New law bars grocery stores from acquiring further full-alcohol-sales licenses
The era of grocery stores adding full alcohol sales to their premises appears to be over. Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed into law Senate…
Regulatory Issues
“An industry on the edge of demise”: Childcare struggles with regulation
Colorado’s struggling childcare sector got a win Tuesday with the death of a bill it opposed. But providers say they continue to suffer from regulatory…
Disabilities-rights lawsuit bill now before Colorado Senate has undergone major changes
When a Colorado Senate committee considers a bill next week to expand the ability of people with disabilities to recover damages in lawsuits, it will…
Senate kills bill to make it easier to file some business-focused lawsuits
Having advanced for the first time as far as the floor of the Colorado Senate, a bill to make it easier to file pricey deceptive-trade-practices…
Bill to regulate work in “extreme temperatures” dies in House committee
Facing severe business backlash and bipartisan opposition, a pair of Colorado House Democrats on Thursday killed their bill to require a slew of new temperature-based…
Senate makes major concession before passing bill to ban “junk fees”
Colorado senators gave their final approval to a bill aimed at banning “junk fees” on services from meals to rental agreements Wednesday — but only…
Governor signs law aimed at preventing “trigger audits” of businesses
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed a law prohibiting third-party auditors from sharing information about companies that they learn while doing their work, but it…
Business coalition requests delay in pivotal rulemaking on toxic air contaminants
Business groups have asked Colorado regulators to postpone an April hearing regarding new toxic-air-contaminant rules, arguing that adopting reporting rules before knowing how the information…
Restaurants find success and roadblocks while seeking legislative help
Colorado restaurants that are begging state leaders for help during a time of mounting closures came away from two days of intense hearings this week…
Trial lawyers trying again to make it easier to file pricey consumer-protection lawsuits
For the third straight year, legislators are advancing a bill to make it easier to file costly deceptive-trade-practices lawsuits under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act…