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LEGISLATION OUR PEOPLE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! Pro-Choice Victories! 4 HR1005 - L. Herod (D) Concerning Ensuring Access to Reproductive Healthcare was one of the first of it s kind. A resolution that stated reproductive healthcare is a central component of ALL healthcare! 4 HB1186 - B. Pettersen (D) 12 Month Contraceptive Supply allows people who Lobby Day In partnership with the Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Justice coalition, Reproductive Freedom Lobby Day 201 had over 150 participants! Congrats to Greg Hartman and the entire organizing team for their great work! use contraceptives to access up to 12 months of their prescription at one time. 4 LARC for : s pioneering legislation that provides low or no-cost Long Acting Reversible Contraception to low income women. 5 Anti-Choice Bills Defeated! HB1086 - J. Everett (R) Abortion Pill Reversal Act would have required Doctors and the State of to lie to women, providing them with a pill that has not been approved by the FDA to do something it can t do reverse an abortion. HB1085 - P. Neville (R) Women s Health Protection Act (TRAP) is another model bill based off of similar legislation in Texas that places undue regulatory burdens on clinics in an effort to shut them down and has been deemed unconstitutional. HB1108 - S. Humphrey (R) Protect Human Life at Conception (Personhood) is an attempt to outright ban legal abortion care. HB1099 - T. Leonard (R) No Trafficking Aborted Human Body Parts The Megabill of Anti-Abortion Measures (10 model bills in one) SB284 - K. Lundberg (R) A Woman s Right To Accurate Health Care Medical Advisory Committee The NARAL Pro-Choice Medical Advisory Committee consists of over 40 members who speak to press and testify at the Capitol to make sure that medical facts are being heard over partisan bickering. Testimony Training In February, our team did a Facebook Live training to 40+ volunteers on how to testify at the Capitol! Staying Busy! NARAL Pro-Choice likes to stay busy advocating for your rights at the Capitol. In addition to the highlights presented here, we were also proud to host our largest ever Legislative Training and Luncheon with over 90 attendees in January and our largest Gala for our 50th Anniversary with over 60 attendees and honored guest, Dr. Willie Parker. Information contained over 10 model bills in it including abortion reversal, mandatory ultrasounds, waiting periods and numerous other bad ideas. Continued Fights: 4 HB130 - F. Winter (D) - Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program Wage Replacement (FAMLI) would provide paid family leave for workers, allowing women and families greater financial opportunity. 4 HB112 - S. Lontine (D) - Exempt Feminine Hygiene Products From Sales Tax would have reclassified tampons as necessary items not subject to state tax codes. HOLDING LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE Member Numbers NARAL Members: 39,332 (Our membership has risen 119% since 2014!) OUTSTANDING CHOICE CHAMPIONS Donald Trump named anti-choice ideologue Tom Price the head of Health and Human Services. NARAL launched www.priceiswrong.com to help our members contact our Senators to vote no! In partnership with grassroots activists from C.A.P.E, Denver Indivisible and ProgressNow, hundreds came together to send a message against the nomination of anti-roe Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch. (Photo courtesy of ProgressNow) Elected officials heard from NARAL members 2 naral pro - choice colorado 1854 times this session! Faith Winter Faith Winter for her leadership on FAMLI to guarantee workers access to paid family leave. Leslie Herod for her leadership on the Reproductive Healthcare is Healthcare Resolution, a first of its kind! Leslie Herod Joann Ginal Joann Ginal for her leadership of House Health Insurance and Environment which defeated #3BadBills in a marathon 11 hour committee hearing! 201 colorado legislative scorecard & political report 3
3 FAVORABLE VOTE UNFAVORABLE VOTE Legislators with 100% score indicated in Bold LEGISLATOR NAME HB-1085 HB-1086 HB-1099 HB-1108 HB-1186 HB-130 SB1 254 (LARC Amend.) HOUSE Arndt, Jeni (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Becker, Jon (R ) 0 2 0% Becker, KC (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Beckman, Susan (R ) 3 1 5 0% Benavidez, Adrienne (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Bridges, Jeff (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Buck, Perry (R ) 0 2 0% Buckner, Janet (D ) 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 100% Carver, Terri (R ) 3 1 2 50% Catlin, Mark (R ) 3 1 2 0% Coleman, James (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Covarrubias, Phil (R) 3 1 5 0% Danielson, Jessie (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Duran, Crisanta (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Esgar, Daneya (D) 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 100% Everett, Justin (R ) 0 2 0% Exum, Tony (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Foote, Mike (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Garnett, Alec (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Ginal, Joann (D) 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 100% Gray, Matt (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Hamner, Millie (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Hansen, Chris (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Herod, Lesie (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Hooton, Edie (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Humphrey, Stephen (R ) 0 6 0% Jackson, Dominique (D) 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 100% Kennedy, Chris (D) 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 100% Kraft-Tharp, Tracy (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Landgraf, Lois (R ) 3 1 5 0% Lawrence, Polly (R ) 3 1 2 50% Lebsock, Steve (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Lee, Peter (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Leonard, Tim (R ) 0 4 0% Lewis, Kimmi (R) 0 2 0% Liston, Larry (R ) 3 E 1 1 100% Lontine, Susan (D) 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 100% Lundeen, Paul (R ) 0 2 0% Mckean, Hugh (R ) 3 1 2 50% Mclachlan, Barbara (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Melton, Jovan (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Michaelson Jenet, Dafna (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Mitsch Bush, Diane (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Navarro-Ratzlaff, Clarice (R ) 0 2 0% Neville, Patrick (R ) 0 3 0% Nordberg, Daniel (R ) 0 3 0% Pabon, Dan (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Pettersen, Brittany (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Rankin, Bob (R ) 3 1 2 50% Ransom, Kim (R ) 0 5 0% Rosenthal, Paul (D) 3 3 2 2 100% 4 naral pro-choice colorado 201 colorado legislative scorecard & political report 5 SB1-284 Sponsor of Anti-Choice Legislation (Automatic 0%) Votes in Favor of NARAL Pro-Choice Position Total Possible Votes 201 SCORE
3 FAVORABLE VOTE UNFAVORABLE VOTE Legislators with 100% score indicated in Bold LEGISLATOR NAME HOUSE: continued HB-1085 HB-1086 HB-1099 HB-1108 HB-1186 HB-130 SB1 254 (LARC Amend.) Saine, Lori (R ) 0 2 0% Salazar, Joseph (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Sias, Lang (R ) E 0 1 0% Singer, Jonathan (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Thurlow, Dan (R ) 3 1 2 50% Valdez, Donald (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Van Winkle, Kevin M. (R ) 0 2 0% Weissman, Mike (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Willett, Yeulin (R ) 3 1 2 0% Williams, Dave (R ) 0 4 0% Wilson, James (R ) 3 1 2 0% Winter, Faith (D) 3 3 2 2 100% Wist, Cole (R ) 3 1 2 0% Young, Dave (D) 3 3 2 2 100% SENATE Aguilar, Irene (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Baumgardner, Randy (R ) 0 3 0% Cooke, John (R ) 0 3 0% Coram, Don (R ) 3 3 2 3 66% Court, Lois (D) 3 3 3 3 4 4 100% Crowder, Larry (R ) 3 1 3 33% Donovan, Kerry (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Fenberg, Steve (D) 3 3 3 3 4 4 100% Fields, Rhonda (D) E 3 3 2 2 100% Garcia, Leroy (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Gardner, Bob (R ) 3 1 3 33% Grantham, Kevin (R ) 0 3 0% Guzman, Lucia (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Hill, Owen (R ) 0 4 0% Holbert, Chris (R ) 0 3 0% Jahn, Cheri (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Jones, Matt (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Kagan, Daniel (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Kefalas, John (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Kerr, Andy (D ) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Lambert, Kent (R ) 0 3 0% Lundberg, Kevin (R ) 0 3 0% Marble, Vicki (R ) 0 4 0% Martinez Humenik, Beth (R ) 3 3 2 3 66% Merrifield, Michael (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Moreno, Dominick (D) 3 (JBC Member) 3 2 3 66% Neville, Tim (R ) 0 4 0% Priola, Kevin (R) 3 1 3 33% Scott, Ray (R ) 0 4 0% Smallwood, Jim (R ) 3 1 3 33% Sonnenberg, Jerry (R ) 3 1 4 0% Tate, Jack (R ) 0 3 0% Todd, Nancy (D) 3 3 3 3 3 100% Williams, Angela (D) E 3 3 2 2 100% Zenzinger, Rachel (D ) 3 3 3 3 3 100% SB1-284 Sponsor of Anti-Choice Legislation (Automatic 0%) Votes in Favor of NARAL Pro-Choice Position Total Possible Votes 201 SCORE 6 naral pro-choice colorado 201 colorado legislative scorecard & political report