Colorado Gov. Polis vetoes credit card swipe fee bill, sets personal record with 12 vetoes this year
By
Jesse Paul
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Summary
Colorado Governor Jared Polis vetoed three bills, including one that would have prohibited credit card companies from charging swipe fees on sales taxes starting in 2028. With these vetoes, Polis has now rejected 12 bills passed by the legislature this year, breaking his own personal record set in 2025. The credit card swipe fee measure was heavily opposed by the Electronic Payments Coalition, a credit card industry trade group that spent $6 million on advertising against it.
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The organization spent $6 million in March and April on ads opposing the bill.
With the new round of vetoes, the term-limited governor has now rejected 12 bills passed by the legislature this year, eclipsing the personal record he set in 2025.
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