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On October 8, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson submitted comments in support of allowing parents or caregivers with a baby receiving care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have access to an additional 12 weeks of paid leave through the FAMLI program.

On August 21, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson testified in support of  HB25B-1006, legislation that would loan $100 million from the Unclaimed Property Tax Cash Fund (UPTF) to the Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise (HIAE) in order to help fund programs under the enterprise that help lower healthcare costs for Coloradans on the individual market in the event that Congress fails to reauthorize the enhanced Premium Tax Credits (PTCs). 

On April 29, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson testified in support of HB25-1153, legislation that would require the department of personnel, in collaboration with the Office of New Americans, to conduct or contract to conduct a statewide language access assessment.

On May 1, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson submitted written testimony in support of HB25-1021, legislation that would extend Colorado’s Employee Ownership Tax Credit to Establish or Expand through income tax year 2037.

On May 1, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson submitted written testimony to the Colorado Senate Local Government & Housing Committee in support of HB25-1295, legislation that would reduce duplicative permitting requirements on food trucks.

On April 24, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson testified before the Colorado House Finance Committee on HB25-1297, legislation that would increase funding available to the Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise to sustain the positive relief from the Reinsurance Program, to continue covering Coloradans through the OmniSalud program and to provide subsidies to low-income Coloradans. 

On April 24, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson submitted written testimony to the Colorado Senate Health and Human Services Committee in support of HB25-1088, legislation that would establish reimbursement rates for amublance services that are out of network.

On April 16, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson sent a letter to Colorado Senate Health & Human Services Committee Chair Kyle Mullica and Vice Chair Dafna Michaelson Jenet urging them to support House Bill 1094 to rein in the price of prescription drugs.

On April 14, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter testified in support of  HB25-1282, legislation that would prohibit payment credit card networks from charging certain predatory swipe fees and engaging in certain predatory swipe fee practices.

On April 7, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson submitted written testimony in support of HJR25-1023, legislation that would direct the Committee on Legal Services to engage legal counsel to file a lawsuit on behalf of the Colorado General Assembly in state district court. This year, Colorado faces a $1.2 billion budget shortfall largely due to TABOR’s revenue and expenditure provisions which threatens programs that support Colorado small businesses.