sharing or giving access to PII. It is an over step and runs contrary to what lawmakers stated, last year, to parents that CIIS is secure and “confidential”. Section 14, page 13 is selling health data, and health data is the new commodity.
Health and Human Services committee, 1:30 PM, Room SCR 357
https://leg.colorado.gov/content/health-human-services-2
Monday, March 29th at 1:30 PM House State, Civic, Military, & Veteran Affairs committee:
https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/state-civic-military-veterans-affairs/2021-regular-session
HB21-1086 Voter Proof of Citizenship Requirement (Luck)
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1086
SUPPORT
Would set up a process to implement the Constitutional Amendment passed by voters in November 2020.
HB21-1088 Annual Audit Statewide Voter Registration System (Pico)
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1088
SUPPORT
Requires the state auditor to perform a statewide audit of the voter registration system.
HB21-1170 Advisement Committee on Elections and Information Technology (Geitner)
http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB21-1170
SUPPORT
Creates a committee to evaluate and recommend improvements in electronic voting systems.
HB21-1176 Election Integrity & Voter Accuracy (Holtorf)
http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB21-1176
SUPPORT
Creates a commission to advise the executive branch and the legislative branch on auditing procedures.
HB21-1053 Election Recount Requests (Williams)
http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB21-1053
SUPPORT
