A proposal that would have cracked down on expensive beer and hot dogs at sporting events and other places where consumers have limited options to shop around died Tuesday afternoon in a committee vote.
Three Democrats joined Republicans to shoot down House Bill 1012 in a 7-4 vote on the House Judiciary Committee. It was one of three bills unveiled by progressives at the start of the legislative session that sought to tamp down high prices.
Bill sponsors tried to limit the scope of the bill through amendments that carved out medical costs and county fairs, but its expansiveness ultimately doomed it.
In addition to targeting pricing in places with captive consumers — where there’s no or limited competition — the bill also would have required price transparency for delivery charges for things like food and groceries.
“I want to be excited about being able to take on what I think is an absolute robbing of Americans right now,” said Rep. Chad Clifford, a Centennial Democrat who voted against the bill. “… We have to figure out something. I wish, for me, I didn’t find so many booby traps every time I started to look at (the consequences) if we do this.”
Democratic Reps. Michael Carter and Cecelia Espenoza also voted against the measure. Republicans on the committee warned that the bill would upset the free market and ultimately result in communitywide harm to businesses, consumers and nonprofits.
Rep. Yara Zokaie, a Fort Collins Democrat and sponsor of the bill, countered that the measure was intended to restore the free market in places where a lack of competition had squashed it. But the argument ultimately didn’t sway enough of the committee.
“(This bill) is taking a small step forward to make things more affordable for everyday Coloradans, whether that’s in a situation somebody is forced into and they’re stuck in a hospital — or whether it is them seeking fun,” Zokaie said. “People deserve to have a fair price, and they deserve to be able to purchase goods in a free market.”
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