Months after the CFPB—under departing chair Rohit Chopra—released a playbook encouraging states to toughen their consumer protection laws and enforcement, New York has responded, passing the Fostering Affordability and...more
This morning, Gov. Jared Polis issued Executive Order D 2025 009, convening the Colorado General Assembly in an extraordinary legislative session to begin on Aug. 21, 2025. The governor has this power under Article IV,...more
This past legislative session, Colorado legislators passed a bill making changes to the state’s citizen ballot initiative process.
House Bill 25-1327 (Modify Statewide Ballot Measure Process), sponsored by Reps. Emily...more
The House version of the budget reconciliation package (H.R.1) includes a 10-year moratorium on state and local enforcement of “any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems,...more
The 2025 legislative session begins tomorrow. With a $1 billion budget shortfall looming, Colorado lawmakers are already facing tough decisions on how to tackle issues affecting residents and businesses alike. In addition,...more
With the 2024 election only two weeks away and most Colorado voters already having their ballots in hand, a flurry of federal, state and local candidate and ballot measure races are vying for attention. Here, we preview all...more
The election is upon us. Colorado’s ballots were placed in the mail this past Friday. This follows the mailing of the Colorado Blue Book. This booklet, which is filled with information regarding the questions and ballot...more
Colorado wrapped up its primary elections on Tuesday, June 25. Although voter turnout was reportedly lower for this year’s primary elections across the state, the results could still portend shifts in the trajectory of...more
Six land use bills passed the Colorado legislature before it adjourned, five of which Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law as of the date of publication. These bills will bring changes to housing development in Colorado with...more
Entering the second regular session of Colorado’s 74th General Assembly, most Capitol observers were expecting more of the same—the same being the acrimony, contentiousness and rancor that characterized the end of the 2023...more
Legislature Gives Local Governments Right of First Refusal on Affordable Housing and Right of First Offer on Certain Market Rate Multifamily Properties -
On the final day of the legislative session, the state legislature...more
With Gov. Jared Polis’ signature on SB 81, Colorado has broadened its restrictions on products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to include a wide range of consumer products. Colorado...more
With less than three weeks left until sine die, there are several key bills currently under consideration in or that have made their way through Colorado's legislature. These proposals span a variety of sectors including...more
Colorado’s state legislature is close to 50 days in of its 120-day lawmaking period and while legislators have introduced over 486 bills addressing myriad issues, this year’s session has perceptibly been colored by the...more
The November 2023 election is quickly approaching and brings with it another round of tax—particularly property tax measures—that will soon be put to Colorado voters. And, if what has already been filed is any indication,...more
The Colorado state legislature recently approved a bill that would prohibit “governmental entities” from enforcing existing or enacting new local anti-growth laws that would limit housing supply, development applications or...more
Hurried. Chaotic. Contentious. -
Any or all of these terms could be used to describe the first regular session of Colorado’s 74th General Assembly, particularly as it neared its constitutionally mandated end this past...more
The state legislature is currently considering a bill that would give “local governments,”—including every city, town and county in Colorado—a right of first refusal to buy any qualifying multifamily property before it is...more
In 2023, all 50 state legislatures will convene, including biennial legislatures. Nationwide, state legislatures will spend months grappling with policies that will impact their state and constituents. And although each state...more
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR SIGNALS A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO MANAGING CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKETS -
In the evening hours of Friday, Sept. 23, California Gov. Gavin Newsom quietly dispatched a controversial bill that sought to establish a...more
10/7/2022
/ Blockchain ,
California ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Governor Newsom ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Legislatures
The statewide ballot for Colorado is set. This past week, Secretary of State Jena Griswold officially certified the state’s ballot for the Nov. 8, 2022, election. In addition to the candidates for state and local offices,...more
The Colorado Supreme Court provided much-needed clarification on the future of the state legislative session on Wednesday by ruling that, during a declared public health disaster emergency, it is permissible for the Colorado...more