Lisa A. Cutter

Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB26-1139, which set rules for health insurers that use artificial intelligence to decide whether to cover care. Signed into law.

June 2, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB25-1309, which required state-regulated health insurance plans to cover gender-affirming care. Signed into law.

May 23, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Prime-sponsored SB25-129, which expanded legal protections for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care, including leaving the prescriber's name off some medication labels. Signed into law.

April 24, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB23-1215, which banned hospital systems from charging patients certain facility fees for preventive care. Signed into law.

May 30, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Prime-sponsored SB23-093, which capped interest on medical debt at 3% a year and added consumer protections in medical debt collection. Signed into law.

May 4, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Prime-sponsored SB23-189, which required health plans to cover STI screening and HIV prevention drugs with no out-of-pocket cost. Signed into law.

April 21, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Was a House prime sponsor of SB22-181, which required the state to create a plan to recruit and grow the behavioral health care workforce. Signed into law.

June 8, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for the Reproductive Health Equity Act (HB22-1279), which made the right to an abortion and to use contraception state law; it passed the House 40-24.

March 14, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Was a House prime sponsor of SB21-154, which set up the 988 mental health crisis hotline in Colorado, paid for by a phone-line surcharge. Signed into law.

June 28, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for HB21-1232, which required insurers to offer a standardized state health plan (the Colorado Option); it passed the House 40-23.

May 10, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Prime-sponsored the Behavioral Health Care Coverage Modernization Act (HB19-1269), which required private insurance and Medicaid to cover mental health and addiction care on par with physical care. Signed into law.

May 16, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB26-1272, which required the state labor department to track heat- and cold-related injuries at worksites. Signed into law.

June 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored SB26-146, which banned restaurants and delivery apps from handing out single-use food utensils and serviceware unless asked; Gov. Polis vetoed it.

June 2, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored SB25-163, which required battery makers to fund a statewide program to collect and recycle batteries. Signed into law.

June 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored SB24-214, which created a state office of sustainability and other steps to meet state climate goals. Signed into law.

May 17, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored SB24-150, which ended state clean-energy incentives for burning plastic and trash; Gov. Polis vetoed it.

May 17, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored SB24-230, which charged oil and gas producers a new fee to pay for public transit and other clean transportation. Signed into law.

May 16, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of SB23-198, which updated clean energy plan rules for electric utilities to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Signed into law.

June 5, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored SB23-253, which set standards for products sold as compostable and banned misleading compostable claims. Signed into law.

May 17, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB23-1254, which required landlords to clean up rental homes damaged by events such as wildfire smoke before tenants return. Signed into law.

May 12, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored HB22-1012, which required the state forest service to build a public system for measuring carbon stored in forests and the benefits of wildfire mitigation. Signed into law.

June 3, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored HB22-1345, which banned the sale of certain consumer products containing added PFAS 'forever chemicals' starting in 2024. Signed into law.

June 3, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored HB22-1355, which created a statewide recycling program paid for by dues from companies that sell packaging and paper products. Signed into law.

June 3, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored HB21-1162, which banned single-use plastic carryout bags at most stores from 2024, set a 10-cent bag fee in 2023, and let local governments regulate plastics. Signed into law.

July 6, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored HB21-1281, which required the state health department to include mental health support in disaster preparedness and response. Signed into law.

June 28, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored HB20-1004, a grant program to help landowners learn about wildfire mitigation; it died in the House Appropriations Committee.

June 16, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for SB19-181, which rewrote oil and gas rules to put public health and safety first and gave local governments more power over drilling; it passed the House 36-28.

March 29, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored HB19-1237, which merged several state licenses for mental health and addiction treatment centers into one behavioral health entity license. Signed into law.

June 3, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

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Prime-sponsored SB25-007, which created a $250,000 state fund to pay damage claims from prescribed burns, to encourage more wildfire-reducing burns. Signed into law.

May 29, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the state budget bill (the Long Bill) each year from 2019 to 2023; the 2023 budget (SB23-214) passed the Senate 28-7.

March 30, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Prime-sponsored HB22-1011, which created a state grant program to match local governments' own money for wildfire mitigation. Signed into law.

June 3, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Prime-sponsored food pantry grant bills in 2020 and 2022; HB22-1364 extended the program and set $3 million to buy Colorado farm products for food banks. Signed into law.

June 3, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Prime-sponsored HB21-1208, which created a state natural disaster mitigation fund paid by a $2 fee on certain insurance policies, to give local governments grants for wildfire and flood prevention. Signed into law.

July 6, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for SB21-260, the transportation law that created new dedicated funding for roads, transit, and electric vehicle charging; it passed the House 41-24.

June 2, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB26-1255, which required social media companies to run a hotline for police with search warrant questions; Gov. Polis vetoed it.

May 28, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB25-1250, which required the state gun violence prevention office to share its safety materials with schools for parents. Signed into law.

June 2, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored SB25-007, which created a $250,000 state fund to pay damage claims from prescribed burns, to encourage more wildfire-reducing burns. Signed into law.

May 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for SB25-003, which bars buying many semi-automatic guns with detachable magazines unless the buyer completes a firearms safety course; it passed the Senate 19-15.

February 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored SB23-166, which created a state board to adopt wildfire-resistant building codes for at-risk areas. Signed into law.

May 12, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for SB23-169, which raised the minimum age to buy any gun to 21; it passed the Senate 20-15.

March 13, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored HB22-1011, which created a state grant program to match local governments' own money for wildfire mitigation. Signed into law.

June 3, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored HB21-1208, which created a state natural disaster mitigation fund paid by a $2 fee on certain insurance policies, to give local governments grants for wildfire and flood prevention. Signed into law.

July 6, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Was a House prime sponsor of SB21-154, which set up the 988 mental health crisis hotline in Colorado, paid for by a phone-line surcharge. Signed into law.

June 28, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for the police accountability law (SB20-217), which required body cameras for officers and public reporting of serious uses of force; it passed the House 52-13.

June 12, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for the red flag law (HB19-1177), which lets family or police ask a court to take guns from a person found to be a danger; it passed the House 38-25.

March 4, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB26-1224, which added financial protections for mobile home park residents, including notice of rent-increase limits. Signed into law.

June 2, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB25-1182, which required home insurers that use wildfire risk models to share how they work and to notify policyholders. Signed into law.

May 28, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Prime-sponsored HB24B-1005 in the August 2024 special session, a plan to tie residential property tax cuts to each county's median home value; it died in the House Finance Committee.

August 26, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB24-1259, which banned rent price gouging in areas hit by declared disasters. Signed into law.

June 5, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB24-1294, which added protections for mobile home park residents, such as limits on evictions and remedies when a park is condemned. Signed into law.

June 4, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for HB24-1313, which required transit-served cities to allow more homes near transit; it passed the Senate 19-15.

May 7, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for SB24-233, a property tax relief law that capped local property tax revenue growth and reduced the taxable value of homes; it passed the Senate 33-2.

May 7, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB23-1254, which required landlords to clean up rental homes damaged by events such as wildfire smoke before tenants return. Signed into law.

May 12, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for SB23-303, which sent Proposition HH to voters to temporarily lower taxable property values and cap local property tax growth; it passed the Senate 21-14.

May 4, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Prime-sponsored food pantry grant bills in 2020 and 2022; HB22-1364 extended the program and set $3 million to buy Colorado farm products for food banks. Signed into law.

June 3, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Prime-sponsored HB20-1412, which sent $4.8 million in federal COVID-19 relief money to help struggling households pay utility bills. Signed into law.

June 22, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Prime-sponsored SB24-230, which charged oil and gas producers a new fee to pay for public transit and other clean transportation. Signed into law.

May 16, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted for SB21-260, the transportation law that created new dedicated funding for roads, transit, and electric vehicle charging; it passed the House 41-24.

June 2, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB26-1322, which lets people harmed by conversion therapy from a licensed mental health professional sue at any time. Signed into law.

June 1, 2026

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Prime-sponsored SB26-147, which required volunteer and government agency lobbyists to register with the secretary of state; Gov. Polis vetoed it.

May 29, 2026

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Prime-sponsored SB26-059, which barred state legislators from holding another elected office at the same time, with some exceptions. Signed into law.

May 4, 2026

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB25B-1001 in the August 2025 special session, which kept a state tax add-back on a federal business income deduction. Signed into law.

August 28, 2025

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Prime-sponsored SB25-063, which required school districts to adopt written rules for choosing and reconsidering school library books. Signed into law.

May 1, 2025

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB25-1090, which required sellers to show the full price, including fees, in prices and ads. Signed into law.

April 21, 2025

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Was elected assistant majority leader by Senate Democrats, defeating Sen.-elect Lindsey Daugherty in a contested caucus vote.

November 8, 2024

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Voted against HB24B-1001, the August 2024 special session property tax deal that changed the state's property tax limits and set yearly home assessment rates; it passed the Senate 30-4.

August 29, 2024

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB24-1136, which set up school resources on the health effects of social media for students. Signed into law.

June 6, 2024

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Prime-sponsored SB24-084, which directed the attorney general to run programs to counter false information and support civil public debate. Signed into law.

June 5, 2024

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Prime-sponsored SB24-216, which required public library boards to adopt written rules for choosing, keeping, and reconsidering books and other materials. Signed into law.

May 31, 2024

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Was a Senate prime sponsor of HB23-1258, a task force to study the cost of enforcing drug laws and jailing people for drug crimes; Gov. Polis vetoed it.

June 6, 2023

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Prime-sponsored SB23-291, a utility bill that limited what electric and gas utilities can charge customers for items like board pay, fines, and rate case costs. Signed into law.

May 11, 2023

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Voted for SB23-213, a bill setting statewide land-use requirements for local governments; it passed the Senate 20-12 but died before final passage.

April 28, 2023

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Prime-sponsored HB22-1121, which required state agencies to spend at least half of their ad budgets in local newspapers; it died in the House Appropriations Committee.

May 12, 2022

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Prime-sponsored HB21-1310, which limited homeowners' associations' power to ban flags and signs that residents display. Signed into law.

July 2, 2021

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Was the House prime sponsor of SB21-031, which limited when police can order protesters to disperse; it died in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

May 24, 2021

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Prime-sponsored a media literacy law (HB19-1110) that set up a state committee to recommend how schools teach students to judge news and media. Signed into law.

June 3, 2019

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Prime-sponsored the anti-SLAPP law (HB19-1324), which lets courts quickly dismiss lawsuits filed to punish people for speaking out on public issues. Signed into law.

June 3, 2019

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Prime-sponsored the Lobbyist Transparency Act (HB19-1248), which required lobbyists to disclose more about who pays them and what they lobby on. Signed into law.

May 20, 2019

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Voted for SB19-042, which joined Colorado to the National Popular Vote compact to elect the president by national popular vote; it passed the House 34-29.

February 21, 2019

Source: leg.colorado.gov