Tag:Colorado Legislature

Colorado Legislature Passes More Than 210 Bills in Session Marked with Budget Shortfalls, Protests

In a session pockmarked with budget shortfalls and protests, Colorado lawmakers still managed to pass a few important bills this year.

Companies May Soon Need to Send Some HSR Merger Filings to Colorado Attorney General

Companies based or with significant business in Colorado would have to file with the state’s attorney general if a proposed merger triggers the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act’s filing requirements.

Bill Targeting Prices, Wages Set by Surveillance Data Shelved by Colorado Legislature

The bill aimed to prohibit the use of individualized prices or wages based on surveillance data regarding a worker or consumer.

Measure Aiming for More Transparency in Health Care Transactions Postponed Until Next Legislative Session

Sponsors withdrew the bill amidst heavy opposition, and John Saran, a partner at Holland & Knight, chatted with Law Week about nationwide efforts in the arena and the potential consequences to investment in the health care sector.

Presidential, NEPA Changes Put Federal Lands in Flux

Shifting priorities between administrations and a big change to NEPA review have significantly changed the legal landscape around federal lands.

The Two Sides of the Energy Development Coin in Colorado

Colorado energy and natural resources attorneys talked with Law Week about how the state’s legislative and regulatory efforts have incentivized clean energy development and made oil and gas development more difficult.

Colorado Lawmakers Approve Measure to Study eDiscovery Costs

A proposal from a bipartisan group of legislators to create a task force to study how the state could reduce its eDiscovery costs recently passed the Colorado General Assembly.

A Bipartisan Effort to Expand Batching of Out-of-Network Claims Falls One Vote Short in State Senate Committee

The bill, which cleared the House with large margins, would have enabled emergency health care providers to batch certain out-of-network claims for arbitration.