Reproduced from The Colorado Solar; Chart: Axios Visuals
The mud has settled on the state Capitol on the 2021 legislative session.
State of play: 169 bills accredited by the Common Meeting turned regulation on Tuesday.
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All instructed, the Democratic-led legislature passed 508 bills. Gov. Jared Polis vetoed 4. (Be aware: Prior experiences that 502 payments gained approval had been incorrect.)
What’s new: The legal guidelines now in impact embody:
Between the strains: The overwhelming majority of legal guidelines accredited this 12 months — 94% — gained bipartisan help within the Home or Senate, according to a Colorado Solar evaluation.
Sure, however: Partisanship is alive and properly in Colorado.
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28 of these 472 bipartisan payments solely gained a single Republican vote.
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Solely 3 Republicans voted sure at the least 80% of the time.
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5 Democrats voted towards their get together greater than 1% of the time.
Be sensible: The influence-peddling on the Capitol as soon as once more reached new highs as organizations, corporations and nonprofits spent a report $44 million on lobbying state lawmakers for the 12 months ending June 30, a separate Solar breakdown discovered.
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That’s an 8% improve from the prior 12 months, led by the well being care and pharmaceutical industries, which spent practically $10 million on lobbying.
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The Partnership for America’s Well being Care Future Motion was the highest spender at $790,000. The group helped neuter a measure to create a single-payer authorities medical insurance plan.
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