commuting with a state-owned vehicle for such use and openly labeled appropriate terms of use. The bill was assigned to the Senate Transportation Committee, but failed and was postponed indefinitely on a 5–2 vote. Lambert also sponsored several major bills pertaining to illegal aliens: SB11-054 and HB11-1088. Lambert was elected as a delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, Florida. He had been a committed delegate to Senator Rick Santorum before he dropped out of the presidential race. 2012 legislative session In 2012, Lambert brought forth a major piece of legislation regarding PERA transparency, SB12-084, which would have required PERA records of elected officials and cabinet-level appointees to be publicly disclosed and available for review. Lambert's bill was assigned to the Senate Finance Committee, where it was defeated in a committee vote and postponed indefinitely. 2013 legislative session In 2013, Lambert was re-elected by the Senate Republican Caucus to serve on the Joint Budget Committee for the Colorado General Assembly. He was also appointed to the Senate Appropriations Committee. 2017 legislative session In the 2017 legislative session, Lambert served as the chairman of the Joint Budget Committee and vice-chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He chairs the Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee and serves as vice-chair of the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee. In addition to his responsibilities as the chair of the JBC, he ran a wide variety of bills, including Senate Bill 82 concerning the regulation of methadone clinics; Senate Bill 96, which created a grant program for the reserve peace officer academy program; Senate Bill 300 which would have created a high risk pool for impoverished citizens to obtain medical insurance through the state; and Senate Bill 297 that revised the requirements for higher education performance. References External links Campaign website Colorado GOP Website Colorado General Assembly Website Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Republican Party Colorado state senators Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives Politicians from Colorado Springs, Colorado Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Air Force Academy alumni United States Air Force officers 21st-century American politicians United States air attachés Military personnel from Colorado