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House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Rep. Ron Weinberg's two proposals to shrink the Colorado legislature's footprint — HB26-1073, capping each lawmaker at three bills a year instead of five, and HB26-1074, trimming the session from 120 to 90 days — were both killed in the State Affairs Committee, each drawing bipartisan dissent as members from both parties balked at burying the ideas.
Key Actions
·Limitations on Bills Introduced by General Assembly MembersKilled
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Notable Quotes
“Just for the record, so that people don't think we pass 700 new laws a year. Every supplemental budget for an agency is a bill. Every. Every budget is a bill.”
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Votes
Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction
Yes (6)Cecelia Espenoza, Meg Froelich, Kenny Nguyen, Naquetta Ricks, Chad Clifford, Jenny Willford
No (5)Michael Carter, Lisa Feret, Rebecca Keltie, Stephanie Luck, Ron Weinberg
Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction
Yes (7)Michael Carter, Cecelia Espenoza, Meg Froelich, Kenny Nguyen, Naquetta Ricks, Chad Clifford, Jenny Willford
No (4)Lisa Feret, Rebecca Keltie, Stephanie Luck, Ron Weinberg
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The House State Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee will come to order. Ms. King, please call the roll. Representatives. Representatives Brad. Not Bradley. I'm sorry, give me just one second. There we go. Okay. Representative Carter? Present. Espinoza. Here. Gray. Here. Rollick. Yes. Kelty. Here. Black. Here. Wynn. Here. Bricks. Excused. Weinberg. Live and in person. Clifford. Here. Madam Chair. Here. We have two bills on the calendar today, both with Representative Weinberg. Lucky us. First, we'll start with House Bill 1073. Tell us about your bill. And also for the record, Representative Ricks joined us just in the nick of time. Well done, Rep, and welcome. Rep. Weinberg, floor is all yours. Thank you, Madam Chair. Good to be before this committee again and call this the Weinberg Day. With both bills being my own, I promise not to waste any of your time. The first bill I am presenting towards this committee is literally reducing the number of bills that us as legislators would be able to impose onto the public and to the state of Colorado. So very straightforward, just like the second one. Let me know if you have any questions. But I think we…
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