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Senate narrows consumer-protection hurdle for targeted groups, passes bill to revive private suits for certain deceptive practices
Summary
After contentious debate, the Senate passed Senate Bill 157 with a floor amendment narrowing the measure so claims that avoid the judicial 'significant public impact' requirement apply to targeted groups (seniors, veterans, service members, people with disabilities and pregnant individuals).
Senate Bill 157 cleared the Senate on March 28 after the body adopted an amendment (L6) narrowing the bill’s scope to target groups—seniors (60+), current service members, veterans and gold‑star spouses, people with disabilities and pregnant individuals—before removing the judicially created “significant public impact” barrier for private consumer-protection claims.
Sponsor Senator Weisman framed the bill as a restoration of consumer remedies stripped from Colorado law by a 1998 Colorado Supreme Court decision that inserted a judicial requirement of “significant public impact” before private…
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