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Colorado Governor Signs Consumer Freedom of Choice Bill
VANCOUVER, Wash. (June 4, 2007) – A bill was signed by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter earlier this week. Rep. Dorothy Butcher (D) successfully sponsored the consumer rights bill – HB 1104, the Insurance Consumer Freedom of Choice Bill, which the association hopes will set a precedent nationwide for consumer freedom of choice in property restoration.
The bill, which easily passed both the Colorado House and Senate, prevents insurance companies from dictating which restoration company must be used in a covered property repair insurance loss. The bill states: “competition is fundamental to the free market system and that the unrestrained interaction of competitive forces will yield the best allocation of . . . economic resources, the lowest prices, the highest quality commodities and services.”
Both the House and Senate concurred that passage of this bill would safeguard the public against monopolies, trusts and market barriers; as well as foster and encourage competition by prohibiting unfair and discriminatory practices that impede fair and honest competition.
IICRC Registrant, Joe Arrigo, president of Arrigo Restoration in Pueblo, Colorado, has been actively involved in supporting this legislation for several years on behalf of the restorers in Colorado and throughout the U.S.
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