Trans Bond II defeat a lost opportunity

During the final days of the 2015 legislative session, Senate Bill 272 was defeated in the House State Affairs Committee on a party line 6-5 vote. A week earlier, the Colorado Senate approved the legislation by a bipartisan 18-17 vote.

S. 272 was sponsored by Rep. Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland. Sens. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, Vicki Marble, R-Fort Collins, John Cooke, R-Greeley, and Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, voted for the measure. The bill also had support from Reps. Perry Buck, R-Windsor, and Steve Humphrey, R-Severance. We owe each of…