Department Of Military And Veterans Affairs Awards
Summary
The act creates the Colorado legion of merit medal, which may be awarded by the department of military and veterans affairs (department) to any person who has rendered service in a clearly exceptional, unprecedented, or superior manner. The act makes changes regarding eligibility and criteria for certain medals awarded by the department and repeals awards that are duplicative of other department or federal awards. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Signed Mar 20, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2020 · House Mar 2, 2020
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 27
Jan 31, 2020
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican12
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 20, 2020
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 2, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (31-0-3)
house
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-0-3)
senate
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Hisey
RRepublican
P
LL
Lois Landgraf
RRepublican
P
NT
Nancy Todd
DDemocratic
P
Susan Lontine
DDemocratic
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