Colorado State Legislation

House resolution honors Colorado's 150th anniversary and urges residents to commemorate the milestone.

Colorado would bar payroll deductions for personal protective equipment and require paid restroom access for meatpackers at firms with 500+ workers. Fines would be $100 per employee per violation.

The bill would create a Court Security Authority to coordinate protection. Legislators and courts would fund security through a $10 surcharge on court fees starting July 1, 2027.

Department of Public Safety would include detailed community corrections data in its budget requests and SMART Act hearing starting January 2027.

Colorado lawmakers would require transportation network companies to run criminal checks every six months on drivers and publish safety policies. The Public Utilities Commission would set training rules by 2028.

Colorado would create the Behavior Analysis Licensing Act, forming a new licensing board to oversee practitioners and clinics, with Medicaid reimbursement for technician services and clinic standards set by rules.

Bill would let the attorney general discuss potential litigation costs with the Joint Budget Committee in executive session, and create three-member advisory councils on debt collection and consumer protection.

Bill would require state agencies to analyze labor-market needs, publish an annual talent report, and update career pathways starting 2026–27.

Bill would extend judicial-performance commissions to 2030 and remove one fee-waiver ground for sealing criminal records, subject to funds.

Colorado bill would let insurers revise an employer's workers' comp experience modification factor using actual paid amounts from closed claims, with possible premium credits within the policy period.

Lawmakers would transfer $40 million by 2026 from Marijuana Tax Cash Fund to health affordability fund, and authorize up to $100 million in revenue bonds for subsidies starting 2027.

Bill would pause COLAs for TANF grants in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Counties could extend the 60-month limit for good-cause cases, not required.

CISO would issue annual security reports and test state IT systems. Agencies must share access and a quarterly vendor-contract list must be posted.

Colorado lawmakers' bill would update the Workers' Compensation Act to allow electronic filing and service of documents. The changes affect notices, orders, and other filings.

The bill would move Medicaid residential-treatment services for members in county custody into statewide managed care by July 1, 2027, with a steering committee convened by July 1, 2026.

Lawmakers would exempt the state from local minimum-wage rules when covered by a collective bargaining agreement, with a municipal tax exemption starting Jan 1, 2028.

Lawmakers would cut $5.2 million from the Department of Education's Academic Accelerator Grant program for 2023-24, with funds available through 2026-27.

Bill would end department's duty to arrange an online platform for student benefits; colleges would stop paying to use it.

Qualifying public employees could take up to four weeks of paid military leave per year, effective July 1, 2026.

Measure would let the Division of Fire Prevention and Control accept gifts, grants, and donations to fund the Firefighter Behavioral Health Benefits Program.

Colorado's Department of Natural Resources could obligate up to $5 million from the Species Conservation Trust Fund for wildlife and fish programs in 2026-27.

Lawmakers would require disposal of preproduction plastic materials only at facilities with a certificate of designation in Colorado, starting Aug. 12, 2027.

Bill would create a temporary Medicaid commission with $500,000 funding and a Dec. 11, 2026 reporting deadline.

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing would use gifts to fund an enhanced reimbursement model for nursing facilities serving behavioral health residents, with reporting only on request.