The 2002 session began on
January 9, 2002 and ended on May 8, 2002.
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Senate Bills
SB 9 - Ethnic Intimidation Bias-Motivated Crimes
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Sen. Penfield Tate (D-Denver), Rep. Mark Larson (R-Cortez)
Expands the crime of ethnic intimidation to include physical or mental disability, age,
sexual orientation and gender identity.
SB 35 - Women in the National Guard
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Sen. Ken Chlouber (R-Leadville), Rep. Joyce Lawrence (R-Pueblo)
Brings Colorado statue into consistency with federal law by allowing women to enlist in
the state military forces in the same manner as men.
SB 53 - Cesar Chavez Day Legal Holiday
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Sen. Rob Hernanez (D-Denver), Rep. Frana Mace (D-Denver)
Designates March 31st as a legal holiday observing the birthday of Cesar Chavez.
SB 60 - Concealed Handgun Permits
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Bill Text]
Oppose
Sponsor/s: Sen. Ken Clouber (R-Leadville), Rep. Al White (R-Winter Park)
Establishes a state issuance system for concealed weapons permits that would relax
standards and disallow local jurisdictions from prohibiting concealed weapons.
SB 62 - Add Pregnant Women to CHP+
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Sen. Dave Owen (R-Greeley), Rep. Laurie Clapp (R-Littleton)
Adds prenatal care and postpartum care to the children’s basic health plan (CHP+) for
pregnant women not eligible for Medicaid.
SB 67 - DMV IDs for Immigrants
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Sen. Ron Tupa (D-Boulder), Rep. Frana Mace (D-Denver)
Provides undocumented Coloradans access to a driver's license.
SB 74 - Non-discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Sen. Doug Linkhart (D-Denver)
Adds sexual orientation and gender identity to existing employment nondiscrimination
statutes.
SB 98 - Majority Vote All-Union Labor Elections
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Sen. Penfield Tate (D-Denver), Rep. Rosemary Marshall (D-Denver)
Requires that a simple majority vote is needed to approve or rescind an all-union
agreement, replacing the current requirement of a majority of those eligible to vote or
3/4 of voters.
SB 112 - Aliens' Use of IDs from Other States
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Oppose
Sponsor/s: Sen. Ron Teck (R-Grand Junction)
Requires proof of lawful presence documentation to be presented in order to obtain
documents from the Division of Motor Vehicles and denies the use of drivers' licenses
issued to undocumented immigrants by other states.
SB 115 - Study Prison Demographics
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Sen. Rob Hernandez (D-Denver), Rep. Peter Groff
(D-Denver)
Examines racial disparities in the Colorado prison population and the increasing rates of
female incarceration in order to recommend policies and programs that provide remedies.
SB 118 - Landlord and Tenant Relations
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Sen. Mary Ellen Epps (R-Colo. Springs), Rep. Bryan
Jameson (D-Ft. Collins)
Requires landlords to make certain repairs to their rental properties and allows a tenant
to break their lease without penalty if the landlord refuses.
SB 191 - Unemployment Insurance Benefits
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Sen. Bill Thiebaut (D-Pueblo), Rep. Michael Garcia (D-Aurora)
Revises Colorado's antiquated unemployment insurance program by counting workers' most
recent earnings when deciding eligibility, making part-time workers eligible for benefits,
eliminating the "waiting week" period and guaranteeing extended benefits in
times of economic recession.
House Bills
HB 1025 - Address CO Works Participant Barriers
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Rep. Andrew Romanoff (D-Denver), Sen. Bob Hagedorn (D-Aurora)
Creates a pilot program to improve screening and assessment for substance abuse and mental
health problems among Colorado Works participants.
HB 1026 - Segregated Funding Under CO Works
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Rep. Betty Boyd (D-Lakewood), Sen. Rob Hernandez (D-Denver)
Allows local governments more flexibility in spending state TANF funds on housing,
post-secondary education and assistance to receipients who have reached their 60-month
lifetime assistance limit. Also, protects local TANF funds from being used for
capital projects such as roads or prisons.
HB 1034 – Restraining Order Fees
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Rep. Jennifer Veiga (D-Denver), Sen. Norma Anderson (R-Lakewood)
Waives the $39 filing fee and $10 service fee for domestic violence restraining orders to
ease the financial hardship on low-income women.
HB 1051 - Measures to Protect Victims
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Rep. Andrew Romanoff (D-Denver)
Allows businesses to obtain a civil restraining order to protect employees and allows
employees victimized by domestic violence to take time off from work to seek a restraining
order, obtain medical and mental health care, locate safe housing, or seek legal
assistance.
HB 1069 - Make Federal Min. Wage State Min. Wage
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Rep. Desiree Sanchez (D-Denver)
Aligns Colorado’s minimum wage with the federal minimum wage.
HB 1114 - Campus Sex Offender Registration
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Rep. Joe Stengel (R-Littleton), Sen. Bob Hagedorn (D-Aurora)
Requires sex offenders upon registration to list any involvement with institutions of
postsecondary education and directs law enforcement agencies to make this information
available to the campus community.
HB 1129 - Farmers Markets/Women Infants Children
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Rep. Lois Tochtrop (D-Westminster), Sen. Deanna Hanna
(D-Lakewood)
Allows W.I.C. (Women, Infants & Children) program participants to redeem food coupons
at local farmers' markets.
HB 1249 - Make Earned Income Tax Credit Permanent
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Rep. Lynn Hefley (R-Colo. Springs), Sen. Doug Linkhart
(D-Denver)
Makes the state Earned Income Tax Credit, which targets low-income families and
individuals for tax relief, a permanent feature of Colorado tax laws.
HB 1147 - Hide Concealed Carry Permit Information
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Bill Text]
Oppose
Sponsor/s: Rep. Mark Cloer (R-Colorado Springs)
Expands legal protections for concealed weapons carriers by making their names and
identification information confidential.
HB 1155 - Add Pregnant Women to CHP+
(See SB 62)
HB 1190 - Parenting Time
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Bill Text]
Oppose
Sponsor/s: Rep. Bill Sinclair (R-Colorado Springs)
Declares presumption of equal parenting is in the best interest of the child regardless of
the family's situation.
HB 1195 - Metro Affordable Housing District
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Rep. Betty Boyd (D-Lakewood)
Creates a metropolitan affordable housing district and extends the stadium sales tax to
fund grants and loans for low and moderate income housing in the district.
HB 1264 - Safe Storage of Firearms
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Bill Text]
Support
Sponsor/s: Rep. Alice Borodkin (D-Denver)
Creates a misdemeanor offense for the negligent storage of a firearm if the firearm comes
into the possession of a juvenile who possesses the firearm in a public place, discharges
it, or uses it in violation of state or federal law.
HB 1337 - Mandatory Divorce Counseling
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Bill Text]
Oppose
Sponsor/s: Rep. David Schultheis (R-Colo. Springs)
Mandates counseling for parents before a divorce could be granted and requires a mandatory
one-year waiting period before a divorce could be made final.
HB 1356 - No Same Sex Names on Birth Certificates
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Bill Text]
Oppose
Sponsor/s: Rep. Pam Rhodes (R-Thornton), Sen. Marilyn Musgrave
(R-Ft. Morgan)
Prohibits the issuance of birth certificates listing
two persons of the same sex as parents thereby denying children a legally recognized
relationship with one of their parents.
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