With over 205,000 state-level restrictions affecting businesses in 2025, Colorado is one of the most heavily regulated business environmentsin the country, according to studies by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce.
Some business owners argue that, while well-intentioned, these regulations are straining jobs and weakening the state’s competitiveness. A new bill proposed by the chamber of commerce wants to increase transparency, accountability and consistency in the regulation review process to improve the state’s economic growth.
Senate Bill 137, introduced March 11, would create more robust standards for how state agencies review existing regulations, which the chamber sees as a way to balance the state’s burdensome regulatory climate.
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