Legislators advancing two proposals to lower homeowners’ insurance costs
A Senate committee OK’d two bills aiming to get more hail-resistant roofs onto on Colorado homes Tuesday, arguing that both could provide pathways to slowing…
Housing
Questions abound on proposal to slow the rise of homeowners’ insurance premiums
As the Senate Finance Committee considered a bill last May to put fees on homeowners’ insurance policies and create a grant fund for disaster mitigation,…
Can new laws solve the housing crisis? Gov. Polis bets his signature on it.
Legislative efforts to increase Colorado’s housing supply, particularly workforce housing, are moving quickly during Gov. Jared Polis’ final year in office, with the governor signing…
Committee kills vacancy-tax proposal, but more housing debates are coming
While legislators continue to consider numerous ways to fund affordable housing this session, one potential solution that won’t advance is a proposal to let local…
Feb. 9 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: The vacancy tax debate
Is the idea of allowing local governments to charge a vacancy tax to owners of residences left empty for much of the year a new…
New bill seeks to curtail rising homeowners’ insurance costs
As Colorado legislators try again this year to make housing more affordable, a bipartisan trio has offered a new way to address the issue, introducing…
Jan. 26 “Colorado Chamber Officer Hours” with House Speaker Julie McCluskie
As Colorado House Democrats look to solve the state’s affordability crisis, it is “important that we be both pro-worker and pro-business,” House Speaker Julie McCluskie…
New Polis-backed housing package targets unused land, transit hubs
Gov. Jared Polis and legislative Democrats are once again pushing a package of bills to boost affordable-housing construction this year, though the proposed changes are…
Polis’ final State of the State: Broad calls, plus specifics on housing, workforce
Gov. Jared Polis offered his final State of the State Address Thursday, calling for legislators to make additional progress on clean energy, workforce development and…
First-day bills seek to expand price-gouging prohibitions, incentivize data centers
The 94 bills introduced on the first day of the 2026 legislative session include wide-ranging efforts to incentivize data centers, create an enterprise to boost…