By CHEC Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin

Two Good Bills Go Down on Second Reading

Sadly, the Colorado Senate voted down two of the good bills that were profiled on the CHEC blog two weeks ago (read here). They both made it to the Senate floor, but using a Senate rule, Democrats called for a division vote after the second reading of the bill, and both were defeated with some Republicans voting against them. (A division vote during the second reading of a bill allows Senators to cast a vote without the accountability of an actual recorded vote).Read More

By CHEC Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin

Blessed Day at the Capitol!

The Lord blessed us with great weather for the Day at the Capitol this year! Thank you for coming and supporting home education in Colorado. My heart was overjoyed by watching all the families who love the Lord fill the Capitol building.

Chief Justice Roy Moore is a true hero of the faith, and his humility and wisdom were an inspiration! I pray that we will take up our cross in the area to which we have been called, looking to men like Chief Justice Roy Moore as an example of how to do it with grace and truth.Read More

By CHEC Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin

Good news!

HB17-1156 Prohibits Conversion Therapy by a Mental Health Provider was defeated in the Senate by the Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. Please thank the following senators for voting against this bill: Read More

By CHEC Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin

Update on Student Free Speech Bill

Good news! Last week, a bill I spoke about in an earlier post was heard in the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs committee. Traditionally, this is the committee where bills go to die. This bill, SB17-062 Student Free Speech on Public Higher Education Campuses, was able to pass through the committee with only one dissenting vote. It moves on to the House floor for debate and then a final vote. The bill may be voted on in the House as early as this Friday. Passage is not assured, but optimism is in order after seeing the bill pass the Senate with a vote of 32-2 and garnering an overwhelming majority of votes in the House committee. If you are concerned about this issue, please contact your House Representative and express your opinion on this bill before Friday.Read More

By CHEC Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin

Parental Rights

The United States Supreme Court has long recognized that it is the fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children. It is my contention that not only is it a fundamental right, long recognized in the United States, but it is also an unalienable God-given right, a right that cannot be infringed without a clear and present danger to the life of the child.Read More