By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics
Just hours after the bill reached his desk, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a measure that would exempt lawmakers from the state’s open meetings law, ultimately saying the matter deals with separations of powers between his office and the Colorado General Assembly.
The law is effective immediately.
In a signing statement, the governor said he accepted Senate Bill 24-157 to “provide clarity to the Legislature as it seeks to resolve ambiguities around their own conduct under the Colorado Open Meetings Law.”
Polis noted the bill applies only to the legislature, not the executive or judicial branches.