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Senate Bill 23, the "Fair and Legal Employment for Coloradans Act," was killed in the Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs. The bill, sponsored by Senator David Schultheis (R- Colorado Springs), would have required employers to participate in the federal E-Verify program. On his website, Sen. Schultheis had the following to say about the bill's defeat :
This bill was killed in State Affairs committee on 2/8 by Democrats on a party-line vote."