Colorado governor sets personal veto record in rejecting bills limiting credit card swipe fees, helping firefighters who get cancer

Key Points:

• Governor Jared Polis vetoed three bills, including Senate Bill 134, which would have banned credit card swipe fees on sales taxes starting in 2028, citing legal risks and limited benefits for small businesses.
• The Electronic Payments Coalition and Airlines for America strongly opposed SB 134, warning it could disrupt business operations and airline rewards programs; the bill had passed narrowly in both legislative chambers.
• Polis also vetoed Senate Bill 184, which aimed to expand cancer coverage for firefighters under workers’ compensation, due to concerns about increased costs and potential negative impacts on the existing cancer trust fund.
• Another veto was Senate Bill 5, which would have allowed lawsuits against federal immigration agents for constitutional violations; Polis expressed concern over legal risks and preferred a broader bill protecting all constitutional rights.
• These vetoes bring Polis’s total rejections this year to 12, surpassing his previous record, with the possibility of more vetoes before the June 12 deadline.