My bills signed into law include:

2016 Support our Military Installations

Requires the CO Department of Transportation to include transportation needs of our military bases in the state Transportation Plan.  This helps protect our bases from future closures. 

2017 Community-Military Partnerships – Protecting Our Bases from Closure

I worked closely with the Military Affairs Committee of the Colorado Springs Chamber to draft legislation to encourage partnerships between local governments and military installations for cost-effective, shared government services.  This is a win-win for taxpayers! In addition, these community partnerships are a key factor when the Dept. of Defense determines base realignments or closures.  This bill helps protect our military bases--a huge economic driver in El Paso County. 

2022 Emissions Exemption for Military Emergency Generators

A local Dept of Defense joint base support team contacted me in 2021 about a long-standing issue with Colorado – Colorado was the only state in the country with military installations which refused to recognize a Clean Air Act exemption for military emergency generators that commanders must run, if the regular power source goes down.  This unique position of Colorado put our military commanders at risk of going to jail for running their back-up generators during an emergency.  My bill (HB22-1372) follows federal practice and the approach of other states and protects our military commanders.  Signed into law.

NOTE:  Colorado has delayed implementing this critical national security bill.  I have been working with state and federal elected officials to get this done.