Denver, CO – In response to news that Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law HB 1090, a comprehensive ban on junk fees, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

“With the signing of this legislation, Colorado lawmakers sent a clear message that deceptive junk fees will no longer be tolerated in their state, helping to restore transparency to scores of everyday transactions. We commend Reps. Sirota and Ricks and Sens. Cutter and Weissman for their leadership on this critical issue, and thank Gov. Polis for signing this common-sense measure into law,” said Pat Garofalo, Director of State and Local Policy at the American Economic Liberties Project. “Hidden, mandatory charges cost Americans billions yearly, allowing dominant corporations to mislead consumers and undermine honest local businesses. By joining California, Minnesota, and Massachusetts in cracking down on deceptive fees economy-wide, Colorado is helping to build national momentum for fair pricing practices and genuine competition. This win adds critical fuel to the End Junk Fees campaign, showing that states don’t have to wait on Washington to protect consumers and level the playing field for local businesses.”

Colorado has joined California, Minnesota, and Massachusetts in enacting a broad ban on deceptive, mandatory junk fees. Similar bills have been introduced in several other states this year, including New York and Illinois, with time remaining for passage.

To learn more about junk fees or to review polling, please visit: EndJunkFees.com.

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The American Economic Liberties Project works to ensure America’s system of commerce is structured to advance, rather than undermine, economic liberty, fair commerce, and a secure, inclusive democracy. Economic Liberties believes true economic liberty means entrepreneurs and businesses large and small succeed on the merits of their ideas and hard work; commerce empowers consumers, workers, farmers, and engineers instead of subjecting them to discrimination and abuse from financiers and monopolists; foreign trade arrangements support domestic security and democracy; and wealth is broadly distributed to support equitable political power.