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Checked against the record · Colorado 8th District 2026

Did Manny Rutinel sponsor a law requiring real-time pollution monitoring?

Matches stated record claim. HB24-1388 is an unrelated bill, but he was first House prime sponsor of HB24-1338, signed in 2024, which requires impact analyses and real-time refinery emissions data.

Manny Rutinel

Environment: polluters and real-time monitoring

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What they say

His campaign lists HB24-1388 as a bill he sponsored to crack down on polluters and require impact analyses and real-time monitoring.

“HB24-1388, to crack down on polluters breaking the law and require impact analyses and real-time pollution monitoring.”

What the record shows · May 28, 2024

HB24-1388 is a different bill, on transfers to a nurse home visitor fund, and he is not a sponsor. The bill that fits the description is HB24-1338: he is its first House prime sponsor, and it creates an environmental justice office, requires cumulative impact analyses, and requires refineries to send real-time emissions data. It was signed on May 28, 2024.

Limit: The campaign page prints the wrong bill number. The law he sponsored matches what the page describes.

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  1. On the Issueshttps://www.mannyforcolorado.com/issues

    Manny Rutinel for Congress (campaign) · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign issues page with a list of state bills he says he sponsored or cosponsored. Undated.

    candidate statement

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  2. House Bill 24-1388, signed act (document)

    Colorado General Assembly · Published Apr 18, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Signed April 18, 2024. Transfers money to the Nurse Home Visitor Program Fund. Sponsors Sirota and Taggart; Rutinel is not listed.

    official legislative record

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  3. HB24-1388, bill pagehttps://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1388.html

    Colorado General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor list (prime, sponsor, co-sponsor) does not include Rutinel. The same page layout lists him as a co-sponsor on SB25-276.

    official legislative record

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  4. House Bill 24-1338, signed act (document)

    Colorado General Assembly · Published May 28, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Signed May 28, 2024. House prime sponsors Rutinel and Velasco. Creates an environmental justice office, requires environmental equity and cumulative impact analyses, and requires petroleum refineries to provide real-time emissions monitoring data.

    official legislative record

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