Colorado lawmakers late Monday defeated a bill brought by Rep. Elisabeth Epps that aimed to repeal an anti-BDS law passed in 2016 to bar PERA investments in companies boycotting Israel.
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Colorado's public pension program must continue divesting from companies that economically boycott Israel after a state House committee rejected a bill that would have repealed the requirement.
The Colorado legislature this week will hear bills focused on housing, eviction protections, the state's rape shield law, the BDS law and accessory dwelling units.
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