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✨ HB22-1067 Action Kit ✨

Ask your elected officials to support this common sense bill that will ensure prompt access to justice for our most vulnerable neighbors.

Email the House Judiciary Committee

Send a positive, encouraging email in support of HB22-1067. Unique messages matter, so you can customize the message below:

TO:  

mike.weissman.house@state.co.us, kerry.tipper.house@state.co.us

BCC:

jennifer.bacon.house@state.co.us, adrienne.benavidez.house@state.co.us, rod.bockenfeld.house@state.co.us, terri.carver.house@state.co.us, lindsey.daugherty.house@state.co.us, Stephanie.Luck.house@state.co.us, Mike.Lynch.house@state.co.us, dylan.roberts.house@state.co.us, steven.woodrow.house@state.co.us

SUBJECT:  

[Please write a unique subject line in support of  HB22-1067]

BODY:

To the members of the House Judiciary Committee,

My name is [FULL NAME] and I am from [YOUR ZIP]. I’m asking for your support on HB22-1067 because:

[PLEASE CUSTOMIZE FROM THE BULLET POINTS BELOW]

This is a common sense bill that:

  • closes the legal loophole to ensure Coloradans charged with the lowest level offenses have the same access to justice as those with higher level offenses.

  • will save money to taxpayers and reduce harm to vulnerable communities.

Municipal offenses are:

  • closely tied to homelessness, mental health conditions, and substance use disorders.

  • closely tied to our most vulnerable neighbors.

Jailing  people charged with municipal offenses for up to 6 days:

  • does not improve public safety.

  • can destabilize lives in ways that harm the entire community such as loss of jobs, housing, and child care.

  • can increases risk of suicide and overdose in vulnerable populations.

Thank you for your consideration of supporting HB22-1067. I believe you’ll agree:

  • all Coloradans deserve equal access to justice.

  • HB22-1067 provides thoughtful due process for low-level municipal offenses.

[SIGN OFF WITH YOUR NAME]



Submit Written Testimony

Do you have a personal story related to this bill? You can submit written testimony to the committee by following these steps:

  • Under Hearing Item, select House Judiciary HB22-1067 (Clarifying Changes to Ensure Prompt Bond Hearings (Woodrow, GonzalesGuiterrez, Lee) from the dropdown menu.

  • Under Meeting Date and Time, select 2/2/2022 at 1:30pm from the dropdown menu.

  • Fill in your name, pronouns, position on the bill (you are “for” the bill), who you are representing and your phone and email. You may either upload a prepared document or use the space provided (max 1500 characters) to type your submission.

  • Then, click “sign up” at the very bottom to submit. You will receive a confirmation email saying that you submitted testimony.

If you write testimony, email us and let us know!

 Does your organization endorse HB-1067?

We’re building a coalition.

Let’s work together to protect our most vulnerable neighbors in Colorado from the harms of the criminal INjustice system.