House Bill 1080

Date: February 4, 2008

ADL supports Colorado House Bill 1080, which would reinstate Colorado's longstanding ban forbidding religious organizations from discriminating based on faith when hiring employees to work for government-funded social service programs. Even though this was the law in Colorado until 2007, the bill is meeting strong resistance from religious groups.

NEWS
Would Law Handcuff Faith-Based Charities? No, It Only Assures Fairness in Hiring Rocky Mountain News
ADL Supports House Bill 1080 to Restore Colorado's Ban on Religious Discrimination ADL Press Release
Religious Groups Feel Bullied by Proposal The Denver Post
Letters to the Editor: House Bill 1080 Dispute Denver Catholic Register
Bill Rankles Religious Groups The Denver Post
Faith Groups Say Bill Would Mean Loss of Government Funds, CO Associated Press

RESOURCES
Fact Sheet
HB 1080 (pdf)