Repeal of Colorado anti-discrimination lawsuit bill receives first approval

Colorado legislators took the first step Monday toward repealing a two-year-old law that ramped up potential lawsuit awards against the state's smallest businesses, but the road ahead for the bill remains a rocky one. Members of the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee voted 6-3 to advance a measure that would wipe out almost all of House Bill 1136 from 2013. State Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, joined with Republicans in backing Senate Bill 69, sponsored by Sen. Laura Woods, R-Arvada,…