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Representative Lindsay, a co-prime sponsor, said the bill will let organizations that provide TNR services apply for funds raised by the animal license plate, which produce roughly $1 million a year, and will increase transparency and access for rural programs. Representative Adrienne Velasco, the other prime sponsor, described committee amendments that clarified the bill would not give favoritism to organizations based on shelter model or ideology and allowed multiple members of an animal-welfare organization to serve on the CPOF board so long as no more than one board or subcommittee member of that organization serves on the CPOF board.

Floor debate focused on two floor amendments. Representative Tom Soper offered amendment L4, which the sponsor described as directing the board to consider awarding at least 50% of designated community facility funds to counties with populations of 50,000 or less; sponsors said 48 Colorado counties fall below that threshold and only nine exceed 200,000. Representative Soper and Representative Lindsay both supported L4; the amendment passed by voice vote. Representative de Graaf moved amendment L06, which raised questions about petition timing and transition language; the amendment also passed.

The bill also reduced the minimum percentage of CPOF funds required for TNR programming from 20% to 10% in the committee amendment, and the agriculture committee struck a biannual award requirement so grants could be awarded in consecutive years. Sponsors said these changes increase the pool of eligible applicants and codify a commitment to rural programs. The bill passed on the floor as amended.

The transcript did not provide a roll-call tally for the final floor passage; specific statutory citations for the license-plate fund and the full grant rules were not read aloud on the floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Colorado House 2025 Legislative Day 035 (2025-02-11)","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 11-37, sponsored by Representatives Lindsay and Velasco, passed after floor amendments that expanded eligible applicants for a license-plate funded animal grant program to include trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs, adjusted board composition rules, and added rural funding priorities.","taxTitle","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",15006,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6340321,"House passes bill letting candidates designate recount watchers",256,728000,984000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259600-ad54e00768d372468b689eee3de3e405&start=728&end=984","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259600-ad54e00768d372468b689eee3de3e405/thumbnail_728000.jpg","/articles/6340321/Colorado/House-passes-bill-letting-candidates-designate-recount-watchers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340321-3aac35a7d4d21e30c4b1c697f2177358/orig.mp4?Expires=1770606502&Signature=lg02G-kjw5eIgCdSpNvjwLJz41mRIOzyTmfyY9A0WZtRDnLuIu544Ltwj1I5Noqh5LFBXEBbY046TgLSVeSx8LIDggwCDJ8ploEWcMg29SW-ld5o9iKspusbcbiyZJdrmwWcHxSCjSgoNd~IWeAWh4O6LM6NfDT3Kc-rUM2yiwl0KWSGe9RBL8gAcNzEfukUjsZdSZpwEYEfj4ZKW6WLt5f7UjJK4z6L~~xickbkfAvBx4hFvid74E5N1lp-Zxw5CuBc6VI93weiEMzwr0LaOybWXUVmtY-tnu7dna32GtpRUfUWh5vcBLZeVm4sat~W5WVYJchJcoOZyCWgPiNFgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado House passed House Bill 11-55 on Tuesday, a bill that clarifies who may serve as election watchers during recounts and allows candidates to designate an additional watcher to the existing watcher list.

Representative Bradfield, the bill sponsor, said the bill is \"really very simple\": it gives a candidate in a recount the option of choosing a watcher rather than leaving that exclusive selection to the county party. Representative Bri Espinosa said committee amendments narrowed the bill to address only recounts and that clerks and recorders participated in drafting the amended language, which the committee appreciated for clarifying transparency in recount procedures.

Committee members said the amendment removes earlier provisions and focuses solely on recounts so that candidates can ensure their preferred representative is present during the recount. The committee report was adopted and the bill passed on the floor after no further discussion.

The transcript record does not include a roll-call tally for final passage on the floor; committee discussion noted support from clerks and recorders for the narrower recount-focused language.","House Bill 11-55 passed the Colorado House after sponsors narrowed it to address recounts and allow candidates to designate additional watchers for recounts, sponsors and committee members said.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6340326,"House votes to remove statutory cap on Colorado State University veterinary program admissions",255,520000,775000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259600-ad54e00768d372468b689eee3de3e405&start=520&end=775","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259600-ad54e00768d372468b689eee3de3e405/thumbnail_520000.jpg","/articles/6340326/Colorado/House-votes-to-remove-statutory-cap-on-Colorado-State-University-veterinary-program-admissions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340326-4b7e71d665155ee782fe0f7c803c941b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770606502&Signature=Wu~nFl0EcHruHJVJnJ4c8jqXnekt8qZTIwnLx9JfwBJgb6UqDVDEhuwjyW54bhZ1bUA5QlPyXhlO7rPKp7MoUpJzeoyWr70sIBxH2436EHCnq5chdWF8ciAhi-V6igK18lCIIQIqmaPUDWjvjHoV5SVRDUOGkAIEQrPiDm9Z-hcCMuXqwgRl7Wx7F5UUDunp92c5xgWhSKjpABqtOVh5TcZPeRf3O4jbD30Ge0moK1OHzH7jqlLIpuoFR8UNBPSoJ3JtN2fhYisA~2FGRnErZO-J7FKVKpGuBB5~Lp0yI2~0aPNTwMpPBsS67H32nxkxg4ecB9kuAt~2b1lcCfsmDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado House on Tuesday passed House Bill 11-31, which removes a statutory cap on the number of students Colorado State University may admit to its veterinary medicine program.

Supporters said the change addresses a cap established in the 1970s that no longer reflects demand. Representative Bri Basenecker, a prime sponsor, said the program is \"a nationally top ranked institution\" and that the bill removes an outmoded limit so CSU can admit more students to meet statewide needs. Co-prime sponsor Representative Susan Johnson said the change would help both small and large animal veterinary access and would support rural agricultural communities.

The bill was backed on the floor by Representatives who highlighted shortages of veterinarians in parts of the state. Representative Kevin McCormack, who identified himself in the chamber as a licensed veterinarian, said the state needs more graduates from CSU's veterinary school to increase access and improve diagnoses across Colorado. Representative Emma Winter said constituents in parts of her district currently lack any veterinarian.

The bill passed on the floor after no further discussion. Sponsors noted the bill had emerged from committee with a unanimous vote.

House leaders ordered the bill to second reading and later reported the Committee of the Whole recommending passage. The committee report was adopted later in the day.

Implementation details such as the specific statutory citation for the cap and any timeline for implementation were not specified in the floor discussion.","The Colorado House passed House Bill 11-31 to eliminate a decades-old statutory cap on student admissions to Colorado State University's veterinary medicine program, sponsors said would expand workforce capacity for veterinarians across the state.","actionData","errors"]

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