(1) (a) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(a) is effective March 1, 2022. ] It is unlawful for any person to adopt or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy forbidding or preventing any of its employees, franchisees, or agents or entities under its control or oversight from, or to take any action against its employees, franchisees, or agents or entities under its control or oversight solely for, testifying before a committee of the general assembly or a court of law or speaking to a member of the general assembly at the request of such committee, court, or member regarding any action, policy, rule, regulation, practice, or procedure of any person or regarding any grievance relating thereto. Any person violating any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
(c) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1.5)(c) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any person violating any provision of this subsection (1.5) commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1611, § 1, effective June 4. L. 98: (1.5) added and (2) amended, p. 693, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2021: (1)(a) and (1.5)(c) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3139, § 84, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
Cross references: For interference with the legislative process, see part 4 of article 2 of title 2; for attempt to influence a public servant, see § 18-8-306; for perjury and related offenses pertaining to governmental operations, see part 5 of article 8 of title 18; for attendance of witnesses before the general assembly, see § 2-2-313.