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2022 Legislative Session Bill List
Below is a list of proposed bills supported (and sometimes opposed) by the All Families Deserve a Chance Coalition. We will be updating this list as each bill moves through the various legislative committees that will need to address it before coming to a vote of the legislature. PLEASE NOTE: In the Title & Description column, many of the Titles have a link to an information sheet or draft of the bill. Those links are underlined and highlighted in green.
Bill # | Type | Sponsors | Title & Description | Position | Status |
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| State Budget (Long Bill) | Housing and Renter Protections | Eviction Legal Defense: Request for greater funding for existing program to help ensure tenants have representation in eviction court. | Support | Included in the budget through an amendment in the Senate | |
| HB22 1083 | Housing and Renter Protections | Rep. Tipper, Rep. Rich, Sen. Winter | Colorado Homeless Contribution Income Tax Credit: Modifies existing tax credit to establish statewide eligibility and support full continuum of effective homeless interventions and services. | Support | Passed 1st Comm amended, referred to Approps |
| SB22 019 | Housing and Renter Protections | Sen. Winter, Rep. Woodrow | Technical Clarification of Eviction Court Record Access: Ensures that legal services providers can appropriately counsel prospective clients without undermining the goals of HB20-1009. | Support | Became law—Governor signed on 3/15/22! |
| HB22 1287 | Housing and Renter Protections | Rep. Boesenecker, Rep. Hooton, Sen. Winter | Mobile Home Park Act: Build on and strengthen protections for mobile home park residents | Support | Passed 1st comm. amended, referred to Appropriations |
| HB22 1259 | Family Economic Security | Rep. Duran, Rep. Jodeh, Sen. Moreno, Sen. Story | TANF BCA Increase and Reform: Increase cash assistance and make improvements to how TANF serves families. | Support | Introduced |
| SB22 086 | Family Economic Security | Sen. Winter, Sen. Gonzales, Rep. Gray, Rep. Gonzales-Gutierrez | Homestead Exemption and Consumer Debt Protection: Update laws protecting assets & income from seizure by debtors & creditors to address current economic realities and family needs. | Support | Became law: Governor signed on 4/7/2022 |
| SB22 087 | Family Economic Security | Sen. Pettersen, Sen. Fields, Rep. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. Michaelson Jenet | Healthy Meals for All Public School Students Creates pathway for schools to provide free meals to all students and provides incentives to increase parent involvement and purchasing from Colorado producers. | Support | Passed first committee as amended, on to Appropriations committee |
| HB22 1010 | Family Economic Security | Rep. Sirota, Rep. Van Beber, Sen. Buckner, Sen. Kirkmeyer | Early Childhood Educator Tax Credit: Improves compensation of the early childhood workforce, and increases access to child care providers for those facing the greatest barriers. | Support | Passed two committees as amended, on to Appropriations committee |
| HB22 1133 | Family Economic Security | Rep. Gray, Sen. Winter | Family and Medical Leave Insurance: Allows Colorado to prepay $57 million of premiums in the current fiscal year. Prepaying them will save Colorado money in future years, helping to alleviate forthcoming deficits. | Support | Passed House w/ amendments; on to Senate |
| HB22 1009 | Workforce Development | Rep. Gray, Rep. Sullivan, Sen. Zenzinger | Continue Workforce Diploma Pilot Program: Make pilot program permanent AFDC Coalition voted to take an “amend” position in the interest of ensuring that a wider range of providers are able to participate in this program. | Amend | Passed first committee as amended |
| HB22 1010 | Workforce Development | Rep. Sirota & Rep. Van Beber, Sen. Buckner & Sen. Kirkmeyer | Early Childhood Educator Tax Credit: Improves compensation of the early childhood workforce, and increases access to child care providers for those facing the greatest barriers. | Support | Passed House as amended; on to Senate |
| HB22-1230 | Workforce Development | Rep. Exum | Renewing the Emergency Employment and Job Retention Support Services Program: Sustain and potentially increase availability of support services for employment goals | Support | Passed 1st committee amended, referred to Appropriations committee |
HB22 1050 | Health Care Access | Rep. Ricks, Sen. Buckner | International Medical Graduate Health-Care Workforce Creating pathways for New Americans with medical training to join the health care workforce and address pressing shortages. Draft Bill | Support | Passed 1st Comm amended, referred to Approps |
| HB22 1289 | Health Care Access | Rep. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. McCluskie, Sen. Moreno | Health Benefits For Colorado Children and Pregnant Persons Perinatal Health Equity Act would Increase access to health care for low-income, undocumented Coloradans. | Support | Passed 1st committee amended, referred to Appropriations committee |
| HB22 1279 | Health Care Access | Rep. Froelich, Sen. Gonzales | Reproductive Health Equity Act: Codify right to abortion access to ensure all Coloradans have full autonomy over when and if they have children. | Support | Became law—Governor signed on 4/4/22 |