TODAY: GOV. RITTER TO VISIT NORTHERN COLORADO

 

Gov. Bill Ritter will be visiting Greeley and Fort Collins today as he continues his tradition of signing legislation into law in communities around the state.

 

After addressing a Greeley Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Gov. Ritter will sign several bills sponsored by state Rep. Jim Riesberg:

 

HB 1035 (Riesberg/Heath), Clean Tech Medical Device

HB 1173 (Riesberg/Hodge), Contraband Cigarettes & Tobacco Products

SB 026 (Williams/Riesberg), Regulation of Athletic Trainers

SB 290 (Bacon/Riesberg), Higher Ed Capital Construction Approval

 

The luncheon begins at noon at the University of Northern Colorado, University Center Ballroom, 2045 10^th Ave.

 

Later this evening in Fort Collins, Gov. Ritter will join Reps. Randy Fischer and John Kefalas and Sen. Bob Bacon at a town hall meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Council Tree Library, 2733 Council Tree Ave., Suite 200.  At the start of gathering, Gov. Ritter will sign:  

 

SB 052 (Bacon/Pommer), Higher Ed Research Fund

HB 1105 (Kefalas/Scheffel), Colorado Innovation Investment Tax Credit

HB 1064 (Kefalas/Sandoval), Economic Opportunity Poverty Task Force

HB 1094 (Levy & Fischer/Bacon), Cell Phone Prohibitions for Drivers

HB 1282 (Fischer/Schwartz), Electronic Device Recycling Task Force

HB 1349 (Fischer/Heath), Continue Healthcare After Employment

 

Over the past three years, Gov. Ritter has invited the public to take part in signing ceremonies at schools, senior centers and solar parks in Alamosa, Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Broomfield, Colorado Springs, Commerce City, Denver, Fort Collins, Frisco, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Gunnison, Lakewood, Littleton, Longmont, Louisville, Keystone, Pueblo and Thornton.

 

Friday is the final day for Gov. Ritter to take action on bills from the 2009 legislative session. Gov. Ritter also will be visiting Summit County, Montrose and several Denver neighborhoods for signing ceremonies this week.

 

"It's important that we bring the business of the Capitol directly to the people and communities of Colorado," Gov. Ritter said. "Many of the bills approved by the legislature start with an idea from a Colorado resident. Often, those residents can't travel all the way to the Statehouse to see their idea signed into law, so each year we take a little bit of the Capitol right to them."

 

Click here or visit www.colorado.gov/governor for a complete list of 2009 legislative action already taken by Gov. Ritter.