Senate Committee Votes to Kill COVID Presumption Bill

A Colorado state Senate committee unanimously voted to indefinitely delay a bill that would have created a COVID-19 presumption for essential workers. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 10-0 Wednesday to halt Senate Bill 216, which would have covered essential workers who catch COVID during the next two years. SB 216 was authored by Sen. Robert Rodriguez, a Denver Democrat. Just two days earlier, the bill narrowly passed the Senate Finance Committee by a 4-3 vote. The bill garnered support from labor groups and claimants’ attorneys but faced a strong rebuke ...