Bill To Honor Carrie Ann Lucas Passes Committee

Denver, CO — The Senate Health and Human Services Committee today voted in favor of the Honoring Carrie Ann Lucas Act (SB20-165). Carrie Ann Lucas was a lawyer and disability advocate. In 2018, she helped pass the Family Preservation for Parents with Disability Act (HB18-1104), which prohibited the practice of removing children from families because of the parent or guardian’s disability. Carrie Ann passed away in 2019. The Honoring Carrie Ann Lucas Act would rename that statute for her, to recognize her efforts on this law and her lifelong dedication to the rights of people with disabilities.

 “I had the privilege to work with Carrie Ann Lucas to pass a law that helps keep families together, regardless of a parent’s disability,” said sponsor Senator Jessie Danielson (D-Wheat Ridge), who also sponsored HB18-1104. “Though that bill was only a small piece of the enormous contribution she made to our state, naming the law for her is the right thing to do, and I am humbled to bring this bill forward to honor her.”

The bill now heads to the committee of the whole. Read more about the bill here.