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DENVER – The Colorado Chamber today released its 2026 Annual Report, providing an overview of important progress made on policy issues faced by employers statewide. The report also measures the progress and status of the Colorado Chamber’s 2026 Legislative Agenda, which focused heavily on improving the state’s regulatory environment and addressing the rapid rise in Colorado’s cost of living.
“The 2026 Annual Report reflects the Colorado Chamber’s continued work to advance policies that improve affordability, strengthen competitiveness and make Colorado’s regulatory environment more predictable at a time when businesses are navigating rising costs and growing uncertainty,” said Colorado Chamber President and CEO Loren Furman.
“We delivered practical policy solutions and defeated proposals that would further strain businesses across the state. Our success on key tax, technology, regulatory, legal and employment issues this session emphasized the value of a strong, united business voice at the Capitol led by the Chamber,” said Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Meghan Dollar.
A highlight of the Chamber’s work this year was the success of its opposition agenda campaign, which helped defeat proposals that would have increased costs, expanded regulatory burdens and made it harder to do business in Colorado. The campaign included the Wallet Watchdog list, which identified bills that would worsen the state’s cost of living crisis, and the Job Killers list, which focused on legislation that would make it harder for companies to hire and grow. Overall, the Chamber defeated or resolved all 15 bills on its opposition agenda.
A major victory for Colorado employers came through the defeat or narrowing of a sweeping tax package that would have increased taxes on businesses by nearly $500 million. At a time when employers are already facing rising operating costs, limiting those tax increases was a critical win for the business community.
The Chamber also advanced proactive priority legislation this session to improve Colorado’s regulatory environment and strengthen the integrity of the state’s legal system. Senate Bill 137 built on the Chamber’s efforts from the 2025 session to make the state’s regulatory review process more transparent, consistent and effective. The Chamber also partnered with the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association to pass House Bill 1421, which prohibits nonlawyer ownership of law firms and fee sharing with nonlawyers.
Overall, 83% of Chamber-supported bills were passed into law and 86% of the bills the Chamber opposed were killed.
Read the Colorado Chamber’s 2026 Annual Report here.
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The Colorado Chamber of Commerce champions free enterprise, a healthy business environment and economic prosperity for all Coloradans. It is the only business association that works to improve the business climate for all sizes of business from a statewide, multi-industry perspective. What the Colorado Chamber accomplishes is good for all businesses, and that’s good for the state’s economy. It was created in 1965 based on the merger with the Colorado Manufacturers’ Association.