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BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1210

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date Apr 21, 2026       Location SCR 352

HB26-1210 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole


03:07:42 PM  
Senators Weissman and Jodeh introduced House Bill 26-1210, concerning price surveillance and wage setting. The bill prohibits individualized price and wage setting using information obtained using surveillance data.
03:25:45 PM  
Mrs. Nina DiSalvo, representing Towards Justice, testified in support of the bill. Anaya Robinson, representing ACLU of Colorado, testified in support of the bill Mr. Thomas McBrien, representing Electronic Privacy Information Center, testified in support of the bill.Vinhcent Le, representing TechEquity Action, testified in support of the bill.
03:35:15 PM  
Rebekah Hernandez, representing Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Parker White, representing Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill. Alison Morgan, representing Colorado Bankers Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Drew Ambrogi, representing Chamber of Progress, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:46:44 PM  
Katie Wolf, representing Colorado Retail Council, testified in opposition to the bill. Meghan Dollar, representing Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Brittany Morris Saunders, representing Colorado Technology Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Jeffrey Thormodsgaard, representing Colorado Springs chamber and edc, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
03:57:02 PM  
Andrew Wood, representing TechNet, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Christine Jensen, representing Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association, testified to amend the bill. Michael Smith, representing NFIB, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to question from the committee.
04:11:27 PM  
Elsa Gartenmann, representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Charles Brennan, representing Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of the bill. Ellen Buckley, representing Women's Lobby of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kathleen Forsyth, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Lee Hepner, representing American Economic Liberties Project, testified in support of the bill.
04:27:05 PM  
Joshua Mantell, representing The Bell Policy Center, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Travis Hall, representing Center for Democracy and Technology, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lorenzo Harris, representing Community Economic Defense Project, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
04:39:02 PM  
Ms. Kjersten Forseth, representing CO AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kenneth Odonnell, representing Drivers Cooperative, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written comments that were provided to the committee may be found in Attachment G.
04:43:14 PM  
Senators Weissman and Jodeh made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

04:52:35 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 26-1210 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Jodeh
Seconded
Jodeh Yes
Liston No
Rich No
Hinrichsen Yes
Danielson Yes
Final YES: 3   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS