The arrogance of Colorado’s Democrat Legislators (and one Republican) was on full display recently when they voted on SB26-087.
This bad bill would require employers of legislators to hold their job for them while they served in the legislature!
These employers would be forced into a bad position where they’d be hiring a temporary employee or have to operate their business without an employee during the legislative session.
This burden is solely for the benefit of the politicians who’d have the privilege of leaving their job for months with a guaranteed job when the Legislative Session adjourned for the year.
The proponents of this bill explained that they want to give working class Coloradans the opportunity to serve in the Legislature and not have to worry about losing their job while performing this public duty.
Unfortunately, these legislators don’t understand that a business can’t just pause their operations while the Legislature is in Session!
But there is good news!
Rep. Brandi Bradley was able to amend the bill to make this new “Legislative Leave” program optional.
In this video Brandon explores the bill and shares the vote history on this bad legislation.
Links from the Video:
Bill info, amendments and vote history on SB26-087 Create Legislative Leave Job Protection for General Assembly Members: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-087
Rep. Bradley’s X Post: https://x.com/bradleyforco/status/2038807366616138211
