Four Bills From the Colorado Comeback Stimulus Package Advance Through the Legislative Process
Bills to provide aid for farmers & ranchers, small businesses, and rural communities all pass through committees, bill to invest in clean energy finance moves to the House
DENVER, CO - Today, Senate Democrats advanced several stimulus bills through committees as well as the Senate floor. Bills include:
, sponsored by Senators Hansen & Winter.
As Colorado works to transition our energy sector and meet our greenhouse gas reduction goals, there are many opportunities to invest in clean energy projects and help accelerate this transition. This bill allocates $40 million to the Colorado Energy Office for several clean energy finance initiatives. The majority of these funds will be directed to the Colorado Clean Energy Fund, which acts as Colorado’s “Green Bank” with the purpose of financing clean energy projects and bridging gaps between clean energy projects and private capital pro
Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit insurance companies from using consumer information collected from outside sources such as
Colorado Senate Bill 21-169 passed its first test on May 3, 2021, as the Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee approved a strike-below version of the bill by a 4-3 margin. The.
Colorado bill prohibits insurer use of discriminatory data
PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report for America
May 3, 2021
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DENVER (AP) Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit insurance companies from using consumer information collected from outside sources such as social media and court and home ownership records to determine insurance rates.
The measure would bar insurers from using third-party site data to charge higher insurance premiums based on race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability. Such data also includes a consumer s credit score, purchasing habits and level of education.
The bill also applies to discriminatory data in algorithms and predictive modeling, systems used by insurance companies to assess risk-based characteristics that affect a customer s proposed rate.
Utility legislation, now law, will protect Oklahoma families, seniors and small businesses
Oklahoma State Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY – Two Senate bills to help manage huge spikes in energy costs after February’s historic winter storm will protect seniors, families, small businesses and Oklahoma’s economy. That’s according to Sen. James Leewright, R-Bristow, chair of the Senate select committee created to study the issue. Both Senate Bills 1049 and 1050 were recently signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Leewright, who also chairs the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee, presented the measures on the floor on behalf of Senate principal author, Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson. Rep. Garry Mize, chair of the House Utilities Committee, is the House principal author.