Enacted in 1969, the legislation was patterned after the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
[1] In the 21st century, concerns over high fees for filing requests for information and inadequate access to filing systems has led to calls for reforming the law.
[2] In 2014, a coalition of lawmakers pushed a proposal to cap charges for filing CORA requests to four times the Colorado minimum wage.
[3] In 2020, a Denver Post investigation discovered wide inconsistencies between state agencies' email retention practices, raising freedom of information concerns.
[4] In 2022, a bipartisan coalition in the Colorado Senate led by Democrat Chris Hansen and Republican John Cooke pushed reform legislation that would have, among other provisions, abolished per-page fees for electronic record requests.