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01-11-2007, 12:26 AM #1AprilGuest
Maybe we are getting somewhere..........
Some of these Bills look real good to me!!!!
Summary of new bills introduced in the Colorado Legislature
Associated Press
January 10, 2007
A summary of new bills introduced Wednesday in the Colorado Legislature:
_ Establish the Colorado Cares Rx program to provide generic and non-patented prescription drugs at discounted prices. (Senate Bill 1)
_ Bar colleges and universities from requiring undergraduates to have health insurance. (House Bill 1026)
_ Bar minors from using tanning equipment unless prescribed by a physician. (Senate Bill 23)
_ Require athletic trainers to be certified. (Senate Bill 24)
_ Make it a crime to be in this country illegally. (House Bill 1007)_
Require all employers to apply to participate in the federal immigration verification program. (Senate Bill 29)
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Require a no-bond warrant be issued for criminal defendants who are in this country illegally and subject to removal. (House Bill 1040)_
Make it a crime to display any flag other than the flag of the united States or the state of Colorado on a permanent flagpole located on a public building and allowing the display of a prisoner of war, missing in action or veteran commemorative flags. (House Bill 1050)_
Withdraw consent given by the state to the federal government to use eminent domain to acquire land for military training. (House Bill 1069)
_ Bar the state and other political subdivisions from using eminent domain to acquire appropriated water rights. (House Bill 1036)
_ Cancel any proposed toll road unless the route is included in the statewide transportation plan. (House Bill 106
_ Expand Colorado's ''Make My Day'' law to create a presumption that a person who uses deadly force against an intruder has a reasonable fear of imminent death or serious bodily injury. (House Bill 1011)
_ Double the penalty for motorists committing traffic violations while distracted. (House Bill 1006)
_ Increase the costs levied for the benefit of crime victims and add surcharges on traffic infractions to fund the crime victim compensation fund. (Senate Bill 55)
_ Allow the Revenue Department to seize gambling winnings to pay court fines, restitution or child support. (House Bill 1071)
_ Add sexual orientation to the list of characteristics for which a person may not be discriminated against. (Senate Bill 25)
_ Lower the minimum age for compulsory education from 7 to 6. (Senate Bill 16)
_ Repeal provisions of the Unfair Practices Act that bar companies from selling products for less than cost. (House Bill 1070)
_ Create grants to encourage the use of tracking devices to locate handicapped people who become lost. (House Bill 1064)
_ Allow adoption of an agreement among states to elect the president by national popular vote. (Senate Bill 46)
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