GOV. RITTER'S TUESDAY SCHEDULE FOR BILL-SIGNING CEREMONIES

 

Gov. Ritter will be signing more than two dozen bills into law during ceremonies at the State Capitol on Tuesday. This is the final week for Gov. Ritter to take action on bills from the 2009 legislative session. Here is Tuesday's schedule:  

 

Noon:              Gov. Ritter will sign House Bill 1317 (Pace & McKinley/Kester), concerning Pinon Canyon.

                        Location: Governor's Office, State Capitol.

 

3:30 p.m.        Legislation supporting Colorado's military personnel and veterans:

                 HB 1039 (McNulty-Kopp), In-state Tuition Military Veterans        

HB 1205 (Looper & Balmer/Williams), Voting by Overseas Armed Forces

HB 1280 (Looper/Tapia & Williams), Colorado Youth Challenge Corps National Guard

                 HB 1291 (Nikkel/Shaffer), Veterans Resource Info Clearinghouse

                 HB 1329 (Marostica/White), Veterans Trust Fund Percentages

                                    Location: West Foyer, State Capitol.

                                   

3:50 p.m.        Legislation protecting Colorado's water and natural resources:

SB 106 (Isgar/Roberts), Water Supply Reserve Accounts

SB 158, (Isgar/Baumgardner), Private Land Conservation Incentive

SB 235 (Gibbs & Isgar/Merrifield), Wildlife Habitat Stamps & Passports

HB 1129 (Looper/Romer & Harvey), Precip. Harvesting Pilot Projects

HB 1303 (Curry/Isgar), Admin Mineral Development Water Wells

                                    Location: West Foyer, State Capitol.

 

4:15 p.m.        SB 244 (B. Shaffer/Primavera), Autism Spectrum Disorders

                                    Location: West Foyer, State Capitol.

 

4:30 p.m.        SB 133 (Spence/Primavera), Traumatic Brain Injury Fund

                                    Location: West Foyer, State Capitol.

 

4:45 p.m.        Additional healthcare and nonprofit legislation:  

HB 1043 (Ryden/Williams), Make-a-Wish Foundation of Colorado Check-off

HB 1047 (Todd/Williams), Alternative Therapies for Medicaid

HB 1111 (Massey & Swalm/Boyd & Schwartz), Health Res. Underserved

HB 1119 (Vigil/Schwartz), Rural Substance Abuse Grant Program

HB 1252 (Roberts/Isgar), Expand Health Access Pilot San Luis Valley
HB 1281 (Labuda/M. Carroll & Newell), State Boards People with Disabilities

SB 138 (Boyd/Gagliardi), Sunset Certified Nurses Aides

SB 239 (Tochtrop/Riesberg), Sunset State Board Nursing

                                    Location: West Foyer, State Capitol.

 

5:15 p.m.        HB 1346 (Carroll/Shaffer), Recovery and Reinvestment Finance Act of 2009

                                    Location: West Foyer, State Capitol.

 

5:20 p.m.        SB 006 (Boyd/Solano), County Jail ID Unit

                                    Location: West Foyer, State Capitol.

 

5:30 p.m.        Gov. Ritter will join a free Help Fair for Working Families on the East Side of the Capitol to sign several bills into law, including legislation to help responsible homeowners avoid foreclosure and bring additional unemployment benefit funds to Colorado. Click here to see the complete list of bills and to learn more about the Help Fair.

 

Click here for a schedule of other bill-signing ceremonies that will be held in communities around the state this week.