DENVER (Aug. 20, 2025) – Ahead of the General Assembly’s special session, NFIB State Director Michael Smith issued the following statement:

“Colorado’s small business owners are apprehensive as state lawmakers prepare to convene for the special session. When the General Assembly concluded its regular session, small business owners were given more red-tape to navigate and a higher risk of litigation. Now, state lawmakers are considering more anti-small business proposals that will make it harder for our job creators to keep their doors open. For years, our state has given a small allowance to retailers for their time and effort to collect sales tax on behalf of the state. Small business owners wear many hats, but an unpaid tax collector should not be one of them.

“The regular session didn’t make it any easier to be a small business owner in Colorado. Let’s hope the special session doesn’t make it any worse.”