A more efficient state government? Who wouldn’t want that?
That’s the gist of a bill supported by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce that passed in this legislative session and now awaits Gov. Jared Polis’ signature.
Senate Bill 137 faced little opposition, but its passage was meaningful to local organizations representing small businesses after years of feeling defeated during the annual lawmaking session. The bill is among the chamber’s priority legislation this year, and is part of an ongoing multiyear effort to reign in the state’s regulatory environment and cut down on the volume of laws.
“This represents a significant win for the Chamber and the broader business community,” Loren Furman, the Chamber’s president and CEO, said in an email. Furman didn’t have a list of rules ready to go but shared a report of how the Chamber would determine them.
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