Yadira Caraveo in CO legislative records

On Environment: Require real-time emissions monitoring of air toxics

Legislative Summary: House Bill 21-1189, passed by state legislators last year, required polluters like Suncor to conduct real-time, "fenceline" emissions monitoring and establish emergency notification systems to alert nearby communities of potentially hazardous incidents. [OTI notes: Suncor is the state's only oil and gas refinery. "Fenceline" monitoring means monitoring technology at the perimeter of the refinery, to measure the air concentration of pollutants.]

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 21-14-0 on Jun/2/21; passed House 41-24-0 on Jun/8/21; State Rep. Yadira Caraveo voted YES; Signed by Governor Jared Polis on Jun/24/21

On Drugs: Allow changing marijuana designation from retail to medical

Legislative Summary: The bill allows a medical marijuana cultivation facility licensee to receive and change marijuana's designation from retail to medical and a marijuana products manufacturer licensee to receive and change a marijuana product from retail to medical. The bill clarifies that a transfer and change of designation of the marijuana from retail to medical does not create a right to a refund of a retail marijuana excise tax imposed or paid prior to the transfer and change of designation.

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 26-9-0 on Jun/4/21; passed House 48-17-0 on Jun/8/21; State Rep. Yadira Caraveo voted YES; Signed by Governor Jared Polis on Jun/23/21

On Crime: Restrict use of solitary confinement in local jails

Legislative Summary: House Bill 21-1211 seeks to significantly restrict the use of solitary confinement in jails for those with mental health diagnoses or neurocognitive impairments, juveniles, people who are pregnant or in the postpartum period, or people who have intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 40-25-0 on Apr/12/21; State Rep. Yadira Caraveo voted YES; passed Senate 21-14-0 on May/13/21; Signed by Governor Jared Polis on Jun/24/21