State Bill Special Report is a biweekly feature of bills to watch while the Colorado General Assembly is in session and is courtesy of State Bill Colorado, a product of Law Week Colorado’s publisher Circuit Media.
House Bills
HB26-1313 — Adjust Requirement Statewide Affordable Housing Fund
- Adjusts eligibility and distribution rules for the statewide affordable housing fund
- Passed Senate second reading with amendments
HB26-1258 — Regulation of Practices Relating to Death Care Industry
- Updates regulatory framework for death care professions and associated consumer protections
- Passed Senate second reading with amendments
HB26-1318 — Traffic Safety Near Schools
- Strengthens traffic safety requirements in school zones, including enforcement and infrastructure standards
- Passed Senate third reading with amendments
HB26-1080 — County Mail Ballot Signature Verification Requirements
- Requires bipartisan verification teams for mail ballot signature review
- Laid over on House second reading special order; remains active on floor calendar
HB26-1140 — Local Government Impact Hearings
- Establishes limited structured hearings on local government impacts for select legislation
- Laid over on House second reading; further consideration delayed
HB26-1196 — Tenant Data Information
- Expands tenant data access and disclosure requirements in housing transactions
- Passed House second reading with amendments
HB26-1356 — Repeal Local Accountability System (Education)
- Repeals components of the statewide local accountability system for K–12 education
- Passed Senate second reading
HB26-1262 — Compounded Medical Products Access
- Preserves patient access to compounded medications and clarifies pharmacy rules
- Laid over on Senate second reading
HB26-1030 — Data Center & Utility Modernization
- Establishes planning and regulatory framework for large-load energy users and data centers
- Continued floor movement as amendments are negotiated
HB26-1007 — Improve Customer Use Distributed Energy Resources
- Creates regulatory framework for plug-in solar systems for renters and multifamily housing
- Passed House floor; under Senate consideration
Senate Bills
SB26-023 — School Finance Act
- Updates statewide school finance formula and appropriations structure for K–12 funding
- Passed Senate third reading with no amendments; advanced toward final enactment
SB26-002 — Energy Affordability Program Establishment
- Creates income-qualified electricity affordability program for residential customers
- Laid over on Senate second reading in mid-April; remains under active consideration
SB26-070 — Ban Government Access Historical Location Information Database
- Prohibits government access to certain historical location tracking databases without authorization
- Laid over on Senate second reading in late April; delayed for further negotiation
SB26-045 — Nuclear Workforce Development Program
- Establishes workforce development and education program for Colorado’s nuclear sector
- Passed Senate third reading in mid-April; advanced to House
SB26-091 — Exclusion of Newspaper Deliverers from Employment Definition
- Clarifies labor law classification of independent newspaper delivery contractors
- Passed Senate third reading in late April; advanced to House
SB26-146 — Single-Use Food Service Ware Restrictions
- Restricts distribution of certain single-use food service ware in retail and food service settings
- Passed Senate third reading in late April; advanced toward final enactment
SB26-003 — End-of-Life Management for Electric Vehicle Batteries
- Establishes updated technical and interoperability standards for EV charging infrastructure
- Advanced to Senate floor consideration
SB26-160 — Personal Protective Equipment & Meatpackers
- Prohibits employers from making deductions from wages for personal protective equipment
- Advanced through third reading in Senate
SB26-165 — Species Conservation Measures
- Appropriates $5,000,000 from the species conservation trust fund in the state treasury for wildlife conservation programs
- Advanced from Senate Appropriations unamended
SB26-074 — Clarify Excessive Public Construction Bond Claim Penalty
- Clarifies the penalty for claiming an excessive amount in a public construction performance bond dispute
- Governor signed