Colorado Legislature: Rtd Reform Bill Dies, With A Whimper, As Session Enters Final Day

Nick Coltrain, Seth Klamann, Bruce Finley, Denver Post: Politics
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 9:08am

The Colorado legislature’s 2024 session is set to end Wednesday night, and the House and Senate convened for a final day of debate and votes to wrap up bills on a number of priorities, including property tax reform and land-use policy changes that will affect local governments. This story will be updated throughout the day. Updated at 10:08 a.m.: The much-discussed and much-rewritten bill to reform the Regional Transportation District was unveiled this session with a roar — maligned by critics but backed by supporters as a needed rework of metro Denver’s transit agency. It died this week with barely a whimper, blinking out on the Senate’s calendar in the final days. House Bill 1447 passed the House late last week, after it had been stripped of its most controversial provisions, including a plan to overhaul RTD’s elected board and governance.

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Colorado Legislature: Rtd Reform Bill Dies, With A Whimper, As Session Enters Final Day

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