[Colorado-Talk] Our 2024 Legislative Successes

[Dan Burke]

Greetings all --

Well, the 2024 Colorado General Assembly signed off last night, and we have
some significant successes.

Yes - SB24-153 News Access for Print Disbled Coloradans will give us
$125,000 for Newsline expansion and outreach over the next year. Thanks to
our sponsors, Sen. jessie Danielson and Reps. Daid Ortiz and Stephanie
Vigil for being champions of this bill!

Yes, HB24-1115 Prescription Label Accessibility passed as well. Thanks to
our sponsors, Reps. mary Young and Junie Joseph and Sen. Steve Fenberg.
Also, Jack Johnson, an attorney with Disability Law Colorado, helped
shepherd this bill through. Now the state pharmacy board will work on the
rules for implementing and complying with the bill.  That can often prove
to be more work than getting a bill passed. So, stay tuned, but also know
that this bill will take effect July 1, 2025 and you will be able to
request accessible labels for your prescriptions when you go to your local
pharmacy.

I was out of town and only in touch by email, sometimes phone, fo r the
month of March because of my brother's illness. But we are a team in the
NFB, so here's my shout-out to President Beecham and Curtis Chong in
particular. Things get rescheduled and bumped around, but you should all
know that Curtis and Jessica tracked and testified on our bills and made
sure they kept moving.

And now, on to our next jobs!
Dan


-- 
Dan Burke

National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Co-chair

"Blindness is not what holds you back.  You can live the life you want!"

My Cell:  406.546.8546
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