We told you not long ago about a bill in the Colorado Legislature aimed at reducing distracted driving (“
There is SB20-051, License Plate Expiration On Change Of Ownership, which CPR says will restore “the previous glory of Colorado’s license plates.” Currently, they feature white mountains against a top strip of green sky, which perhaps only makes sense in a Dr. Seuss world, but one gets used to many things. Henceforth, they would revert to a sensibly white sky with green mountains, which could be true seasonally. The change, which has bipartisan sponsorship, is supposed to improve legibility and enforcement as well as glory. We are hoping it at least serves the first two purposes
There is also HB20-1084, Requirements For Dog And Cat Breeders And Sellers. Sponsored by two Democrats, since being introduced it has drawn many readers to the Legislature website (which for some inscrutable reason does not allow comments on bills, but on second thought, we get it). The goal here is to reduce breeding of animals at puppy and kitten mills and crimp pet stores and the commercial production of pets. It faces opposition from the American Kennel Club and others, but we seem to have lived into a time when increasingly it is no longer acceptable to buy designer dogs from a commercial breeder when so many dogs and cats with equally good design (and fine minds) are stranded at shelters and with rescue groups.
And there is HB20-1002, the admirably straightforward College Credit For Work Experience, with bipartisan sponsorship including from our own Rep. Barbara McLachlan. In theory, it would make higher education at state schools available to more people and of varied ages, at no additional cost. That’s a winner.
