The Senate amendment also removed the option for parties to head to district court to resolve complaints, which raised concerns from Democrats that complainants often lack the means to mount a legal fight. And it wasn’t clear that the attorney general’s office, which represents the commission, would agree to represent complainants in district court. But a compromise isn’t a compromise unless everyone signs off, and the bill’s House Democratic sponsors almost immediately said

Wednesday’s biggest dogfight at the state Capitol is likely to be over House Bill 1256, the measure to reauthorize the state’s Division of Civil Rights and Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The bill is scheduled for the Senate Judiciary Committee at 1:30 p.m. The measure cleared the House on March 21 on a 36-26 vote. Despite Republican claims that they always have intended to allow the commission and division to continue, 26 of the House’s 28 Republicans (at that time) voted