HB 1010 an attempt to expand governor’s power, Rep. Hartsook complains
By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice
State Rep. Anthony Hartsook is concerned with the tsunami of bills he sees filtering through the legislature.
"Numerous bills expanding government control continue to flood the General Assembly, threatening businesses and economic freedom," he wrote in a report to his District 44 constituency.
One example, Hartsook says, is Democrat-led House Bill 25-1010, which aims to protect consumers from "price gouging during a declared disaster." Like many bills floating through the legislature, it does more than its title or brief description might indicate.
"This legislation hands unbridled power and authority to the governor to declare a disaster, based on an 'imminent threat,'" Hartsook said. "We’ve seen this playbook before — for 16 months, the ...