Remove Term "Pauper" From Colorado Revised Statutes
Summary
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill modernizes the language in statutory sections by replacing the terms 'pauper' and 'paupers' with 'indigent' or 'indigent persons'.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 25, 2018
Signed Mar 22, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2018
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 53
Mar 8, 2018
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 22, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 8, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-2)
senate
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 12, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Jan 25, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beth Martinez Humenik
RRepublican
P
Dan Thurlow
RRepublican
P
Edie Hooton
DDemocratic
P
RZ
Rachel Zenzinger
DDemocratic
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