Colorado’s bill boom: 56 percent growth since 2012 sparks right-to-know push
By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project
The legislation piles up so fast, you cannot keep up
I was texting with a friend the other day and we both agreed that the legislative pace is beyond human-scale. The laws and, frankly, the nonsense, pile up so fast it's nearly impossible to keep up.My impression seems to be borne out by the Common Sense Institute study linked at bottom. The bullet points out of the study's abstract put numbers to things. Quoting:--The growth of Colorado’s legislative output since 2012 is 56%—4th-highest in the country--In 2025, the legislature passed 487 bills. Although this is a decrease from 2024’s 527, it is still 23% more than the average between 2012 and 2018--The average complexity of passed legislation has increased ...
