my official session conclusion

it was an up and down session that i’m glad is officially over! almost two weeks later and i’m still reeling. governor polis signed HB25-1312 into law last friday evening so the hits just keep coming.

i could go through all of the bad bills that were passed but don’t have the patience for that right now. ;) my time went seamlessly from reading bills, testifying in committee hearings, and listening to floor work to weekday work building my house (instead of just working on weekends) and trying to catch up on all the real life things that get pushed aside during the session so life is still full but not with the legislative junk of the last four months.

my biggest takeaway from the 2025 session is not a new realization but was driven home in so many committee hearings that it’s worth mentioning:

—we are not speaking the same language—

this has been true in every legislative session in which i have participated but this year’s divide really takes the cake. maybe it’s because the transgender issue took center stage for half a dozen bills (all of the good ones died and all of the bad ones passed), maybe it’s because all bills to protect children were killed, or maybe it’s just TDS on full display but there were so many times i found myself shaking my head, realizing the two sides of all these issues don’t live in the same universe. we don’t read the same news, we don’t see the same “facts”, we’re not even close in our disagreements. it is truly astounding how misaligned we are at a point in history where tolerance is held up as a high value by so many (hint: if someone is advocating for tolerance you can almost guarantee they aren’t).

i have no solution for this dilemma except to continue having conversations with people and showing up to speak truth into situations where it isn’t consistently presented. for now, thankfully, i get a little break from doing this in denver and can focus on getting my multiple-year house project finished so i have a real refuge before the 2026 session brings all this craziness around again.

if something comes up (a special session has been all but promised) i will let you know but will likely be silent for most of the summer. i have a snarky post about my legislative pet peeves rolling around in my head but don’t know when i will make time to write it. ;) there will be interim committees you can listen to and some draft bills will come out in october/november but i’m not sure if i will follow or cover these.

enjoy your break and PLEASE commit to join me in engaging during the 2026 session. some of the bad bills that didn’t pass this year will be brought again and they will continue to expand bad measures that have already been made law so we can’t get complacent or we will lose more ground and freedoms than we already have.

“see” you later…