House Dems pass military, energy bills

A press release from the House Democrats states, in part:

House Bill 1149, sponsored by State Representative Joe Rice (D-Littleton)... creates an exception for military personnel by allowing them to apply for an absentee ballot without personally signing the application... House Bill 1253, sponsored by Majority Leader Alice Madden (D-Boulder) would prohibit insurance carriers in the state from denying coverage to military personnel.

Rice's bill passed; Madden's has moved through the Business Affairs and Labor Committee. Two seconds later, I received another release regarding two new energy bills that both passed through the House unanimously. Just the highlights:

House Bill 1087, sponsored by State Representative Andrew Kerr (D-Lakewood), would grant schools money to install wind turbines on campus... House Bill 1145, sponsored by Representative Michael Merrifield (D-Colorado Springs)... ensures that leased public lands will be available for green powered projects. Ninety percent of revenues from state lands fund K-12 education.