A bill intended to prevent businesses from charging high prices in so-called captive audience settings in Colorado — like airports, hospitals and stadiums — was rejected Tuesday during its first committee hearing.
House Bill 1012 failed in the House Judiciary Committee. There were seven “no” votes and four “yes” votes, with three Democrats on the panel siding with the committee’s four Republicans to kill the measure.
The legislation would have required vendors in captive audience settings — where the options of where to buy food, services and goods are limited — to charge prices that match the average for a comparable product in the surrounding county…