Highlights from the Legislature on Monday

- The House approved and sent to the governor Senate Bill 135, requiring health insurance companies to issue standardized cards detailing coverage for each member. A doctor would be able to swipe the card to instantly find out what a policy covers and what co-payment is required.

- The House approved and sent to the Senate House Bill 1406, which would require all petition circulators be Colorado residents and that petition organizers pledge that gatherers have been told not to lie or mislead voters.

- The Senate Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 1397, requiring the preservation of DNA evidence in cases where a defendant is sentenced to life in prison. The bill now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

- The Senate gave final approval to Senate Bill 224, requiring the state to update its elevator and escalator regulations and bring them in line with national standards within three years. The new standards wouldn't apply to elevators built before July 2008 unless they are remodeled or upgraded. The bill now heads to the House.

- The Senate readopted Senate Bill 88 to bar teens under 18 from possessing or using tobacco. Currently, it's only against the law to buy tobacco if you're under 18. The bill, as amended by the House, makes it a violation of the public health code for teens under 18 to possess or use tobacco. It now heads to the governor.