Numerous new laws take effect in Colorado on July 1, including several recently signed by Gov. Jared Polis.
Why it matters: Many will impact your daily life.
Here are 10 of the most notable ones.
🐝 Neonics, a type of pesticide that kills bees and other pollinators, can only be sold by licensed dealers , meaning these products are now banned from most retail and garden stores.
🌎 Cities and counties are now allowed to pass their own policies limiting single-use plastic pollution.
♻️ Items that can be composted must be clearly labeled under new standards that make it easier for consumers to understand.
👩💻 Consumers now have access to a new tool that lets them opt out of companies collecting their data online for advertising purposes or to sell to third parties.
🗳️ Using fake electors schemes to try to overturn the state's electoral results is now a crime . Those convicted face a fine up to $10,000 and will be disqualified from serving in public offices.
🤖 Any candidates for elected office who use artificial intelligence and deep fake-generated content are required to include a disclaimer that their content is not real.
🔫 Carrying firearms — concealed or openly — in sensitive spaces such as government buildings, public schools and child care centers and their adjacent parking areas is banned .
🏠 Local governments can no longer limit the number of unrelated people living together in a single household, though exceptions exist if health and safety standards are compromised.
❌ The sale or transfer of products containing more than 10% of sodium nitrate is prohibited after the compound has increasingly been used as a method for suicide in recent years.
💼 Employers can no longer ask about a job applicant's age, date of birth, and education or graduation dates on the initial job application.
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