HB 1312: Hastily amended transgender bill a convoluted mess - Complete Colorado

Colorado lawmakers send weakened trans shield bill to Gov. Jared Polis

Colorado’s legislature gave final approval to a bill further extending civil rights protections to the transgender community after the most controversial section regarding child custody and parental visitation rights was removed, Colorado Newsline reports.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.House Bill 1312, entitled The Kelly Loving Act, named after a transgender woman murdered in the …

HB 1312: Hastily amended transgender bill a convoluted mess - Complete Colorado

Discussing “the sheer volume of bills that we pass every year” in the legislature, Rep. Rebekah Stewart (D-Jefferson County) said during a recent interview (starting at marker 28:25), “I do think that sometimes we try to rush things through and it ends up being messy legislation because we do that.” Stewart continued, “It feels really urgent in the moment, and there are a lot of things that are really urgent, and, at the same time, I feel like n…

COLORADO: Ask Gov. Polis to VETO HB 1312!

Dear Friends, We have an urgent request for your help. We need you to sign our petition telling Governor Jared Polis that we expect him to VETO House Bill 1312, a dangerous bill that would hurt our children and our teachers, as well as undermine parents’ rights! We have kept you informed about the evolving dangers of HB 1312 during the legislative process, and you have helped us fight it for weeks. But now a new version of the law has been passe…