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Press Release- May 22, 2007

OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2007

Contact:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370

GOV. RITTER SIGNS 14 BILLS INTO LAW TODAY

Gov. Bill Ritter signed the following 14 bills into law today:

HB07-1037     Natural Gas Utility Energy Efficiency     Levy, Fitz-Gerald     5/22/2007

HB07-1149     Absentee Voting By Overseas Residents     Rice, Ward     5/22/2007

HB07-1199     Unif Emerg Volunteer Hlth Practitioners     McGihon, Shaffer     5/22/2007

HB07-1324     Interest Older Americans Act Programs     White, Keller     5/22/2007

SB07-088       RTD Parking Facilities     Veiga, Rice     5/22/2007

SB07-154       Drunk Driver BAC Test Election     Morse, Reisberg     5/22/2007

SB07-157       Eminent Domain & Urban Renewal Auth     Ward, Rice     5/22/2007

SB07-192       Sunset Read-to-achieve Board     Bacon, Benefield     5/22/2007

SB07-204       Rx Drug Monitoring Program Fees     Tochtrop, Primavera     5/22/2007

SB07-207       Feed Cattle Sheep Poultry Goats Swine     Schwartz,Sonnenberg     5/22/2007

SB07-213       Sunset Cont Lic Addiction Treatment     Renfroe, Kefalas     5/22/2007

SB07-219       FasTracks Limit RR Liab RTD Light Rail     Fitz-Gerald, Levy     5/22/2007

SB07-224       At-risk Adult Protection Teams     Roberts, Williams     5/22/2007

SB07-226       Compliance Fed Law Placement Children     Boyd, Riesberg     5/22/2007

Gov. Ritter  is scheduled to sign 15 bills on Wednesday relating to the New Energy Economy, education and criminal justice. The signing ceremonies will take place in the West Foyer of the state Capitol from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The Governor has until June 4 to act on the dozens of bills  now sitting on his desk.