When Legislators Get Parental Leave

What is happening? Colorado may be the 1st state to grant its legislators parental leave. SB22-184 (2022 | CO) has no fiscal impact.

Why is this important? Colorado legislators describe their state as pioneering. IN 2020 a statewide initiative passed for medical and family leave in Colorado but did not apply to legislators.

How will this be important? It is said as Legislatures gain younger members and more women, these types of proposals will become more common. The Center for American Women and Politics says that as women make up 30% of elected officials. State Houses are seen as unwelcoming to women and people from marginalized communities.

Route Fifty | Colorado May Soon Be the First State to Guarantee Lawmakers 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave