{"id":405,"date":"2026-06-02T19:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=405"},"modified":"2026-06-02T19:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:34:09","slug":"jared-polis-signs-bill-giving-colorado-artists-creative-control-with-new-business-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=405","title":{"rendered":"Jared Polis signs bill giving Colorado artists creative control with new business structure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed a bill that creates a new business structure designed to support artists and creatives.<\/p>\n

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Senate Bill 133 creates Colorado Artist Companies, or A Corps, a new subset of limited liability corporations that guides artists through the complexities of setting up a business while ensuring they retain creative control over their work, which can include everything from songs, paintings and poems, to less obvious output, like creative coursework.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so often forging our own path in the creative sector, and it\u2019s really exciting to see the Colorado state government really codify something that\u2019s for artists,\u201d said Meredith Badler, deputy director of the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, which helped shepherd the bill through the legislature. \u201cIt really recognizes their unique needs and their unique benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colorado is the first state to enact this new business structure, though other states like California are busy crafting versions with an eye toward its legislative success in Colorado.<\/p>\n

Yancey Strickler, the co-founder of the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter who came up with the idea of an A Corp, said there are at least six other states lining up similar bills, and Badler said she\u2019s been fielding calls from arts advocacy groups in California, Vermont and New Jersey.<\/p>\n

So what is an A Corp?<\/p>\n

When it comes to federal law and taxes, A Corps will be subject to all of the same rules as an LLC.<\/p>\n

But a few defining characteristics set it apart from the typical LLC.<\/p>\n

Those are:<\/p>\n