SB 18-044 Colorado Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Veterans Employment Preference By Private Employer

Summary

The bill allows private employers to give preference to veterans when hiring, promoting, and retaining employees as long as the veterans are equally as qualified as other individuals. The bill clarifies that employers who adopt a program that gives preferences to veterans are not committing a discriminatory or unfair labor practice. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Mar 2018

Senate Passage

Jan 2018

House Passage

May 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2018 Last action May 3, 2018

Floor votes · House May 9, 2018

How they voted

43–10

Passed

Total votes 53

May 9, 2018

D Democratic29

29 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican24

14 Yea 10 Nay

58% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 9, 2018

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (43-10)

house

May 3, 2018

Introduced

Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Adhere

upper

Mar 8, 2018

Committee

House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

lower

Feb 22, 2018

Lower · Passed

House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only

lower

Jan 31, 2018

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

lower

Jan 22, 2018

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

upper

Jan 10, 2018

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors