Denver Metro Chamber Of Commerce: Leaders Of Colorado General Assembly Join Denver Metro Chamber Of Commerce And Colorado Competitive Co ...

Press release from Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce:

Jennifer Kostka Beck

January 10, 2022

“We know that Colorado is strong and resilient. We came together for solutions as the pandemic rocked our businesses and communities, and that’s why we’re poised to rebound more quickly than other states. Though we are not without our challenges,” Ament told the audience of about 300 business and legislative leaders at the Denver Art Museum’s new Sturm Grand Pavilion.

Toward a More Competitive Colorado

“If we come out of this legislative session and cannot say we’ve made things better for the families of this state and made things better to be durable over time, then we have failed,” Rep. McKean said.

Transportation will once again be an issue during the 2022 Legislative Session, even following the passage of Senate Bill 260 last year, which created $5.4 billion in new funding for transportation infrastructure. This year, legislators are considering introducing a bill that would be similar to the Employee Traffic Reduction Program that the Air Quality Control Commission considered this past summer. The original program would have required employers to hire staff to monitor, track and regulate which of their employees could drive their own car to work on which day.

Senate Bill 260

Legislation originally introduced last year through Senate Bill 176 that would have redefined workplace harassment was also a topic for the panel. The Chamber had significant concerns that the untested and subjective new legal standards established in the bill would have resulted in a wave of increased litigation and costs for companies. Rep. Garnett said he’s optimistic that both sides of the debate can find common ground.

Senate Bill 176

Ament closed with a simple ask of the legislature as we head into the session Wednesday.

denverchamber.org/policy/current-state-legislation About the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce denverchamber.org About the Colorado Competitive Council (C3): coloradocompetes.org

This press release was produced by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.