Gov. Polis vetoes Colorado bill slowing down open requests, giving preference to journalists

Jared Polis vetoes public records bill, setting up showdown with Colorado legislature

Senate Bill 77 would have given governments more time to respond to records requests from the public and businesses while exempting journalists from the delays

Gov. Polis vetoes bill that would extend Colorado open records response timeline

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks at the state Capitol on March 13, 2025. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)Colorado Gov. Jared Polis vetoed his first bill of this year’s legislative session, rejecting a bill that would have changed the state’s open records law. “It would certainly be convenient for the Executive Branch to agree to weaken CORA, but as a representative for the people of Colorado, I support more, not less, openness and transparency,” …

Gov. Jared Polis vetoes changes to Colorado's open records law

Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday vetoed a bill that would increase costs for open records requests for anyone other than members of the media and give agencies more time to respond to those queries.

Gov. Jared Polis, in first veto of year, rejects bill changing public records law — setting up potential override vote

Gov. Jared Polis rejected a bill Thursday that would have altered the Colorado Public Records Act, or CORA, setting up a rare attempt by legislators to try to override the veto.

Gov. Polis vetoes Colorado bill slowing down open requests, giving preference to journalists

The bipartisan bill would have allowed governments more time to provide records to everyone but journalists.

Governor Polis takes veto pen to bill restricting access to public records - Complete Colorado

The bill included a clause that exempted government-approved news media from the new response times.