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Colorado House approves package of measures on visitation, veterinary workforce, schools, booting and wildfire info
Summary
Lawmakers passed a series of bills on third reading covering prison visitation rights, a new veterinary professional associate pathway, school HVAC funding rules, regulation of vehicle immobilization and updates to the wildfire information website; several committee reports and amendments were also adopted.
The Colorado House on Tuesday adopted a package of bills on third reading and approved committee reports that together cover criminal‑justice visitation rules, the newly created veterinary professional associate (VPA) role, school infrastructure funding language, vehicle immobilization (booting) regulation and wildfire information website updates.
House Bill 10‑13, a Black Caucus priority authored by Representatives English and Bacon, was approved after floor amendments that require consultation with corrections officers in rulemaking and emphasize family visitation as important to mental health. Representative English framed the bill as ensuring that people who are incarcerated maintain connections with loved ones.
House Bill 12‑85 implements…
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