| Title | Bill ID | Year | Branch | Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE | SB 200 | 2011 | Senate |
SB 200, the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Act, is sponsored by Senator Boyd. It is a uniquely Colorado solution that will help facilitate one-stop shopping for health insurance for more than 350,000 Colorado families and businesses. Here are answers... |
| ELIMINATE PERA’S UNFUNDED LIABILITY | SB 1 | 2010 | Senate |
The net assets of the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) decreased from $41.4 billion as of December 31, 2007, to $30.9 billion as of July 31, 2009. Thus, there is a likelihood of the funds becoming insolvent within the next 30 years. Failure to take... |
| TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLANNING AND FUNDING | SB 108 | 2009 | Senate |
SB 108 is commonly known as FASTER (Funding Advancement for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery). The bill is a comprehensive job creation and transportation bill. It makes changes to how Colorado finances and administers transportation improvements.... |
| NONDISCRIMINATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION | SB 170 | 2009 | Senate |
This bill was entirely rewritten in the Senate Education Committee, and I am addressing only the revised version here.
The bill allows students whose parents are not legal citizens to be... |
| FLEXIBILITY TO USE STATE REVENUES | SB 228 | 2009 | Senate |
SB 228 provides more money for the General Fund by eliminating the statutory Arveschoug-Bird (AB) 6% provision. The AB provision, named for the Representative and Senator, respectively, who sponsored it as a bill in 1991, allows the General Fund to... |