Colorado is 6th most regulated state in America, chamber report says | News [Video]

Colorado is the sixth-most regulated state in the country and nearly half of its roughly 200,000 regulations are “excessive or duplicative,” a finding that poses negative ramifications on economic growth, on productivity and, ultimately, on residents, according to a new study from the state’s chamber of commerce.

The study commissioned by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce is the latest report to examine the state’s regulatory environment and to argue that the regulations lead to job losses associated with compliance costs and lost sales.

The chamber released its study following another report showing that Colorado has slipped behind other states in terms of economic strength and that its economy is projected to grow — albeit at a slower pace in 2025.

“Colorado’s regulations are consistently the top concern in every business survey we’ve conducted in recent years,” Loren Furman, the chamber’s president and CEO, said in a news release accompanying the report. “If …