The state's annual legislative session adjourns May 6, 2015. The last few days are always hectic as state lawmakers try to push through final bills. Other bills under the gold dome fail on the calendar or just die in committee. So which measures will make it?
To gain some insight on the final day's hustle, we sat down with Peter Marcus of The Durango Herald and Ivan Moreno with The Associated Press.
Capitol Conversation Highlights
Peter Marcus, Durango Herald On Reproductive Rights Legislation:
"We finally got some resolution on some of the birth control legislation. Funding for
"We sort of had the grand finale of the abortion debate when we saw this bill that would have created a waiting period for women who wanted to get an abortion and required an ultrasound and other things. It was really hated by those in the pro-choice world. Ultimately a woman, a Republican voted with Democrats to kill that attempt in a Republican controlled committee."
Ivan Moreno, Associated Press On Police Reform:
"Several of these bills have already been defeated but a couple of them are still pending. One of them would reinforce that citizens have the right to record law enforcement activity and would also attach some penalties when law enforcement officers violate those rules. They would first have to ask for consent or get a warrant to seize a recording."
"Another bill that died would have updated the criteria for what is considered racial profiling and would have prohibited police from doing that. It died recently, and seemed like it had momentum coming out of the House."
