Here’s a look at what happened in the Colorado legislature this week, as well as some issues that lawmakers could be dealing with in the coming weeks.
Monday
Tuesday
Outdoors groups will try again to change rule that prevents recreation on some private land
“It has been difficult to live up to our moniker as the Rocky Mountain State over the past couple of years with some of our 14,000-foot peaks being off limits to the public,” said Roxborough Park Republican Mark Baisley in a news release. “The solution seems simple: exempt private land owners from liability when they permit free access across their property.”
Wednesday
Thursday
Colorado House Republicans elect new minority leader, replacing Mike Lynch after week of upheaval
Colorado state Rep. Rose Pugliese, a first-term lawmaker who had served as assistant minority leader, beat out fellow Reps. Matt Soper and Ken DeGraaf in two rounds of voting. “Republicans stand united in our desire to chart a different path in our state,” she wrote in a statement, “and we are working hard on policies that deliver on our commitment to make Colorado more affordable, safer and ensure parental rights and educational choice are priorities.”
Friday
Two kinds of fakes — deepfakes and fake electors — top Colorado secretary of state’s legislative agenda this year
Reining in artificial intelligence, cracking down on “fake elector” schemes and expanding voter access on tribal lands are Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s top priorities for this year’s legislative session. “An attempt to overthrow a free and fair election is an attack on the people of this nation and an attack that undermines the strength of our nation itself,” said state Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, a Pueblo Democrat sponsoring a bill to criminalize schemes to install fraudulent slates of presidential electors.
