Issue Briefs State Climate Superfund Laws This issue brief provides an overview of state climate Superfund laws, which require entities that have emitted more than one billion metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to pay damages to the state for past ... Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff Release date: 2026-04-29 Subjects: Energy Natural Resources & Environment
HB26-1080 Bill | 2026 Regular Session County Mail Ballot Signature Verification Requirements LONG TITLE: Concerning a requirement that a county clerk and recorder use a team of bipartisan election judges to verify signatures in a mail ballot election. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/14/2026 - No Amendments SUBJECTS: Elections & Redistricting Local Government SPONSORS: Rep. C. Richardson Rep. A. Paschal Sen. M. Baisley
SJR26-021 Resolution | 2026 Regular Session National Arab American Heritage Month LONG TITLE: Concerning designating the month of April as National Arab American Heritage Month. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Signed by the Speaker of the House SUBJECTS: General Assembly SPONSORS: Sen. I. Jodeh Rep. Y. Zokaie
SB26-022 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Challenges Meeting 2030 Emissions Reduction Goals LONG TITLE: Concerning an entity that encounters challenges in achieving the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal included in the entity's clean energy plan. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Postpone Indefinitely SUBJECTS: Energy SPONSORS: Sen. M. Snyder Sen. C. Simpson Rep. J. Caldwell Rep. A. Paschal
HB26-1140 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Local Government Impact Hearings LONG TITLE: Concerning a requirement that the staff of the legislative council facilitate a limited number of local government impact hearings for certain legislative measures during a regular legislative session. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/14/2026 - No Amendments SUBJECTS: General Assembly SPONSORS: Rep. T. Winter Sen. R. Pelton
HB26-1321 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Modify School Security Grant Program LONG TITLE: Concerning modification of the school security disbursement program. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Senate Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely SUBJECTS: Education & School Finance (Pre & K 12) Fiscal Policy & Taxes SPONSORS: Rep. R. Stewart Rep. E. Hamrick Sen. L. Cutter
SB26-070 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Ban Government Access Historical Location Information Database LONG TITLE: Concerning prohibiting a government entity from accessing a database that stores historical location information. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 07/04/2026 - No Amendments SUBJECTS: Courts & Judicial Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement SPONSORS: Sen. J. Amabile Sen. L. Zamora Wilson Rep. Y. Zokaie Rep. K. Nguyen
HB26-1198 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Access to Veterinary Care LONG TITLE: Concerning increasing access to veterinary care, and, in connection therewith, expediting the process by which a veterinarian is licensed by endorsement, clarifying the use of prescription drugs and compounded drugs by veterinarians, and est... LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Professions & Occupations SPONSORS: Rep. K. McCormick Rep. T. Winter Sen. L. Cutter Sen. R. Pelton
HB26-1011 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Transfers of Certain Pet Animals LONG TITLE: Concerning the transfer of certain pet animals in Colorado. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Agriculture SPONSORS: Rep. M. Duran Rep. K. McCormick Sen. R. Rodriguez Sen. D. Roberts
SB26-161 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Modernize Regulation of Cannabis-Related Products LONG TITLE: Concerning cannabis-related products, and, in connection therewith, changing the basis for marijuana excise and sales tax, moving the testing and safety elements of intoxicating cannabis regulation from the department of revenue to the depar... LAST ACTION: 04/28/2026 | Senate Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely SUBJECTS: Business & Economic Development Fiscal Policy & Taxes Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana SPONSORS: Sen. M. Snyder Sen. K. Mullica
SB26-164 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Regulation of Lawful Tetrahydrocannabinol Beverages LONG TITLE: Concerning the regulation of lawful THC beverages. LAST ACTION: 04/28/2026 | Senate Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely SUBJECTS: Business & Economic Development Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana SPONSORS: Sen. J. Gonzales Rep. M. Martinez Rep. S. Woodrow
HCR26-1003 Resolution | 2026 Regular Session Nonmortgage Property Tax Exemption LONG TITLE: Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the authorization for a county to allow an exemption from property tax imposed by the county to the owner-occupier of single-... LAST ACTION: 04/28/2026 | House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Postpone Indefinitely SUBJECTS: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Local Government SPONSORS: Rep. L. Garcia Sander Sen. B. Pelton Sen. B. Kirkmeyer
HB26-1039 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Adding Municipal Jails to County Jail Oversight Requirements LONG TITLE: Concerning requirements for municipal jails. LAST ACTION: 04/27/2026 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement SPONSORS: Rep. M. Carter Rep. N. Ricks Sen. I. Jodeh Sen. M. Weissman
HB26-1024 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Raising Age of Voluntary Relinquishment of Child LONG TITLE: Concerning raising the age of a child who may be voluntarily relinquished from seventy-two hours old to thirty days old or younger. LAST ACTION: 04/27/2026 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Children & Domestic Matters SPONSORS: Rep. R. Keltie Rep. G. Rydin Sen. L. Frizell Sen. J. Marchman
HB26-1089 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Uniform Mortgage Modification Act LONG TITLE: Concerning mortgage modifications, and, in connection therewith, enacting the "Uniform Mortgage Modification Act". LAST ACTION: 04/27/2026 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Financial Services & Commerce Housing SPONSORS: Rep. C. Espenoza Sen. M. Snyder
HB26-1023 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Political Party Liability for Accessibility Requirements LONG TITLE: Concerning clarification of a political party's liability for certain accessibility requirements relating to ballot access for persons with disabilities. LAST ACTION: 04/27/2026 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Elections & Redistricting SPONSORS: Rep. S. Luck Rep. S. Woodrow Sen. M. Baisley Sen. R. Rodriguez
HB26-1134 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Fairness & Transparency in Municipal Court LONG TITLE: Concerning measures to ensure that municipal court defendants are subject to conditions similar to state court defendants. LAST ACTION: 04/27/2026 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Courts & Judicial SPONSORS: Rep. J. Mabrey Rep. E. Velasco Sen. J. Amabile Sen. M. Weissman
SB26-090 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Exempt Critical Infrastructure from Right to Repair LONG TITLE: Concerning exempting critical infrastructure from the "Consumer Repair Bill of Rights Act". LAST ACTION: 04/27/2026 | House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Postpone Indefinitely SUBJECTS: Financial Services & Commerce Telecommunications & Information Technology SPONSORS: Sen. J. Carson Sen. M. Snyder Rep. A. Hartsook Rep. C. Clifford
HB26-1002 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Provider Participation in Health Insurance LONG TITLE: Concerning measures to increase patient access to behavioral health providers, and, in connection therewith, efforts to enhance provider participation in health-care provider networks, reimbursement of prelicensed providers who provide menta... LAST ACTION: 04/27/2026 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Health Care & Health Insurance SPONSORS: Rep. K. Brown Rep. L. Gilchrist Sen. M. Ball Sen. B. Pelton
Issue Briefs Attorney and Judicial Complaints All states enforce ethical rules and codes of conduct for judges and attorneys, and there are formal complaint systems in place to investigate and discipline misconduct if those rules are violated. In Colorado, compla... Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff Release date: 2026-04-24 Subjects: Civil Law Courts & Judicial
HB26-1264 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Safety Program for Students & Others at Public School LONG TITLE: Concerning initiatives promoting safer schools. LAST ACTION: 04/23/2026 | House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely SUBJECTS: Education & School Finance (Pre & K 12) SPONSORS: Rep. R. English
HB26-1241 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Carrier to Notify Provider Material Change Contract LONG TITLE: Concerning the notice required to make a material change to a contract entered into with a health-care provider. LAST ACTION: 04/23/2026 | Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely SUBJECTS: Insurance SPONSORS: Rep. B. Marshall Rep. B. Bradley Sen. J. Marchman
HB26-1114 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Allowed Minimum Lot Size for Subject Jurisdictions LONG TITLE: Concerning an allowed minimum lot size for subject jurisdictions. LAST ACTION: 04/23/2026 | Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Postpone Indefinitely SUBJECTS: Housing Local Government SPONSORS: Rep. R. Stewart Rep. S. Woodrow Sen. M. Ball
HB26-1133 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Traveling Animal Protection Act Environmental Education Program LONG TITLE: Concerning an environmental education program that is conducted pursuant to the "Traveling Animal Protection Act". LAST ACTION: 04/23/2026 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Agriculture SPONSORS: Rep. M. Duran Rep. A. Valdez Sen. W. Lindstedt
HCR26-1006 Resolution | 2026 Regular Session Governor Proclamation Respect Separation of Powers LONG TITLE: Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the protection of the separation of powers by requiring a governor's proclamation convening the general assembly to respect ... LAST ACTION: 04/23/2026 | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments SUBJECTS: General Assembly State Government SPONSORS: Rep. S. Luck Rep. L. García