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Transparency bill to undo 2024 legislative exemptions is postponed after divided committee vote
Summary
Rep. Garcia Sanders proposed a bill to repeal last year's legislative exemptions to Colorado open‑meetings rules and to lower some CORA fees; the committee heard broad testimony from transparency advocates and local governments and ultimately did not advance the bill, postponing it indefinitely after a roll‑call vote.
Representative Garcia Sanders introduced House Bill 12‑42 to restore and strengthen public access to government deliberations and public records, saying the measure would reverse provisions enacted in 2024 that exempted some legislative meetings from open‑meetings requirements and would lower barriers to public records.
“Transparency is not a privilege. It is a right,” Representative Garcia Sanders said in opening remarks, framing the bill as a correction to actions that, she and supporters said, allowed policy negotiation to happen outside public view. The sponsor asked the committee to repeal the legislature’s exemptions from the state’s open…
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