101 bills debated by the Colorado legislature in 2025 that you need to know about
The Colorado Capitol News Alliance pored through the more than 600 measures debated at the Capitol this year to highlight the most notable ones that passed and failed.
Legislature rejects Jared Polis’ key effort this year to drive down Colorado home insurance costs
House Bill 1302 would have imposed a 1% fee on every homeowners insurance policy. Homeowners would have borne the cost, which is why the measure died.
With union and business leaders unable to reach deal on Labor Peace Act, Colorado Democrats will test Jared Polis’ veto pen
The governor has said he opposes removing a requirement that workers get to vote on whether they should be forced to pay fees for collective bargaining representation — whether or not they are members of their workplace’s union.
Here are the big bills Colorado’s legislature has to deal with before its 2025 term ends Wednesday
The big union bill, a resolution forcing a lawsuit aimed at dismantling the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and Gov. Jared Polis signature housing measure are all still pending with just 5 days left in Colorado’s 2025 legislative session.
A rare veto showdown at the State Capitol
How a bill about illegal activity on social media turned into a faceoff between lawmakers and Gov.
Colorado legislature declines to override Gov. Jared Polis’ veto of social media bill
The override effort failed when the House of Representatives laid over the motion to override the veto until May 9, which is after the legislative session ends
Colorado Senate overrides Jared Polis’ veto of social media bill in extremely rare rebuke of governor
The veto override vote now heads to the House. The last veto overrides in Colorado were in 2011 and 2007 under former Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter, and both dealt with budget spending requests.
Colorado Senate again rejects effort to ask voters to let past victims of child sex abuse sue their abusers
The resolution failed to reach its needed supermajority to advance. Every Republican in the chamber voted against it, while every Democrat voted in favor.
Uber says it will exit Colorado if bill aimed at boosting rideshare safety becomes law
The bill requires drivers to make audio and video recordings of trips and prohibits drivers from offering passengers drinks and snacks.
Colorado will drastically limit the sale of many semiautomatic guns — what does the new law really do?
Starting in August 2026, the manufacture, sale and purchase of certain semiautomatic firearms that can accept detachable ammunition magazines will be outlawed in Colorado.
Colorado governor signs bill halting expansion of hard liquor sales in grocery and big-box stores
Senate Bill 33 was brought as a way to protect small businesses that sell alcohol from further economic decline following the expansion of beer and wine sales in grocery stores. Supporters worried Gov. Jared Polis would veto it.
Colorado ditches plan to reduce utilities’ wildfire liability. Homeowners may face fees instead.
A 0.5% fee would be imposed under House Bill 1302 on every home insurance policy in Colorado, unless a house meets certain wildfire mitigation standards
Colorado’s political parties navigate a changed political landscape
Democratic soul searching. A Republican fork in the road. As the nation undergoes enormous political shifts, Colorado’s political parties are struggling to find their footing.
Future of union organizing in Colorado remains fuzzy as legislative session enters home stretch
Senate Bill 5 would abolish a requirement in the Colorado Labor Peace Act that 75% of workers at a company sign off before union security negotiations can begin. The bill is a priority for unions and loathed by business interests. Gov. Jared Polis is in the mix, too.
Vacancy-appointed Colorado lawmakers would have to run to keep their seat after a year under reform proposal
The legislation is a response to the growing calls for vacancy appointment reform that began in 2018 when The Colorado Sun first highlighted how many state legislative seats were secured through the vacancy process.
Meet the dogs of the Colorado Capitol. Like, literal dogs
The seat of Colorado’s government can sometimes feel like a doggy day care as Gov. Jared Polis and several state lawmakers frequently bring their pups to work.
