DENVER-
At the request of its sponsor, a bill that would have allowed Coloradans to stop unwanted junk mail was killed in a House committee Thursday.
The measure ran into opposition from the Postal Service, unions and businesses. Rep. Sara Gagliardi, a freshman Democrat from Arvada, said she was concerned about fears that the bill could cost jobs but said she still thinks direct mail pieces would be more effective if the were only sent to the people who wanted them.
Gagliardi said she would continue to meet with opponents and supporters and would set up a Web site for people interested in backing another bill next year.
“I think there are many, many more people who support this than oppose this,” she said.
Gagliardi’s proposal would have allowed people to sign up by phone or on the Web to stop unsolicited mail in much the same way residents can sign up for the no-call list to block telephone solicitors. Mailings from political groups and businesses where people have made purchases would have been exempt.
