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
SB26-184 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Firefighter Cancer Benefits & Workers' Compensation LONG TITLE: Concerning benefits for firefighters who contract certain conditions. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology SUBJECTS: Labor & Employment Professions & Occupations SPONSORS: Sen. R. Rodriguez
SB26-157 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Determination of Town Abandonment LONG TITLE: Concerning the abandonment of a town that has critical water infrastructure for the residents of the town, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government SUBJECTS: Local Government State Government SPONSORS: Sen. R. Pelton Sen. N. Hinrichsen Rep. T. Winter Rep. M. Martinez
HB26-1195 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Psychotherapy Artificial Intelligence Restrictions LONG TITLE: Concerning restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence relating to psychotherapy services. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services SUBJECTS: Business & Economic Development Professions & Occupations SPONSORS: Rep. G. Rydin Rep. J. Mabrey Sen. J. Amabile Sen. K. Mullica
SB26-156 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Change Practices of Work Force Development Council LONG TITLE: Concerning changes to the state work force development council's practices, and, in connection therewith, reducing an appropriation. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor SUBJECTS: Business & Economic Development SPONSORS: Sen. C. Kipp Sen. J. Carson Rep. J. Phillips Rep. R. Gonzalez
SB26-154 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Modify Colorado Channel Authority Board Appointments LONG TITLE: Concerning a modification to appointments to the Colorado channel authority board, and, in connection therewith, reducing an appropriation. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs SUBJECTS: General Assembly State Government Telecommunications & Information Technology SPONSORS: Sen. C. Simpson Sen. K. Mullica Rep. J. McCluskie Rep. J. Caldwell
SB26-093 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage Verification LONG TITLE: Concerning ensuring compliance with workers' compensation insurance coverage requirements. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor SUBJECTS: Labor & Employment Local Government SPONSORS: Sen. T. Sullivan Rep. T. Mauro
SB26-091 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Exclusion of Newspaper Deliverers as Employees LONG TITLE: Concerning adding the exclusion of certain printed news deliverers from the definition of "employee" in the "Colorado Employment Security Act" to other state labor laws. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor SUBJECTS: Labor & Employment SPONSORS: Sen. M. Snyder Sen. L. Cutter Rep. M. Soper
SB26-045 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Nuclear Workforce Development & Education Program LONG TITLE: Concerning promoting workforce development opportunities in Colorado's nuclear sector. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments SUBJECTS: Higher Education Labor & Employment Natural Resources & Environment SPONSORS: Sen. L. Liston Sen. K. Mullica Rep. A. Paschal Rep. T. Winter
SB26-151 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Modify Public Employees Retirement Association Allowed Affiliation and Board of Trustees LONG TITLE: Concerning modifications to the public employees' retirement association. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments SUBJECTS: Education & School Finance (Pre & K 12) State Government SPONSORS: Sen. C. Kolker Sen. J. Gonzales Rep. J. Bacon Rep. M. Lukens
HB26-1076 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Transportation Statutory Clean-Up LONG TITLE: Concerning modifications to select statutory provisions relating to transportation. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole SUBJECTS: State Government Transportation & Motor Vehicles SPONSORS: Rep. A. Paschal Rep. M. Lindsay Sen. M. Ball
HB26-1206 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Improved Funding to Support Development LONG TITLE: Concerning improved funding to support affordable housing development. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance SUBJECTS: Housing Local Government SPONSORS: Rep. J. Joseph Rep. R. Gonzalez Sen. W. Lindstedt Sen. A. Benavidez
SB26-082 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Local Government Renewable Energy Development Fee LONG TITLE: Concerning the process by which a local government controls the development of renewable energy projects, and, in connection therewith, authorizing a local government to implement an optional two-tier application fee program and a success fee. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole SUBJECTS: Energy Fiscal Policy & Taxes Local Government Natural Resources & Environment SPONSORS: Sen. B. Pelton
SB26-152 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage LONG TITLE: Concerning changes to the usage of automated vehicle identification systems. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole SUBJECTS: Transportation & Motor Vehicles SPONSORS: Sen. M. Ball Sen. B. Pelton
SB26-183 Bill | 2026 Regular Session State Funding for Colorado School of Mines Capital Construction Costs LONG TITLE: Concerning state funding for capital construction costs for a project being undertaken by the Colorado school of mines, and, in connection therewith, authorizing the state to issue financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participatio... LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance SUBJECTS: Capital Construction Fiscal Policy & Taxes Higher Education State Government State Revenue & Budget SPONSORS: Sen. K. Mullica Sen. B. Kirkmeyer Rep. T. Winter Rep. M. Lindsay
HB26-1078 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Off-Campus Courses & Concurrent Enrollment Programs LONG TITLE: Concerning increasing the number of off-campus courses offered by institutions of higher education to students in concurrent enrollment programs, and, in connection therewith, making and reducing an appropriation. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations SUBJECTS: Higher Education SPONSORS: Rep. L. Smith Rep. E. Hamrick Sen. J. Marchman Sen. B. Kirkmeyer
HB26-1425 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Applied Behavior Analysis Services LONG TITLE: Concerning the regulation of applied behavior analysis services. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Finance SUBJECTS: Health Care & Health Insurance Professions & Occupations Public Health SPONSORS: Rep. L. Gilchrist Rep. K. Brown Sen. L. Daugherty Sen. S. Bright
HB26-1315 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Accurate Documents for Parole Determinations LONG TITLE: Concerning documents relied upon for parole determinations. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary SUBJECTS: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement SPONSORS: Rep. M. Soper Rep. C. Espenoza Sen. M. Weissman Sen. J. Carson
HB26-1256 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Procedures & Data Individual's Release from Department of Corrections LONG TITLE: Concerning the procedure for releasing an individual from the department of corrections. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary SUBJECTS: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement SPONSORS: Rep. J. Jackson Rep. J. Mabrey Sen. L. Cutter
SB26-149 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Pathways for Individuals with Mental Health Disorder LONG TITLE: Concerning pathways for individuals with mental health disorders, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations SUBJECTS: Civil Law Courts & Judicial Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement Human Services SPONSORS: Sen. J. Amabile Sen. C. Simpson Rep. J. Caldwell Rep. J. McCluskie
SB26-015 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Commercial Sexual Activity with a Child Offenses LONG TITLE: Concerning offenses involving commercial sexual activity with a child. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole SUBJECTS: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement SPONSORS: Sen. B. Pelton Sen. D. Roberts Rep. M. Duran Rep. J. Caldwell
SB26-150 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Modernizing Regional Transportation District LONG TITLE: Concerning reforms to the regional transportation district to increase accountability. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments SUBJECTS: Transportation & Motor Vehicles SPONSORS: Sen. M. Ball Sen. I. Jodeh Rep. M. Froelich Rep. J. Jackson
SB26-134 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Payment Card Networks' Fees LONG TITLE: Concerning the imposition of fees by payment card networks. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments SUBJECTS: Financial Services & Commerce SPONSORS: Sen. W. Lindstedt Sen. I. Jodeh Rep. M. Duran Rep. J. McCluskie
SB26-155 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise LONG TITLE: Concerning increasing the availability of homeowner's insurance in the state. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance SUBJECTS: Business & Economic Development Housing Insurance Professions & Occupations SPONSORS: Sen. K. Mullica Sen. J. Marchman Rep. J. McCluskie Rep. K. Brown
SB26-114 Bill | 2026 Regular Session Spirituous Liquor Manufacturer Sales Rooms & Other Alcohol LONG TITLE: Concerning a spirituous liquor manufacturer's sales rooms. LAST ACTION: 04/29/2026 | Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance SUBJECTS: Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana SPONSORS: Sen. J. Marchman Sen. S. Bright Rep. B. Titone Rep. M. Soper
