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Dickson, Ortiz and Kolker shared the good
from 7-6-23 Villager
by The Villager
BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
On June 15, Greenwood Village and Centennial Rep. Ruby Dickson (D-37), Littleton and west Centennial Rep. David Ortiz (D-38), and Jefferson County and west Centennial Sen. Chris Kolker (D-16) drew 50 constituents to Littleton’s Bemis Library for a joint town hall, held live and by Zoom, to review the 2023 session of the general assembly.
Ortiz talked about the five gun safety bills passed in 2023 to 1) add categories of people who could ask that a judge determine if the state’s red flag law should be implemented; 2) make unserialized ghost guns illegal; 3) require gun purchasers to be at least 21 years old; 4) require a three-day waiting period after the sale to get a firearm (primarily for suicide prevention); 5) remove the barrier to suing gun sellers and manufacturers for their malfeasance. He also touched on three bills related to reproductive rights, one that “protects healthcare patients and providers,” another that “prevents state employees from assisting an interstate investigation” (into women who come to Colorado for reproductive health care because it isn’t legally available in their home state). Another bill Ortiz mentioned “limits deceptive practices by anti-abortion centers.”
The general assembly also strengthened the prescription drug affordability board, provided access to mental health screenings in school, and streamlined the hiring process for mental health profession-
