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Civil Unions Assigned To “Kill Committee”

UPDATE 8:10PM:The special session civil unions legislation, HB12S-1006, dies in the House State Affairs Committee on a party-line 5-4 vote. —– UPDATE #5: LGBT philanthropist and major Democratic funder Tim Gill is personally attending today’s hearing on civil unions legislation, reports Nic Garcia of Out Front Colorado. —– UPDATE #4: With all eyes fixed on […]

Brophy says civil unions bill will die

After telling KOA’s Mike Rosen that he should have been farming today, rather than “sitting at [his] desk at the state Capitol,” Sen. Greg Brophy announced that the much-watched civil unions bill will soon die in the hands of his fellow Republican legislators. Brophy said he’s heard that the bill will start in the Colorado […]

Civil Unions Post-Mortem Interrupted By Hickenlooper

UPDATE #4: Speaker Frank McNulty responds not too happily, via Out Front Colorado: “If the governor wants to make this special session about gay marriage, than that’s his prerogative,” McNulty said. “It is ironic to me that the governor would choose to use his bully pulpit for the purpose of gay marriage but stand on […]

McNulty, GOP Backed Into Corner on Civil Unions

UPDATE 11:10PM: House galleries erupt in anger, are reportedly cleared as Speaker Frank McNulty pronounces the death of Senate Bill 2 along with dozens of other bills. —– UPDATE 11:00PM: As of this writing, the House is in recess after an hours-long standoff between GOP House leadership and proponents of civil unions legislation. If the […]

Will McNulty (And Stephens) Kill Civil Unions?

UPDATE #2: House Speaker Frank McNulty floats trial blame-game balloons in an interview with LGBT publication Out Front Colorado today: “Frankly, the supporters of Senate Bill 2 should be the ones most angry about the Senate Democrats for playing politics with their lives,” [McNulty] said during an interview with Out Front Colorado… “I certainly understand […]

Civil Unions Passes House Finance Committee

UPDATE #2: FOX 31’s Eli Stokols: Friday was a roller-coaster that began with anxiety that Republicans were stalling and ended with evidence that they’re not, as the bill, after some legislative maneuvering, arrived in and promptly passed out of its second GOP-controlled committee in 24 hours. On the yes vote of Rep. Don Beezley, R-Broomfield, […]

New Challenges for CO Civil Unions

As Eli Stokles reports this morning, House Republican leadership is doing their very best to use procedural methods to kill Senate Bill 2, the Colorado Civil Unions Bill. After last night’s hearing, Gardner signed committee reports on every bill considered by his committee except the civil unions measure, an indication that House Republicans may be […]

House Judiciary Approves Civil Unions

Rep BJ Nikkel (R – Loveland) provided the necessary final vote to refer SB2 to the Finance Committee moving Senate Bill passed the hurdle where it died last year, and possibly the last major hurdle it had. After just over an hour of testimony from each side (limited due to the extensive debate on marijuana […]

BREAKING: Civil Unions Bill Passes Out of House Judiciary Committee

(One small vote for Nikkel, one slightly larger step toward equality. – promoted by ProgressiveCowgirl) At 9:30pm, House Republican Representative BJ Nickkel cast the deciding vote to get SB2 out of the House Judiciary Committee. Earlier today, it was rumored that Rep. Nikkel had changed her mind from a previous “no” vote. Speakers signed in […]

BREAKING: Last-Minute Plea For Civil Unions Shenanigans

UPDATE 9:35PM: With a politically huge “yes” vote from GOP Rep. B.J. Nikkel, Senate Bill 2 passes House Judiciary and heads for the House Finance Committee. —– UPDATE: Lynn Bartels of the Denver paper reports that Speaker Frank McNulty will not remove Rep. B.J. Nikkel from her post on the House Judiciary Committee ahead of […]

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