Legislative Resources
Legislative Resources
Despite our state’s wealth, Colorado has no real plans to sustain our prosperity and ensure it’s more widely felt by all Coloradans. Elected leaders can change that by embracing progressive policies like those explored here.
2025 SESSION
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Testimonies
Testimony on K-12 Education Adequacy Studies
Amend: Testimony on Earned-Wage Access Service Provider (HB 25-1020)
Support: Testimony on Prohibiting Price Gouging in the Sale of Necessities (HB25-1010)
Support: Testimony on Protections Against Deceptive Pricing (HB-1090)
Oppose: Local Governments Tip Offsets for Tipped Employees (HB-25-1208)
Support: No Pricing Coordination Between Landlords (HB25-1004)
Oppose: Expand Deduction for Retirement Benefits (SB25-136)
Oppose: Permanent Reductions to State Income Tax (SB25-138)
Support: Payment Card Network Practices and Fees (HB25-1282)
Support: Tax Expenditure Adjustments (HB25-1296)
Support: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (SB25-167)
Prohibit Surveillance Data to Set Prices and Wages (HB25-1264)
Require General Assembly TABOR Constitutionality Lawsuit (HJR25-1023)
2024 SESSION
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2023 SESSION
2022 SESSION
Testimonies
Support: Opportunities for Credential Attainment (SB 22-192)
Support: Homestead Exemption and Consumer Debt Protection (SB22-086)
Support: Prohibiting Transcript & Diploma Withholding (HB22-1049)
Public Testimony to Joint Budget Committee
Support: Modernization of the Older Coloradans Act (HB22-1035)
2021 session
Testimonies
Amend: Credit Transaction Charge Limitations (SB21-091)
Support: Creation of the Office of Financial Empowerment (SB21-148)
Support: Insurance Premium Property Sales Severance Tax (HB21-1312)
Support: Restrict Insurers’ Use of External Consumer Data (SB21-169)
Support: Funds Workforce Development Increase Worker Skills (HB21-1264)
Support: Health Care Requirements for Indigent Patients (HB21-1198)
Support: Remove Barriers to Certain Public Opportunities (SB21-199)
Support: Protecting Opportunities & Workers’ Rights Act (SB21-176)
Support: Prohibiting Legacy Preferences in Higher Ed Institutions (HB21-1173)
Support: Supports for Regulation of Family Child Care Homes (HB21-1222)
Oppose: Income Tax Credits for Income Tax Paid (HB21-1197)
Support: Creation of the Office of Financial Empowerment (SB21-148)
Support: Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy (HB21-1077)
Support: Extending Limitations on Debt Collection Actions (SB21-002)
Support: Private Lenders of Student Loans Acts & Practices (SB21-57)
Quick Takes
New Tax Reform Package Introduced: What’s Inside?
Q&A with Logan Jones on Alternative Loan Products
7 Things to Know About Age Discrimination
Age Discrimination in Colorado: Stories I’ve Heard & Lessons I’ve Learned
2021 Legislative Session Preview
The Tie Between Economic Insecurity & Age Discrimination
Tax Credits for Working Families
Key Budget Takeaways for This Session
How Financial Empowerment Can Help Colorado’s COVID Recovery
2020 session
Testimonies
Support: Supports for Early Childhood Educator Workforce (HB20-1053)
Support: Prohibit Housing Discrimination Source of Income (HB20-1332)
Support: Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise (SB20-215)
Support: Limitations on Extraordinary Collection Actions (SB20-211)
Support: Colorado Secure Savings Plan (SB20-200)
Support: Unemployment Insurance (SB20-207)
Support: Sick Leave for Employees (SB20-205)
Support: Colorado Affordable Health Care Option (HB20-1349)
Support: Get On Your Feet (SB20-004)
Oppose: Reduction of the State Income Tax Rate (SB20-020)
Support: College Credit for College Credit for Work Experience (HB20-1002)
Oppose: Sales & Use Tax Revenue for Transportation (SB20-044)
Support: Consumer & Employee Dispute Resolution Fairness Act (SB20-093)
Quick Takes
SB20-207 Needed Changes to UI for Colorado’s Recovery
New Priorities for a New Normal
Mid-Session Update Part 1: Fiscal Policy, Taxes, & the Budget
Mid-Session Update Part 2: Retirement, Health Care, Paid Family & Medical Leave
Mid-Session Part 3: Education & Equity
Secure Savings: How the Racial Wealth Gap Manifests for Older Coloradans
Supporting Early Child Care Educators Through HB20-1053
Why Access to Credit & Safe Banking Matters
What Just Happened? We Can’t “Just Prioritize”
What Just Happened? 10 Opening Day Quotes & What They Mean
Financial Empowerment: A Track Record of Success
2020 Legislative Session: What You Should Know
6 Things to Know When Talking About Taxes
What Does Financial Well-Being Mean to You?
2019 session
Priority Policy Briefs
How to Make Child Care More Affordable
Early Childhood Policies in Colorado
Student Debt 101: Understanding the Student Loan Debt Crisis
Student Debt 101 Follow Up: Tuition Assistance
Student Debt 101 Follow Up: Economic Consequences
Student Debt 101 Follow Up: Student Loan Repayment
Student Debt 101 Follow Up: For-Profit Schools
The Predatory Lending Landscape
Paid Family & Medical Leave: A Comparison
Retirement Security: What Colorado Can Learn from Oregon & Washington
Testimonies
Support: Improve Wages & Accountability Home Care Workers (SB19-238)
Support: Child College Savings Accounts (HB19-1280)
Support: FAMLI Family & Medical Leave Insurance Program (SB19-188)
Support: Higher Education Supplemental Academic Instruction (HB19-1206)
Support: Child Tax Credit (HB19-1164)
Support: Equal Pay for Equal Work (SB19-085)
Support: Regulate Student Education Loan Servicers (SB19-002)
Oppose: Reduction of State Income Tax Rate (SB19-055)
Support: Employee Information Student Loan Repayment Programs (SB19-057)
Quick Takes
Colorado’s Nearly 2Gen Policies
What Happened: The 2019 Legislative Session
High Insulin Costs Are Literally Killing People
A Boost to Our Caring Workforce
Checking In: Asset Building Legislation
Checking In: Colorado Housing Legislation
Checking In: Workplace Equity Legislation in Colorado
Colorado Prepares for the Future of Work
Checking In: Student Debt Legislation in Colorado
Retirement Plan Studies: At Least $155 ROI For Every $1 Spent
What’s the Real Story on FAMLI?
Paid Family & Medical Leave in Action
The Shared Responsibility of Paid Leave
Tax Credits: The Wrong Approach for Paid Leave
Questions We Must Ask (& Answer) on Tax Policy
Focusing on Colorado’s Future: What Our New Leaders Must Do
Colorado Fab Five Won on Progressive Platforms, Not Wedding Plans
