By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics
Despite a last-ditch effort by some House lawmakers on Monday, a bill that will exempt the Colorado General Assembly from following parts of the open meetings law established in 1972 is now in the hands of Gov. Jared Polis.
What Polis thinks of the measure, which the House passed on a 39-22 vote, remains unknown.
The state’s 1972 Sunshine Law declares that it is a “matter of statewide concern and the policy of this state that the formation of public policy is public business and may not be conducted in secret.”
But lawmakers at the state Capitol, who complain the law hinders their ability to have private conversations about public policy and bills, including through text or email with their colleagues, seek to rewrite the law.