US EditionAre stadium food and beer prices too high? Colorado lawmakers unveil bills targeting costs.
Colorado Democrats introduce three bills targeting price gouging for captive consumers, banning surveillance pricing, and prohibiting unfair wholesale pricing to protect small retailers.
- On Jan. 21, 2026, Colorado Democrats unveiled a package at the Capitol, with House Bill 1012 already introduced to require price transparency for captive consumers.
- Democratic sponsors said the bills respond to rising prices and new pricing technologies, arguing these protect consumers and small businesses from data-driven pricing and monopolistic practices.
- House Bill 1012 would tie captive-venue prices to county averages and ban unreasonably excessive charges, require third-party delivery apps to show in-store prices alongside fees, and ban surveillance pricing enforced by the Colorado Attorney General's Office under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act.
- Business groups are already mobilizing against the measures, with the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Bankers Association, and three dozen lobbyists opposing, while DoorDash and Uber Eats seek changes and Republicans warn of overregulation despite Democrats' nearly 2-to-1 majorities.
- Supporters expect the other measures to be introduced in the coming weeks as sponsors say technology changes may help overcome past defeats in the state legislature.
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Denver Post
Are stadium food and beer prices too high? Colorado lawmakers unveil bills targeting costs.
Colorado Democrats unveiled a trio of proposals Monday aimed at wrenching down rising prices that they blamed on corporate greed. Among the targets is food at stadium concessions stands.
Colorado Newsline
The Grand Junction Daily SentinelSurveillance pricing ban among affordability bills proposed by Colorado Democrats
Colorado House Assistant Majority Leader Jennifer Bacon, a Denver Democrat, speaks about a bill to limit surveillance pricing in the state at the Colorado Capitol on Jan. 26, 2026. (Photo by Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)Colorado Democrats unveiled a trio of bills Monday meant to increase affordability for consumers, including a second try at outlawing the use of personal data to set prices and wages. “Fighting for affordability means exercising…
Colorado Sun
Colorado Public RadioSurveillance, captive-audience and wholesale pricing are in Colorado Democrats’ cost-of-living crosshairs
Many business groups are already lobbying against the measures. Gov. Jared Polis, as well as more moderate Democrats at the Capitol, could pose a roadblock to the bills becoming law, too.
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