Join dozens of patriots from around the state every Monday morning at 7:30 AM. We gather via Zoom to discuss the latest issues here in Colorado and beyond. With your computer or phone please be a part of the discussion.
Here is the link and passcode:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86086258574?pwd=sn9VP4XYSpicSdlokglNx7sJqFSn2y.1
Meeting ID: 860 8625 8574
Passcode: 012057
May 30, 2026
1. Colorado’s War on Guns
2. Colorado’s War on Private Travel
3. CISA is Not Worth Saving
4. Welfare Fraud
5. Breakfast Club Zoom Call ihis Monday
1. Colorado’s War on Guns
I reported on this earlier, but it bears repeating.
Last year the legislature passed and the governor signed SB25-003. It is a severe law that makes it very difficult to buy semi-automatic guns in Colorado. Here is a description of what it will take to ask for the government’s permission to buy most semi-automatice weapons. Here is an intriguing way to voice your concern with this new law. And here is some legitimate evidence that restricting gun ownership doesn’t make anyone safer, it does the exact opposite.
SB25-003 is, in my opinion, also a violation of our state constitution.
Article II, Section 13 – “The right of no person to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and property… shall be called in question.”
The legislature and governor have gone way beyond questioning our right to bear arms, they are turning our right into a highly regulated privilege. It is time to “throw the bums out.” Please join other liberty loving Americans at the Larimer County GOP’s Liberty and Lead.
For details click here.
2. Colorado’s War on Private Travel
The legislature and governor are also fighting against our right to travel. While they let our highways fall apart they are actively funding (with our tax dollars) publicly funded buses and trains.
The only purpose of HB26-1430 is to reduce transportation funding if a proposed initiative passes that will increase road funding. Instead they are super charging RTD and giving the governor more power over the RTD board while reducing citizen input. They are also stacking the deck against the citizens in favor of super expensive rail development.
3. CISA is Not Worth Saving
I first ran across the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) while in the State Senate. I found a graphic novel style pamphlet they had published. now, several years later, I don’t recall the subject of the pamphlet, but I clearly remember that it was pure propaganda. There was no truth in it, only an intent to deceive.
Therefore, when I ran across this article on how the establishment class is trying to keep CISA active while Trump is trying to cut back on them and stop their censorship agenda, I easily saw the issue. I pass this on as an example of the battles President Trump faces, even within our own party.
4. Welfare Fraud
Finally, during these past several weeks there has been so many issues to cover that I haven’t had space to cover all the stories on welfare fraud. Here is a quick observation from the Trump administration. In a nutshell, if it wasn’t for all of the fraud, we could still balance the budget. Need I say much more? Okay, a little more… next November “throw the bums out.”
6. Breakfast Club Zoom Call is Every Monday
Join dozens of patriots from around the state every Monday morning at 7:30 AM. We gather via Zoom toThe legislature discuss the latest issues here in Colorado and beyond. With your computer or phone please be a part of the discussion.
Here is the link and passcode:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86086258574?pwd=sn9VP4XYSpicSdlokglNx7sJqFSn2y.1
Meeting ID: 860 8625 8574
Passcode: 012057
For Life and Liberty!
Kevin Lundberg
fmr Colorado State Senator
As the executive director for the Republican Study Committee of Colorado, I am working to keep this organization a powerful voice for conservative values in the Colorado legislature. We are a non-profit 501(c)4 organization, relying on contributions (which are not tax-deductible).
Donations can be sent to: Republican Study Committee of Colorado, P.O. Box 378, Berthoud, CO 80513
May 23, 2026
1. Larimer GOP Liberty and Lead
2. Gun ban in Colorado?
3. More Election News
4. Marco Rubio’s Message for Rededicate 250
5. Legislature is Done, Now its in the Governor’s Court
6. No Breakfast Club Zoom Call ihis Monday
1. Larimer GOP Liberty and Lead
For details click here.
2. Gun ban in Colorado?
Speaking of firearms, Colorado is working on a serious ban AND registration system for many very common rifles and pistols. This is the implementation of last year’s SB25-003. Here is their first draft of the regulations.
3. More Election News
More evidence that our election systems need serious reform. Click here, here,, and here.
4. Marco Rubio’s Message for Rededicate 250
Last Sunday was Rededicate 250. Here is Secretary of State Rubio‘s message to the nation. It is well worth the time (4 minutes) to watch this.
And, as a stark contrast watch this incredible conversation on a hard left network where the host shows complete ignorance of a fundamental principle that formed the Declaration of Independence.
5. Legislature is Done, Now its in the Governor’s Court
The legislature is done and the governor has 30 days after they end to sign, veto or let bills become law without his signature. I will not spend a lot of time analysing his actions until later in his 30 day window.
However some bills on his desk need to be seen for what they are. I will start with the anti-roads bill, HB-1430. It is particularly insidious. This bill is explicitly designed to gut a transportation funding initiative, which will probably be on the 2026 ballot. The legislature doesn’t want more money for roads and passing HB26-1430 proves it. If the initiative passes HB26-1430 will kick in and prevent any more funding for roads in Colorado. This is the legislature preemptively vetoing a citizens initiative. The votes were party-line, except for one Democrat in the House. The majority party needs to be sent packing. Sent packing by the voters who those legislators obviously do not respect in any shape of form.
6. No Breakfast Club Zoom Call ihis Monday
It is Memorial Day and the Breakfast Club is taking a break.See you next Monday but not Memorial Day morning.
Final Footnote, What is Wrong with this Picture?
These are the 2026 Colorado girls high school long jump champions. However, the “guy” in red on the right is not a girl...
For Life and Liberty!
Kevin Lundberg
fmr Colorado State Senator
As the executive director for the Republican Study Committee of Colorado, I am working to keep this organization a powerful voice for conservative values in the Colorado legislature. We are a non-profit 501(c)4 organization, relying on contributions (which are not tax-deductible).
Donations can be sent to: Republican Study Committee of Colorado, P.O. Box 378, Berthoud, CO 80513
May 15, 2026
This week’s newsletter is published early to help cover this breaking story.
Tina Peters to be released from prison on June 1!
The Colorado governor finally took some positive action for Tina Peters. The terms of her release are not yet fully known, but according to the governor’s letter she will be released on parole on June 1. He admitted her sentence was unusually harsh, but failed to admit that any time for her actions behind bars was really more political retribution rather than proper legal jurisprudence.
We rejoice for this significant step forward for Tina and look forward to fully clearing her good name and fulfilling her goal of establishing true election integrity for the people of Colorado.
For more details on this developing story click here.
-update published on May 16-
The reactions to the governor’s shortening of Tina’s sentence to 4 and 1/2 years and declaring she will be released on parole June first were predictable from the public officials who still hang onto their now seriously debunked line that Colorado has the “gold standard” of elections. Somehow they think that simply reducing her sentence is a “dark day for democracy” – Griswold.
Griswold, who is now running to be Colorado’s next Attorney General, is once again showing her deep hatred for anyone who dares to ask serious questions about Colorado’s election systems. Here are the comments I made in the Senate way back in 2013 when Griswold’s party put in place same day voter registration and the current all mail balloting system.
I also note, after some consideration of what this now means for Tina. She will be a parolee, not a free citizen. For the duration of her parole she will be subject to whatever oversight the parole board requires. It may very well amount to something that looks more like house arrest than functioning as a free citizen, with the prospect of being thrown back in prison if any small detail of the parole is violated.
I am grateful she will be released from a prison cell, but this is still a far cry from a just resolution to the initial injustice. Tina Peters was a county clerk and recorder doing her best to preserve the election records in her county. Colorado still has a long way to go before we can once again say we are the home of the brave and land of the free.
1. Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving
2. More Election News
3. Biggest City Mayors
4. Redistricting the Colorado Map
5. Legislature Adjourns
6. Breakfast Club Zoom Call is Every Monday
1. Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving
Sunday is an important day for our nation. President Trump has declared it a day to rededicate our nation to God and publicly acknowledge His guidance and protection. The programs that will be held on the National Mall will be broadcast over several networks. I prefer to watch on Real America’s Voice, whihc is based in Centennial, Colorado.
2. More Election News
In addition to the big story of Tina Peter’s release from prison there is still so much more coming out about election integrity issues. Click here, here, here, here and here.
3. Biggest City Mayors
In New York and LA the mayors and candidates for mayor have been making the news. Here are a couple of samples, here and here.
4. Redistricting the Colorado Map
As redistricting congressional seats across the country continues, there is an effort to do it in Colorado. It cannot be done this year, but the Democrats are trying for 2028.
5. Legislature Adjourns
It has been another tough session for liberty loving citizens of Colorado. Of the 22good bills I have identified and followed all, except one, were killed. I think this is a record for my goodbill/bad bill lists. Of the 42 really bad bills I have been following a handful of them were killed, which I credit the minority Republicans for at least having accomplished, but still 30 of these really bad bills were passed by the majority party, many on party-line margins.
Here is what strikes me as the attitude the majority party legislators showed on the last day of their mostly successful session (its called the cupid shuttle).
Good bills
Second Amendment Protection Act
Title says it all. This bill would repeal many of the current Colorado laws that limit our Second Amendment rights. Killed in first committee
Expand Deduction for Retirement Benefit
Tax reductions are almost always good steps in the right direction. Killed in first committee PLV
Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
Nuff said… died on calendar
Right to Firearm Possession & Elimination of Extreme Risk Protection Orders
This bill repeals the red flag laws. Killed in committee, PLV
Limitations on Bills Introduced by General Assembly Members
Lowers the number of bills allowed to each member from the current policy of five bills to three bills. Killed in first committee
90 Day Legislative Session
Shortens the legislative session from 120 days to 90 days. Killed in first committee
Children Are Not for Sale Act
Similar to the PKC initiative, but not as strong a penalty as the PKC initiative. Killed in first committee PLV
Protect Female Sports Act
Similar to the PKC initiative of banning men in women’s sports programs. Killed in Committee PLV
Offer Pregnant Person Do Not Abort Form
Creates a legal form for a pregnant woman to clearly state their intent to never abort the child, in the event that the mother is not able to communicate due to some illness or injury. Killed in first committee
Safeguard Minors from Sex-Altering Interventions
Similar to the PKC initiative banning sex-altering surgeries and related issues. Killed in first committee, PLV.
Discuss Adoption Information with Pregnant Persons
Requires abortion clinics to offer information about adoption. Killed in committee, PLV
Limitation on Gender Transition Procedure Claims
Authorizes a suit to be brought against a doctor who conducted a gender transition procedure on a youth up until the age of 38. Killed in committee, PLV
Temporary Decrease Statutory Property Tax Revenue Limits
Modestly limits growth for property taxes. Killed in committee, PLV
Constitutional Carry of Handgun
Lowers age minimum to 18 and makes concealed carry automatic, without a permit. Killed in committee, PLV
Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture
Initially I didn’t include this bill as I wasn’t sure it would get very far and it does not fully cure the problems with Civil Asset Forfeiture. However, it did pass both houses and is therefore the one bright positive light in the year’s good bill list. Click here for more information.
Repeal Retail Delivery Fees
Killed in committee, PLV
Department of Public Health and Environment Regulation of Abortion Clinics
Killed in committee, PLV
Family Stability & Kinship Care
Passed Senate
Challenges Meeting 2030 Emissions Reduction Goals
A mild pushback against shutting down all coal-fired plants by 2030. Killed in committee (replaced by SB26-182)
State & Local Unmanned Aircraft Regulation
Keeps local governments out of regulating drones. Killed in committee
Parental Equality & Child Empowerment Act
Encourages equal parenting time for parents. Lost, PLV (party-line vote)
Ban Government Access Historical Location Information Database
In today’s data hungry world this bill would put some limits on how much personal location information that a government agency can collect and share. Died on calendar
Bad bills
Big Bills to Follow Carefully
This bill designation means these bills will have a huge impact and they have some legitimate merits, but could turn into monsters of government control. They are also particularly dangerous because they are being introduced in the last few days of the session and probably will not get sufficient scrutiny in such a busy and limited time frame.
Administration of Publicly Funded Education Programs
You won’t find the word homeschool in this bill, but that is exactly what this bill is aimed at. It is calling for strict scrutiny on enrichment programs that are primarily used by homeschool families and funded by generous state funding formulas. This bill seeks more accountability for the use of those funds, which is usually appropriate for all state funded programs. I have always counseled homeschool families who have used these enrichment programs to be vary cautious if the state starts to demand more data. This bill will probably create a significant degree of oversight over any homeschool family that participates in these programs.
CHEC (Christian Home Educators of Colorado) has long promoted parent directed homeschooling without government funding (and therefore control). I agree with CHEC (and encouraged this policy when it was adopted). Parents who chose to teach their children at home should not be subject to strict government oversight. HB26-1428 will change that principle for far too many homeschooling families.
I have a suggestion. Instead of creating this new bureaucracy, simply reduce the per pupil funding for the enrichment programs to more realistic cost levels. Let the free market drive it from there. Passed Senate
Updated Clean Energy Plan Municipally Owned Utility
This bill replaces SB26-022. It does extend the deadline for ending coal fired utility plants by two years, but it still envisions shutting down our baseload power source for electricity, which is complete economic insanity. Compare this to what Chris Wright is doing through the US Department of Energy. Killed in Senate
Bad bills
Housing Developments on Qualifying Properties
Creates a special class of devlopers of low income housing that excludes for profit developers and the bill prempts local zoning codes, including height regulations in residential areas. This bill typifies the socialist attitude that big government knows best by replacing free-market dynamics with a new set of heavy government regulations. Signed by guvernor
Worker Protection Collective Bargaining
This bill would break the balance Colorado has had for many years between a right to work state and a unionized state. Even Polis had to veto a similar bill last year. We shall see if he is consistent this year. Passed Senate, PLV
Data Center & Utility Modernization
This encourages data centers, but it only gives the tax breaks to union shops, hence it makes the bad bill list. Killed in committee
Protections for Worker Safety
Anti-Trump deregulations. This bill looks to be intended to stop Trump administration attempts to ease off on federal regulations. Killed in Senate third reading
Transit and Housing Investment Zones
Tens of millions of dollars for transit funding gimmicks. Passed Senate PLV (except one D also voted no)
Eviction Protections for Tenants
Makes the evistion process much longer and more difficult. Killed in committee
Modifications to Elections
This 44 page bill concerns very detailed election processes. It seems to fully repeal any process to challenge improper voter registrations, it extends the days for voting, requires all colleges of 1000 students or more (not just state schools) to have access to voting on campus, it creates more details for rank choice voting and I am certain it creates much more mischief in these 44 pages. Passed Senate, PLV
Requirements for Firearms Dealers
Makes it much more difficult to be a firearms dealer in Colorado. Requires permanent records be kept for all firearms transactions and those records to be available to all police officers. This looks like the beginning of gun registration in Colorado. Passed Senate,
Prohibit Three-Dimensional Printing Firearms & Components
Not only prohibits making gun parts with 3-D printing, but makes it illegal to even have the software that could produce those parts. signed by governor
Tenant Data Information
More regulations on landlords equals less and more expensive housing in the state.Passed Senate, PLV
Modify Tax Expenditures
This bill intentionally increases business taxes and Colorado tax preparation by decoupling state depreciation from federal tax depreciation schedules. Even though the bill mentions a legal decision that stated TABOR is not violated if the net revenues to the district do not go up, this bill (and HB26-1223) corrupts the concept by increasing taxes in one area and specifically spending the same amount in a totally unrelated area somehow doesn’t violate the TABOR principle that the voters must approve all new taxes. BTW, TABOR does not have any provision of allowing “de minimus” increases of taxes. Instead TABOR says: “Its preferred interpretation shall reasonably restrain most the growth of government.”
Lost in Senate committee
Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures
Another blatant violation of TABOR. Intentionally states that it does not violate TABOR when iti increases sales taxes on software sales and shifts those new tax revenues to child tax credits, all without a vote of the people. Passed Senate PLV (except one D also voted no)
Law Enforcement Identification & Immigration Training Requirements
Anti-ICE legislation killed in committee
Protect Safety of Individuals Who Are Immigrants
Anti-ICE legislation passed in committee passed Senate PLV
Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures
This 70 page bill is packed full of changes to the Colorado tax code. Many are increasing the radical left’s climate change policies by giving more incentives for “green” policies. The bill also has several tax increases, including a real bombshell in section 17 that will put a sales tax on all precious metal sales. This is a new tax and a clear violation of TABOR because the bill does not require a vote of the people to create this new tax. I am certain there are many other TABOR violations in this tax bill, but this tax and gold and silver is a huge policy shift and it is buried in the middle of this very complicated tax bill. Passed Senate PLV (except one D also voted no)
Colorado Bureau of Investigation Firearms InstaCheck Unit Operating Hours
One more anti-gun bill. This one eliminates the CBI requirement that they be available 12 hours a day to process background checks. passed Senate PLV
Abuse in Cases of Separation
This is an extremely dangerous bill that will strip away parental rights and hand it over to the state by creating a very broad definition to the term “coersive control.” Listen to this description from Kristy Burton Brown. Passed Senate committee, PLV
Right to Be Out at Work
This requires all employers use any name an employee choses and the employee cannot be restricted to dress in their biologically correct clothing. The trans employee can use whatever bathroom they want. Other employees are to be trained to accept transgenderism as normal, etc. etc. I also have not found any conscience exception for a business owner (think Bible believing business owner, church, christian school, etc.) that finds these requirements violate their moral convictions. Killed in Committee
Accessible Language Statutory Ballot Title Requirements
This bill rips apart a significant component of the Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights (TABOR). TABOR requires specific language placement for ballot questions that deal with taxes and spending. The bill allows the Title Board to ignore what the Colorado Constitution says and bury the TABOR required language in the ballot title. passed Senate. PLV
Civil Actions for Conversion Therapy Survivors
This one is obviously aimed at the current case just decided by the US Supreme Court challenging the Colorado law preventing a licensed therapist from any treatment for gender dysfunctions except affirming the patient’s gender confusion. This opens up the therapist and anyone managing that therapist to significant legal exposure by essentially inviting lawsuits against any therapy that questions the transgender ideology. Will they never learn? Passed Senate, PLV
Abortion Medication Access on College Campuses
One more state policy that officially endorses abortion and forces schools to comply. There is a religious conviction exemption, but absent that, every other school is required to follow this abortion mandate. Passed Senate, PLV
Transfers from Unclaimed Property Trust Fund
1401 takes $75,000,000 and sweeps it into state spending for the next budget year. If you or I, as trustees for a trust fund did this we would go to prison, but the legislature and governor, if he allows the bill to go into law, just call it business as usual. Passed Senate
Cash Fund Transfers to General Fund
This bill sweeps tens of millions of dollars into the general fund. These dollars, collected largely through fees for specific cash funds, were intended to be spent on the purposes of the individual cash funds (which are usually outside of TABOR limitations. Now the money will be used to fill the big black hole the legislature and governor have created over the past several years. Passed Senate
Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service Enterprise
This is not a fee, it is a tax! Passed Senate
Transportation Funding Adjustments
This insidious bill is meant to change transportation funding to defeat a proposed initiative that would increase road funding. It is an anti-raod funding bill. For more information click here. Passed Senate PLV (except one D also voted no)
Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order
Expands red flag laws with additional entities who can file these secret reports to have guns confiscated without the owner being notified of the court proceeding. Included in the additions is K-12 schools. Given the attitudes in some schools, it is very troubling to think that nder the terms of this bill the school could initiate this secret court order. Signed by Governor
Rights Violation in Immigration Enforcement Remedy
Anti-ICE bill creates a path for personal lawsuits against ICE officers or those who cooperate with Ice. Passed House, PLV
Mental Health Access
Creates a fee (tax) on internet provider services for mental health services. This new enterprise would tax just about everyone in the state without a vote from the people. It is a clear violation of TABOR. Killed in Committee
Legal Protections for Dignity of Minors
Makes changing a minor’s name (transing) secret in court public documents and if a parent is not supportive of transing the child the court is to use that criteria to restrict or remove the parent’s access to the child. Click here for more information from Heritage Action on this bill. signed by governor
Revenue Classification Taxpayers Bill of Rights
This bill lists many fees and fines that are not subject to TABOR revenue limits. I suspect it is designed to bring in more money for a soon to be cash strapped state government. Passed House, PLV
Record Keeping & Regulation of Sale of Firearm Barrel
More anti-gun legislation, this time giving a gun barrel sale as many regulatory hurdles as a complete gun sale and requires records be kept for firearm barrel transactions. died on calendar
Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage Verification
Requires workers comp insurance for just about all permitted building projects in the state Passed House
Decriminalize Adult Commercial Sexual Activity
This bill legalizes prostitution. Wow. Killed in Committee
Large-Load Data Centers
This bill requires all large data centers to provide their own electric power, which makes some sense, but it also requires it to be “green” energy, which makes it impossible. However, it makes as much sense as any other impossible green energy mandate, so in the make believe world of the global warming extremists it is at least consistent. Killed in Committee
Authorize Local Electronic Ballot Return
Creates online voting for local elections killed in committee
State Public K-12 Education Funding
This bill, if enacted and allowed to run it’s course for the next ten years will strip billions of dollars from the TABOR refunds to pay even more to our failing public schools. At least they recognize that the people must vote on this TABOR busting idea. The bill actually doubles the amount prescribed for growth for government school funding over the last time they tried this scenario (about 25 years ago). We know the results will not be good. Here is what a proponent of the bill has to say. Here is another opinion.
Passed House
Increase Access Homeowner’s Insurance Enterprise
Creates a new tax (fee) on all homeowners insurance policies to supposedly lower insurance costs by subsidizing new roofs. passed House, PLV
Health Insurance Affordability Measures
“Borrows” money from the unclaimed property trust fund. A shell game with the trust fund. passed House
Dumb bills
Transfers of Certain Pet Animals
Banning all pet stores from selling cats and dogs. signed by governor
Consumer Protections to Promote Fair Market Pricing
Puts the government in charge of retail prices in many stores across the state. Killed in committee
Wildlife Collision Prevention
Adds another “optional” fee to vehicle registrations Passed House
Restrict Single-Use Food Serviceware Distribution
So… about ten years ago I bought my lunch at a Wendy’s and took it to the Senate podium for second reading to discuss the bill before us that day. It was a carbon copy of this one, banning some fast food disposable items and leaving others as ok. It was a ridiculous idea then and it is the same today. This is a dumb bill. Passed House
6. Breakfast Club Zoom Call is Every Monday
Join dozens of patriots from around the state every Monday morning at 7:30 AM. We gather via Zoom to discuss the latest issues here in Colorado and beyond. With your computer or phone please be a part of the discussion.
Here is the link and passcode:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86086258574?pwd=sn9VP4XYSpicSdlokglNx7sJqFSn2y.1
Meeting ID: 860 8625 8574
Passcode: 012057
For Life and Liberty!
Kevin Lundberg
fmr Colorado State Senator
As the executive director for the Republican Study Committee of Colorado, I am working to keep this organization a powerful voice for conservative values in the Colorado legislature. We are a non-profit 501(c)4 organization, relying on contributions (which are not tax-deductible).
Donations can be sent to: Republican Study Committee of Colorado, P.O. Box 378, Berthoud, CO 80513
May 9, 2026
1. PKC Celebration was fantastic!
2. More Election News
3. Cameras and Kill Switches
4. Legislative Bills – Five More Days
5. Breakfast Club Zoom Call is Every Monday
1. PKC Celebration was fantastic!
Last Thursday several hundred Protect Kids Colorado supporters gathered for an incredible evening of celebration for the success of getting the three initiatives onto the 2026 ballot. It was also a serious launch of the next phase of this campaign and the message is very simple: tell everyone you know about the initiatives and urge them to vote yes. For some pictures of this extraordinary evening click here and here.
2. More Election News
I will keep harping on election integrity issues until we get this big problem fixed. Here and here and here are a few more examples of what I am talking about.
3. Cameras and Kill Switches
Big brother is not only watching, he is getting another tool with which to control: kill switches on new cars. I am concerned that our freedoms are rapidly eroding with these new technologies. Check these issues out here, here and here.
4. Legislative Bills – Five More Days
It has been another tough session for liberty loving citizens of Colorado. The only good news is it will have to wrap up next Wednesday. Check out the good bill/bad bill list below.
Transportation Funding Adjustments
This insidious bill is meant to change transportation funding to defeat a proposed initiative that would increase road funding. For more information click here. It has already passed the House, PLV
Most of the bad bills are now law or are still headed that direction. Not one good bill has passed both houses and the vast majority have been killed. This is the worst record I have ever seen for a legislative session…
Good bills
Second Amendment Protection Act
Title says it all. This bill would repeal many of the current Colorado laws that limit our Second Amendment rights. Killed in first committee
Expand Deduction for Retirement Benefit
Tax reductions are almost always good steps in the right direction. Killed in first committee PLV
Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
Nuff said… Passed first committee but still no further progress
Right to Firearm Possession & Elimination of Extreme Risk Protection Orders
This bill repeals the red flag laws. Killed in committee, PLV
Limitations on Bills Introduced by General Assembly Members
Lowers the number of bills allowed to each member from the current policy of five bills to three bills. Killed in first committee
90 Day Legislative Session
Shortens the legislative session from 120 days to 90 days. Killed in first committee
Children Are Not for Sale Act
Similar to the PKC initiative, but not as strong a penalty as the PKC initiative. Killed in first committee PLV
Protect Female Sports Act
Similar to the PKC initiative of banning men in women’s sports programs. Killed in Committee PLV
Offer Pregnant Person Do Not Abort Form
Creates a legal form for a pregnant woman to clearly state their intent to never abort the child, in the event that the mother is not able to communicate due to some illness or injury. Killed in first committee
Safeguard Minors from Sex-Altering Interventions
Similar to the PKC initiative banning sex-altering surgeries and related issues. Killed in first committee, PLV.
Discuss Adoption Information with Pregnant Persons
Requires abortion clinics to offer information about adoption. Killed in committee, PLV
Limitation on Gender Transition Procedure Claims
Authorizes a suit to be brought against a doctor who conducted a gender transition procedure on a youth up until the age of 38. Killed in committee, PLV
Temporary Decrease Statutory Property Tax Revenue Limits
Modestly limits growth for property taxes. Killed in committee, PLV
Constitutional Carry of Handgun
Lowers age minimum to 18 and makes concealed carry automatic, without a permit. Killed in committee, PLV
Repeal Retail Delivery Fees
Killed in committee, PLV
Department of Public Health and Environment Regulation of Abortion Clinics
Killed in committee, PLV
Family Stability & Kinship Care
Passed Senate
Challenges Meeting 2030 Emissions Reduction Goals
A mild pushback against shutting down all coal-fired plants by 2030. Killed in committee (replaced by SB26-182)
State & Local Unmanned Aircraft Regulation
Keeps local governments out of regulating drones. Killed in committee
Parental Equality & Child Empowerment Act
Encourages equal parenting time for parents. Lost, PLV (party-line vote)
Ban Government Access Historical Location Information Database
In today’s data hungry world this bill would put some limits on how much personal location information that a government agency can collect and share. Passed seond committee PLV
Bad bills
Big Bills to Follow Carefully
This bill designation means these bills will have a huge impact and they have some legitimate merits, but could turn into monsters of government control. They are also particularly dangerous because they are being introduced in the last few days of the session and probably will not get sufficient scrutiny in such a busy and limited time frame.
Administration of Publicly Funded Education Programs
You won’t find the word homeschool in this bill, but that is exactly what this bill is aimed at. It is calling for strict scrutiny on enrichment programs that are primarily used by homeschool families and funded by generous state funding formulas. This bill seeks more accountability for the use of those funds, which is usually appropriate for all state funded programs. I have always counseled homeschool families who have used these enrichment programs to be vary cautious if the state starts to demand more data. This bill will probably create a significant degree of oversight over any homeschool family that participates in these programs.
CHEC (Christian Home Educators of Colorado) has long promoted parent directed homeschooling without government funding (and therefore control). I agree with CHEC (and encouraged this policy when it was adopted). Parents who chose to teach their children at home should not be subject to strict government oversight. HB26-1428 will change that principle for far too many homeschooling families.
I have a suggestion. Instead of creating this new bureaucracy, simply reduce the per pupil funding for the enrichment programs to more realistic cost levels. Let the free market drive it from there. Passed Senate
Updated Clean Energy Plan Municipally Owned Utility
This bill replaces SB26-022. It does extend the deadline for ending coal fired utility plants by two years, but it still envisions shutting down our baseload power source for electricity, which is complete economic insanity. Compare this to what Chris Wright is doing through the US Department of Energy. Killed in Senate
Bad bills
Housing Developments on Qualifying Properties
Creates a special class of devlopers of low income housing that excludes for profit developers and the bill prempts local zoning codes, including height regulations in residential areas. This bill typifies the socialist attitude that big government knows best by replacing free-market dynamics with a new set of heavy government regulations. Signed by guvernor
Worker Protection Collective Bargaining
This bill would break the balance Colorado has had for many years between a right to work state and a unionized state. Even Polis had to veto a similar bill last year. We shall see if he is consistent this year. Passed Senate, PLV
Data Center & Utility Modernization
This encourages data centers, but it only gives the tax breaks to union shops, hence it makes the bad bill list. Killed in committee
Protections for Worker Safety
Anti-Trump deregulations. This bill looks to be intended to stop Trump administration attempts to ease off on federal regulations. Passed Senate second reading
Transit and Housing Investment Zones
Tens of millions of dollars for transit funding gimmicks. Passed first committee PLV
Eviction Protections for Tenants
Makes the evistion process much longer and more difficult. Killed in committee
Modifications to Elections
This 44 page bill concerns very detailed election processes. It seems to fully repeal any process to challenge improper voter registrations, it extends the days for voting, requires all colleges of 1000 students or more (not just state schools) to have access to voting on campus, it creates more details for rank choice voting and I am certain it creates much more mischief in these 44 pages. Passed Senate, PLV
Requirements for Firearms Dealers
Makes it much more difficult to be a firearms dealer in Colorado. Requires permanent records be kept for all firearms transactions and those records to be available to all police officers. This looks like the beginning of gun registration in Colorado. Passed Senate,
Prohibit Three-Dimensional Printing Firearms & Components
Not only prohibits making gun parts with 3-D printing, but makes it illegal to even have the software that could produce those parts. signed by governor
Tenant Data Information
More regulations on landlords equals less and more expensive housing in the state.Passed Senate, PLV
Modify Tax Expenditures
This bill intentionally increases business taxes and Colorado tax preparation by decoupling state depreciation from federal tax depreciation schedules. Even though the bill mentions a legal decision that stated TABOR is not violated if the net revenues to the district do not go up, this bill (and HB26-1223) corrupts the concept by increasing taxes in one area and specifically spending the same amount in a totally unrelated area somehow doesn’t violate the TABOR principle that the voters must approve all new taxes. BTW, TABIR does not have any provision of allowing “de minimus” increases of taxes. Instead TABOR says: “Its preferred interpretation shall reasonably restrain most the growth of government.”
Passed House
Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures
Another blatant violation of TABOR. Intentionally states that it does not violate TABOR when iti increases sales taxes on software sales and shifts those new tax revenues to child tax credits, all without a vote of the people.passed Senate appropriations
Law Enforcement Identification & Immigration Training Requirements
Anti-ICE legislation killed in committee
Protect Safety of Individuals Who Are Immigrants
Anti-ICE legislation passed in committee passed Senate second reading
Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures
This 70 page bill is packed full of changes to the Colorado tax code. Many are increasing the radical left’s climate change policies by giving more incentives for “green” policies. The bill also has several tax increases, including a real bombshell in section 17 that will put a sales tax on all precious metal sales. This is a new tax and a clear violation of TABOR because the bill does not require a vote of the people to create this new tax. I am certain there are many other TABOR violations in this tax bill, but this tax and gold and silver is a huge policy shift and it is buried in the middle of this very complicated tax bill. passed Senate appropriations committee
Colorado Bureau of Investigation Firearms InstaCheck Unit Operating Hours
One more anti-gun bill. This one eliminates the CBI requirement that they be available 12 hours a day to process background checks. passed Senate PLV
Abuse in Cases of Separation
This is an extremely dangerous bill that will strip away parental rights and hand it over to the state by creating a very broad definition to the term “coersive control.” Listen to this description from Kristy Burton Brown. Passed Senate committee, PLV
Right to Be Out at Work
This requires all employers use any name an employee choses and the employee cannot be restricted to dress in their biologically correct clothing. The trans employee can use whatever bathroom they want. Other employees are to be trained to accept transgenderism as normal, etc. etc. I also have not found any conscience exception for a business owner (think Bible believing business owner, church, christian school, etc.) that finds these requirements violate their moral convictions. Killed in Committee
Accessible Language Statutory Ballot Title Requirements
This bill rips apart a significant component of the Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights (TABOR). TABOR requires specific language placement for ballot questions that deal with taxes and spending. The bill allows the Title Board to ignore what the Colorado Constitution says and bury the TABOR required language in the ballot title. passed Senate. PLV
Civil Actions for Conversion Therapy Survivors
This one is obviously aimed at the current case just decided by the US Supreme Court challenging the Colorado law preventing a licensed therapist from any treatment for gender dysfunctions except affirming the patient’s gender confusion. This opens up the therapist and anyone managing that therapist to significant legal exposure by essentially inviting lawsuits against any therapy that questions the transgender ideology. Will they never learn? The passes in the Senate, PLV
Abortion Medication Access on College Campuses
One more state policy that officially endorses abortion and forces schools to comply. There is a religious conviction exemption, but absent that, every other school is required to follow this abortion mandate. Passed Senate committee
Transfers from Unclaimed Property Trust Fund
1401 takes $75,000,000 and sweeps it into state spending for the next budget year. If you or I, as trustees for a trust fund did this we would go to prison, but the legislature and governor, if he allows the bill to go into law, just call it business as usual. Passed Senate
Cash Fund Transfers to General Fund
This bill sweeps tens of millions of dollars into the general fund. These dollars, collected largely through fees for specific cash funds, were intended to be spent on the purposes of the individual cash funds (which are usually outside of TABOR limitations. Now the money will be used to fill the big black hole the legislature and governor have created over the past several years. Passed Senate
Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service Enterprise
This is not a fee, it is a tax! Passes House, PLV
Transportation Funding Adjustments
This insidious bill is meant to change transportation funding to defeat a proposed initiative that would increase road funding. It is an anti-raod funding bill. For more information click here. passed House, PLV
Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order
Expands red flag laws with additional entities who can file these secret reports to have guns confiscated without the owner being notified of the court proceeding. Included in the additions is K-12 schools. Given the attitudes in some schools, it is very troubling to think that nder the terms of this bill the school could initiate this secret court order. Signed by Governor
Rights Violation in Immigration Enforcement Remedy
Anti-ICE bill creates a path for personal lawsuits against ICE officers or those who cooperate with Ice. Passed House, PLV
Mental Health Access
Creates a fee (tax) on internet provider services for mental health services. This new enterprise would tax just about everyone in the state without a vote from the people. It is a clear violation of TABOR. Killed in Committee
Legal Protections for Dignity of Minors
Makes changing a minor’s name (transing) secret in court public documents and if a parent is not supportive of transing the child the court is to use that criteria to restrict or remove the parent’s access to the child. Click here for more information from Heritage Action on this bill. signed by governor
Revenue Classification Taxpayers Bill of Rights
This bill lists many fees and fines that are not subject to TABOR revenue limits. I suspect it is designed to bring in more money for a soon to be cash strapped state government. Passed House committee
Record Keeping & Regulation of Sale of Firearm Barrel
More anti-gun legislation, this time giving a gun barrel sale as many regulatory hurdles as a complete gun sale and requires records be kept for firearm barrel transactions. Passed House second reading
Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage Verification
Requires workers comp insurance for just about all permitted building projects in the state Passed House committee, PLV
Decriminalize Adult Commercial Sexual Activity
This bill legalizes prostitution. Wow. Killed in Committee
Large-Load Data Centers
This bill requires all large data centers to provide their own electric power, which makes some sense, but it also requires it to be “green” energy, which makes it impossible. However, it makes as much sense as any other impossible green energy mandate, so in the make believe world of the global warming extremists it is at least consistent.
Authorize Local Electronic Ballot Return
Creates online voting for local elections killed in committee
State Public K-12 Education Funding
This bill, if enacted and allowed to run it’s course for the next ten years will strip billions of dollars from the TABOR refunds to pay even more to our failing public schools. At least they recognize that the people must vote on this TABOR busting idea. The bill actually doubles the amount prescribed for growth for government school funding over the last time they tried this scenario (about 25 years ago). We know the results will not be good. Here is what a proponent of the bill has to say. Here is another opinion.
Passed House committee
Increase Access Homeowner’s Insurance Enterprise
Creates a new tax (fee) on all homeowners insurance policies to supposedly lower insurance costs by subsidizing new roofs. passed House committee, PLV
Health Insurance Affordability Measures
“Borrows” money from the unclaimed property trust fund. A shell game with the trust fund. passed Senate
Dumb bills
Transfers of Certain Pet Animals
Banning all pet stores from selling cats and dogs. signed by governor
Consumer Protections to Promote Fair Market Pricing
Puts the government in charge of retail prices in many stores across the state. Killed in committee
Wildlife Collision Prevention
Adds another “optional” fee to vehicle registrations Passed House
Restrict Single-Use Food Serviceware Distribution
So… about ten years ago I bought my lunch at a Wendy’s and took it to the Senate podium for second reading to discuss the bill before us that day. It was a carbon copy of this one, banning some fast food disposable items and leaving others as ok. It was a ridiculous idea then and it is the same today. This is a dumb bill. Passed House
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Kevin Lundberg
fmr Colorado State Senator
As the executive director for the Republican Study Committee of Colorado, I am working to keep this organization a powerful voice for conservative values in the Colorado legislature. We are a non-profit 501(c)4 organization, relying on contributions (which are not tax-deductible).
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