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House Finance advanced a modernization of the Fire and Police Pension Association's death and disability plan after a divided vote on an attorney's-fees amendment, then sent a bill cracking down on rideshare denials of blind and disabled riders to Appropriations over two Republicans' objection that it punishes drivers.
Key Actions
·Transportation Network Company Discriminatory PracticesPassed
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Notable Quotes
“It's about dignity. I think that's what it's about. It's about making sure that there's accountability and if something happens, people disability gets home safe just like everyone else.”
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Votes
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (8)Lorena Garcia, Ryan Gonzalez, Bob Marshall, Gretchen Rydin, Rebekah Stewart, Yara Zokaie, Brianna Titone, Steven Woodrow
No (2)Ken DeGraaf, Anthony Hartsook
Excused (1)Max Brooks
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (10)Ken DeGraaf, Lorena Garcia, Ryan Gonzalez, Anthony Hartsook, Bob Marshall, Gretchen Rydin, Rebekah Stewart, Yara Zokaie, Brianna Titone, Steven Woodrow
Excused (1)Max Brooks
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The committee will come to order. Please call the roll. Representative Brooks. Present. DeGraff. Excused. Garcia. Gonzalez. Good afternoon. Hartsuk. Excused. Marshall. Here. Ryden. Here. Stuart Zokai. Excuse. Tatone. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. Representative Zokai is also here. Okay, folks, two bills up today. Let's see if we can be efficient. We have the sponsors here for SB 39. Mr. Speaker, pro tem Representative Taggart, who'd like to kick us off. Representative taggart. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Let me start by giving a little bit of background about the Fire and Police pension association, which SB 2639 is all about. The FPPA has been in existence since 1978, and it has provided a safety net that's invaluable for our first responders across the state and so too for their families, offering fully funded comprehensive retirement benefits and critically important death and disability benefits in the event of a first responder's serious injury or death. FPPA benefits are funded by members and their employers, and that's critical to understand. They are not funded by any state funds. It is strictly done by the employees of FPPA and their employers. These Benefits cover over 16,000 of our first responders in Colorado and…
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