Tag:Colorado Legislature

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.

Bill Requiring Property Insurers to Share More Information on Fire Risk Models Clears Colorado Senate

The effort aims to bring more transparency to property insurance and help reduce insurance prices when mitigation work is done.

Measure Limiting Legal Actions Against Real Estate Appraisers Encounters Little Opposition in its Second Attempt

The bill would institute a new statute of limitations of five years for legal actions against real estate appraisers.

Colorado Lawmakers Repeal, Reduce, Transfer Program Funds to Address State Funding Shortfalls

A number of bipartisan bills are speeding through the state legislature this week, with dozens that attempt to reconcile the gap in the state budget.

Bills Regulating Social Media Garner Opposition from Governor but Support from DAs, Attorney General

Two bills, both seeking to protect minors on social media, have bipartisan support in the General Assembly but face opposition from Gov. Jared Polis.