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Syringe Exchange Bill has passed!

Yesterday, SB 189 passed second reading in the House with a voice vote. Just moments ago the House of Representatives voted on SB 189. The total vote was 57 yes, 6 no, and 2 excused! COLORistas this is amazing! It means that local health departments in Colorado can now take dirty syringes in exchange for clean ones, cutting down on the spread of blood-borne diseases like HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C among drug users.

A total of 6 representatives voted NO: They were: Murray, C. Gardner, Tipton, McNulty, Baumgardner, and Lambert.

The 2 excused were: Pace and Sonnenberg.

The next step is sending the bill to Governor Ritter for his signature. We will keep you posted on the bill signing date!

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As you may have seen in the news, 11 state legislators from Colorado, members of the GOP Study Committee of Colorado (RSCC) are visiting Arizona with their counterparts to discuss SB 1070, other laws that apply to illegal immigration and more. These 11 members will be introducing legislation similar to SB-1070 in Colorado next year. This is a distraction to Colorado's real concerns. We need CIR at the Federal level. This pushes Colorado in the wrong direction. Colorado's elected officials should be focusing on the real concerns of Colorado, like jobs and the economy, rather than playing political games 3 months before the election.