The Colorado House passed several contested bills on Legislative Day 052, including HB 1084 on ballot measure transparency (40-22), HB 1202 on homelessness strategy and the documentary fee (voice vote over minority opposition), and HB 1105 on Labor Peace Act collective bargaining reforms — the last of which stalled mid-debate on a minority amendment and faces an anticipated gubernatorial veto.
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Representative Bradley argued the bill 'risks tilting the playing field against citizen initiatives' because 'fiscal projections are inherently political and often wrong' and that 'government shaping the narrative about policies the government may not like' is not neutral information. Sponsors Camacho and Espenoza countered that nothing in the bill prevents the initiative process and that it gives 'full flexibility to the initiative seekers to designate where they might want the funding to come from.' Minority Leader Caldwell argued the legislature does not hold itself to the same standard, stating 'we pass bills all the time with very large appropriations and we're not passing those bills and saying, well, if we pass this bill that cost $10 million, here's where the $10 million we're going to cut from.'
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“House Bill 26:1084 claims to provide transparency, but in reality, it risks tilting the playing field against citizen initiatives. This bill requires government generated projections about how ballot measures might affect programs like education or healthcare. But we all know the fiscal projections are inherently political, political and often wrong.”
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