Legislature

The Argonaut apartment complex in the snow.

Construction Defect Reform Advances in General Assembly with Broad Bipartisan Support

The bill aims to spur condo construction in the state by creating a process that the sponsors hope would reduce litigation and lower insurance costs.
A residential home under construction.

Measure Restoring Independent Duty of Care Owed to Original Homeowners Clears Colorado Senate

The lawmakers behind the bill said the measure addresses the consequences of the appeals court's decision in Appleby v. Dossey Sudik.

Thousands Protest State Education Funding Shortfalls, Executive Order Closing Education Department Signed

One of the signed bills so far in Colorado makes mid-year adjustments to school funding to account for changes in enrollment and the local share anticipated.
Downtown Denver from above, with several apartment buildings and commercial buildings in the foreground. The foothills of the Rocky Mountains can be seen in the background.

General Assembly Passes Measure to Expand Colorado’s Law Prohibiting Local Anti-Growth Ordinances

The measure expands on the 2023 prohibition on anti-growth ordinances and aims to clamp down on communities limiting residential density in urban areas.

New Colorado Law Aims to Raise Accessibility Standards in Local Building Codes

The law’s sponsors hope that the measure will increase accessibility and reduce the amount of ADA lawsuits brought against municipalities and businesses.

Two Labor, Employment Bills to Watch This Session

One bill would add three professions to the “highly compensated workers” exemption for the state’s new noncompete law and the other restricts “surveillance pricing” for wages and consumer prices alike.

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Protect Whistleblowers at Large Artificial Intelligence Companies

Two Colorado lawmakers brought forth a measure to create a state-level whistleblower protection for workers building artificial intelligence models.
Colorado’s Capitol building.

Whittled Down Bill Adding Judgeships in Colorado Advances to Final Legislative Step

A bipartisan bill adding 15 judgeships, down from an initially proposed 29, passed its second-to-last legislative step before the governor’s desk on March 12.
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Colorado Judiciary Committee Advances Bill Giving Defendants in Eviction Proceedings a Right to a...

Colorado’s House Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would establish a right to trial for defendants in eviction cases.

Two Bipartisan Bills Aim to Address CBI Misconduct Allegations, DNA Testing Backlogs

Recent issues lawmakers are trying to address at the CBI seem to be comorbidities of an investigation into former CBI forensic scientist Missy Woods.