Legislative Priorities

A complete summary of all bills of interest to CPHA and its members has been distributed and is available as a benefit to all members. We encourage you to join CPHA for access to this list and to receive regular emails during the legislative session.

Please contact us if you are a CPHA member and did not receive the Bill List.

2007 Legislative Wrap-up and Summary

2006-2007 Priorities:

• Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act – keep the new law strong and actively support eliminating the casino exemption, which exposes casino employees to second-hand smoke on a daily basis

• Immigration Reform – advocate for changes to the special session bill and/or implementation that assures Colorado citizens and legal immigrants can obtain the public benefits they are eligible for without undue barriers to accessing those benefits

• Childhood Immunizations – support systems and reforms that improve Colorado’s childhood immunization rates, including the new cervical cancer vaccine for young girls

2006 Legislative Wrap-up and Summary

2005-2006 Priorities:

• Authorization of the Colorado Kids 1st special license plate to raise funds for children's health promotion and disease prevention
• Passage of statewide smoke-free legislation
• Emergency contraception information to victims of sexual assault
• Amendment 35 Tobacco Tax implementation
• Improving childhood immunizations
• Increasing food inspection fees and state per capita funding support for local health agencies
• Referendum C – healthcare funding
• Passage of a primary seatbelt law
• Anti-immigrant issues
• Family care bill
• Crystal methamphetamine issues

2004-2005 Priorities:

• Implementation of Amendment 35 Tobacco Tax as intended by voters (Passed)
• authorization for the Colorado Kids 1st special license plate to raise funds for children's health promotion and disease prevention (Passed Legislature, Vetoed by Governor)
• support and promote bills to improve childhood immunizations (Both bills passed)
• support CALPHO and PHDOC inititatives related to increasing food inspection fees and state capita funding support for local health agencies (Level funding for year, bill killed)
• restoring Medicaid presumptive eligibility for pregnant women (Restored)
• passage of statewide smoke-free legislation (defeated in Seante by 2 votes)
• TABOR reform Referenda C & D  (On November 2005 ballot)