2022
73rd COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
LEGISLATIVE ALERTS
Last updated: 1/14/2022
IMPORANT: The Colorado legislative committees are taking public testimony both in-person and remotely via Zoom during the COVID-19 Emergency. Testifying remote is easy! You do not need to be on camera (you can choose to leave it off). Registration opens as soon as the hearing is scheduled and ends one hour before the bill is to be heard. You will have either 2 or 3 minutes to provide your public comment/testimony (they will tell you how long when the hearing begins; prepare for 3 minutes).
Here’s how to register: Visit this link, at bottom select “remote via Zoom”, select “by committee and hearing item”, select the committee the bill is to be heard in (listed below), select date of hearing, select option that includes the bill you would like to testify on, complete registration.
Once signed up, you will receive an email with further instructions. When the hearing begins, you can watch it via the Zoom link they will provide.
To testify in person, go the Colorado State Capitol, 200 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO. North entrance is temporarily closed due to COVID, please use south entrance and go through basement security. The hearing room is listed with each bill under “Testify in person”.
BILL NUMBER
RFOR POSITION
TITLE
SPONSOR(S)
COMMITTEE
STATUS
Oppose
“Vote Without Fear Act” Ban Open Carry Near Polling Places
Not Yet Scheduled In Committee
Oppose
Prohibit Hunting Bobcat Lynx And Mountain Lion
Not Yet Scheduled In Committee
Pending
Oppose
Prohibition Of “Ghost Guns” Including Possession and Manufacture
TBD
Not Yet Introduced
Pending
Oppose
Raise Minimum Age To Purchase Rifles and Other Long Guns From 18 to 21
TBD
Not Yet Introduced
Pending
Oppose
7 Day Waiting Period To Purchase Firearm
TBD
Pending
Not Yet Introduced
Pending
Oppose
Assault Weapons Ban
TBD
Pending
Not Yet Introduced
Support
Constitutional Carry Of A Handgun
Tues, Feb 8
1:30pm
HCR 1102
(remote or in-person)
Support
Concealed Handguns On School Grounds
Not Yet Scheduled In Committee
Support
Deadly Force Against Intruder At A Business
Not Yet Scheduled In Committee
Pending
Support
Repeal Ammunition Magazine Prohibition
TBD
Pending
Not Yet Introduced
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