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House Republican minority boasts passage of two bills into law, advancing five others they led

A pair of bills carried by Republican members of the Colorado House have been signed into law, along with a few other victories as the countdown to closure of the state legislature draws near.

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Rep. Armagost complains House Bill 1460 is ‘blatantly punitive for officers’

Rep. Ryan Armagost, formerly a law enforcement officer, was critical Wednesday of a rushed process and lack of stakeholder involvement in House Bill 1460, titled “addressing measures to strengthen responses to law enforcement misconduct.”

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Democrats advance first-in-the-nation gun bill, one mandating gun owners to purchase insurance

The punishment Democrats will assess on Coloradans wishing to pursue their constitutional right of gun ownership will be either the costs of an insurance policy or fines beginning at $500 for a first offense of not having firearm liability insurance, if House Bill 1270 passes.

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