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Arapahoe County seeks amendments on immigration, housing and workforce bills; flags MMOF risk
Summary
County legislative staff recommended 'amend' positions on bills that would expand immigration-related liability for governments and adjust the statewide affordable-housing target formula; the board also discussed MMOF cuts and asked staff to pursue advocacy and clarifying amendments.
County legislative staff briefed Arapahoe County commissioners on a package of bills and recommended amendments or other positions on several.
On HB 26‑1276 — a bill that limits state and local cooperation with federal immigration authorities and would expand liability for state agencies and local governments — staff recommended an amend position. Nico Johnson, the county’s legislative lead, described the bill’s major components: new reporting requirements for law enforcement participating in multi-jurisdictional investigations, an expansion of prohibitions on sharing personally identifying information, posting subpoenas to Department of Public Safety and new restrictions on airport cooperation in deportation…
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