At YWCA Boulder County, we advocate for women and girls by educating and developing relationships with policy makers, community leaders and community members. We work to create legislative, policy and systems change to break down barriers for the advancement and economic sustainability of women, girls, and people of color.
YWCA Women’s Empowerment Day is returning to the Colorado State Capitol on April 9. We’ll focus on legislative priorities that include health, safety and economic advancement for all women and girls.
Advocacy News
The latest updates from YWCA Boulder County
Bills YWCA is supporting in the First Regular Session of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly, which convened on January 8, 2025:
SB25-001 Colorado Voting Rights Act
SB25-003 Semiautomatic Firearms & Rapid-Fire Devices.
SB25-034 Voluntary Do-Not-Sell Firearms Waiver
HB25-1055 OPPOSE: Repeal Firearm Dealer Requirements & State Permit.
HB25-1062 Theft of a Firearm
SB25-130 Providing Medical Emergency Services
SB25-129 Legally protected health care activity protections
SB25-027 Trauma-Induced School Safety Practices
HB25-1098 Automated Protection Order Victim Notification System
HB25-1138 Protect Victims in Civil Sex Misconduct Suits
HB25-1073 Protections Against Child Rape
HB25-1028 Modifications to Address Confidentiality Program
SB25-017 Measure to Support Early Childhood Health
HB25-1011 Private Equity Acquisition of Child Care Centers
HB25-1038 Post Secondary Credit Transfer Website
HB25-1002 Medical Necessity Determination Insurance Coverage
SB25-014 Protecting the Freedom to Marry
National Bills to Watch
Visit the YWCA USA Advocacy Agenda page to learn more about our current priorities for Congress.
Bills YWCA supported in the previous legislative session ↘
The previous legislative session in Colorado was the Second Extraordinary Session of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly, which adjourned on August 29, 2024.
HB24-1164 Free Menstrual Products to Students passed!
HB24-1223 Improved Access to Childcare Assistance Program passed!
SB24-053 Racial Equity Study passed!
HB24-1009 Bilingual Child Care Licensing Resources passed!
SB24-131 Prohibiting Carrying Firearms in Sensitive Spaces passed!
HB24-1292 Prohibit Certain Weapons Used in Mass Shootings
How to TAKE ACTION ↘
Interested in how YOU can TAKE ACTION and make positive change?
Sign up to receive YWCA Advocacy Action Alerts and stay up to date. Together, we can make an impact!
Stay up to date on legislative issues on the local, state and national levels through online resources.
Make your voice heard!
Contact your legislators, on the local, state and national levels, about the issues that are important to you to inform their actions. Calls, emails, and written letters or postcards all make an impact. See our Advocacy Contacts section below for contact information for your representatives. Make it a regular family activity!
Write a Letter to the Editor to add your voice to community conversations about important issues. Learn some basics and tips here.
Attend a Day at the Capitol event, meet with legislators and learn how to testify for or against a bill.
Take a YWCA Boulder County adult education course about the personal, interpersonal, institutional and structural systems of racism.
Your Local Representatives↘
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You can email all seven board members (and also the superintendent and the board secretary) by emailing bvs.board@bvsd.org.
You can find BVSD board members and their contact information here.
BVSD Board of Education website: www.bvsd.org/about/board-of-education
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SVVSD Board of Education Contact Form: https://www.svvsd.org/about/board-of-education/board-of-education-contact-form/
You can find all SVVSD Board members and their contact information here.
SVVSD website: https://www.svvsd.org/
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Boulder County Commissioners
Contact FormCommissioner Claire Levy – District 1
Term Ends: 2025Commissioner Marta Loachamin –District 2
Term Ends: 2025Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann – District 3
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State Senator Tammy Story – Senate District 16
303-866-4873
tammy.story.senate@state.co.us
websiteState Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis – Senate District 17
303-866-5291
sonya.jaquez.lewis.senate@state.co.us
websiteState Senator Stephen Fenberg – Senate District 18 and Majority Leader
303-866-4872
stephen.fenberg.senate@state.co.us
websiteRepresentative Edie Hooton – House District 10
303-866-2915
edie.hooton.house@state.co.us
websiteRepresentative Karen McCormick – House District 11
303-866-2780
karen.mccormick.house@state.co.us
websiteRepresentative Tracey Bernett – House District 12
303-866-2920
tracey.bernett.house@state.co.us
websiteRepresentative Judy Amabile – House District 13
303-866-2578
judy.amabile.house@state.co.us
websiteRepresentative Matt Gray – House District 33
303-866-4667
matt@matthewgray.us
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