Issue Professional License Lawful United States Presence
Summary
The bill requires the Colorado supreme court to issue a license to practice law and the department of education to issue a teacher license if in either situation, the license applicant otherwise meets the licensing requirements and: The person has a current and valid employment authorization document issued by the United States citizenship and immigration services; The person is lawfully present in the United States; and The person was issued a social security number by the United States social security administration ; or The person is a United States citizen, a legal permanent resident, or is otherwise lawfully present in the United States. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2020
Last action May 26, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2020
How they voted
20–12
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Feb 28, 2020
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
2
May 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 28, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-12-2)
house
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrienne Benavidez
DDemocratic
P
Cathy Kipp
DDemocratic
P
NT
Nancy Todd
DDemocratic
P
Robert Rodriguez
DDemocratic
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