Changes to POWR Act soften business groups’ fight against the bill
When the House Judiciary Committee conducts that chamber’s first hearing Tuesday on a bill to redefine harassment in state law, business groups won’t be rallying…
Legislative Session
Bill would require Colorado employers grant paid sick leave for more reasons
Colorado employers would have to allow workers to use paid sick leave for more reasons other than personal illness under a bill that is on…
Air-quality permitting bill undergoes changes, still drives concern
Sponsors bumped significant portions of a bill that sought to ramp up air-quality permitting requirements down to a study on Thursday, though provisions that would…
Two bills revive battle over Colorado unemployment-fund solvency
Once again, Colorado’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund is the subject of major debate. After a month of discussions around the potential use of unemployment-tax revenue…
Bill seeks to rein in utility rates by limiting several current practices
After more than a month of hearings and discussions about rising utility rates, legislative Democrats introduced a bill to require greater justification for future rate…
Affordable-housing package advances, but with a major concession
Gov. Jared Polis’ package of bills seeking to ease Colorado’s affordable-housing crisis by ramping up new construction has passed its first key tests — albeit…
Health-care bills look to expand programs that aren’t fully implemented
During Gov. Jared Polis’ first term, Colorado legislators passed significant health-care reform in areas ranging from prescription-drug pricing to lower-cost insurance offerings. Now, in the…
“Ambitious” climate bill affecting utilities, PERA and lawn equipment clears Senate
An “ambitious” climate bill that would speed up Colorado’s decarbonization efforts, incentivize the purchase of electric lawn equipment and streamline the regulation of carbon-sequestration wells…
Senate Democrats reject attempts to amend equal-pay proposal
Sponsors rejected a handful of amendments — including one requested by Gov. Jared Polis’ office — during Colorado Senate debate over the past two days…
Coming bill could further ramp up regulation of oil-and-gas permitting
A bill that is expected to be introduced this week would raise the permitting requirements for all new oil and gas operations in Colorado —…