Legislation

Legislative Advocacy

CPFF maintains strong working relationships with Colorado’s 100-member General Assembly (35 Senators and 65 Representatives) to advocate for firefighter safety, benefits, and labor rights.

Key Legislative Achievements

• 2007 – Firefighter Presumptive Cancer Law
• 2013 – Fire Fighter Safety Act (Collective Bargaining / Meet & Confer)
• 2014 – Line-of-Duty Heart & Circulatory Trust Fund
• 2017 – Line-of-Duty Cancer Benefits
• 2018 – Colorado Firefighter Grant Program ($750,000)
• Behavioral Health Funding – $2 million statewide support fund
• 2020 – FPPA Pension Reform
  • Employer contribution increase of 5% ($6.2B)
  • Annual Disability & Death increase of 0.2%

SB24-310 First Responder Death Benefit

• Provides a $1 million death benefit to surviving families of first responders killed by line-of-duty injuries or occupational diseases
• Benefits do not reduce other death benefits
• Colorado is one of only two states with a benefit of this scale

Colorado Professional Fire Fighters License Plate

The Colorado Professional Fire Fighters license plate was approved by the Colorado Legislature in 2019.

• The plate was created through SB19-167 during the 2019 Colorado legislative session
• The bill established the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters special license plate in state law under Colorado Revised Statute 42-3-254
• The law took effect August 2, 2019, and the plate became available to the public on January 1, 2020, after the Department of Revenue completed the application and production process
• A $60 application fee goes directly to the CPFF Foundation

Political Action

CPFF actively participates in political advocacy through:

• Candidate vetting and endorsements
• Legislative advocacy for firefighter wages, benefits, and safety
• Firefighter Political Action Committee (FPAC)

Political strategy often follows the principle:

“Money, Marbles, and Caulk.”

CPFF political efforts typically raise and invest approximately $300,000 per election cycle.