Colorado Relief Bill to Shut Out Businesses in Non-Compliant Counties

Under the proposed text of Colorado Senate Bill 20B-001, which aims to give money to shutdown-affected small businesses like restaurants, bars, movie theaters, and fitness and recreational sports centers, money would be withheld from businesses operating in counties that are deemed to not be in compliance with state government mandates. The bill is sponsored by Adams County State Senators Faith Winter (D) and Kevin Priola (R), as well as Denver County State Representative Leslie Herod (D).

The bill also makes $4 million dollars of aid unavailable to white-owned businesses.

It also requires a business to promise to continue operating in the state for at least six months, although many restaurants are at risk of shuttering for good in much less time with or without a taxpayer handout.

This money is to be doled out to Colorado counties, who will need to apply for the aid – presumably so the state government can reject them if they are not complying with the crazy COVID dial.

This proposed bill is yet another example of Colorado lawmakers dangling our own money in front of our faces as an incentive to do what we’re told. The economic difficulty in Colorado is a government-created crisis.

The bill proposal can be found here.