About 200 new laws that Colorado lawmakers passed this year went into effect August 6, ranging from comprehensive updates to wage theft protections to smaller tweaks in state statutes.
Here are some of the new laws that Coloradans should know: Stronger voter protections Colorado lawmakers passed stronger voter protections this year in anticipation of federal rollbacks of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The new law protects access for voters in jail and allows the attorney general to enforce voting rights. It bans efforts to limit someone’s right to vote based on gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
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