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101 bills that passed and failed in Colorado’s legislature this year that you need to know about

Coloradosun · · 6463 words · By Jesse Paul; Taylor Dolven; Brian Eason; Lucas Brady Woods; Kyle McKinnon; Kevin Jeffers
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“Colorado’s 2026 legislative session ended Wednesday, capping 120 days of debate and negotiation over hundreds of bills.”
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One web search result mentions the 2026 legislative session ending on a Wednesday, but other results refer to Connecticut (Ned Lamont) or general legislative processes. There is not enough independent corroboration to reach 'corroborated' status.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado. It is a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives that was created by the 1876 state …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado State Senate is the upper house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Colorado. It is composed of 35 members elected from single-member districts, wit…
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“The Colorado Sun and the Colorado Capitol News Alliance parsed through the roughly 650 measures considered by the legislature this year”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Buena Vista ( BEW-nə VISS-tə) is a statutory town located in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 2,855 at the 2020 United States census. Buena Vista is located in central…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Avalanche compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division…
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“House Bill 1001: This measure, which Gov. Jared Polis signed into law in March, will make it easier for Colorado public schools, colleges, universities and other groups to bypass local zoning rules to build housing on their land.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 1001 in March 2026 to allow public schools, colleges, and universities to bypass local zoning rules for housing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis won election to a second term, defeating Republican University of Colorado regent Heid…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jared Schutz Polis ( POH-liss; né Schutz; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician, entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist serving since 2019 as the 43rd governor of Colorado. From 2009 to …
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“Starting in 2028, the law requires local governments with populations over 2,000 people to allow qualifying organizations... to build residential units on their land regardless of whether the land is zoned for residential construction.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Avalanche compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tina Marie Peters (born September 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as County Clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, from 2019 to 2023. In 2021, she was temporarily suspended by the Colorado Sec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners regio…
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“House Bill 1120: People who own mobile homes and are delinquent on property taxes would have more protections against losing their properties under this bill awaiting the governor’s signature.”
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“House Bill 1202... would let any combination of local governments form political subdivisions to coordinate their strategies. It would also allow counties to use a portion of revenue collected from real estate document filing fees for affordable housing and would direct the Department of Local Affairs to put together a statewide homelessness prevention and reduction plan.”
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web search NEUTRAL — It would allow counties to use a portion of the revenue collected from real estate document filing fees to help develop, preserve or acquire affordable housing for unhoused individuals, but only after…
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web search NEUTRAL — passing President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill.
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“House Bill 1313: Local governments would have new targets to qualify for affordable housing funding under this measure awaiting the governor’s signature.”
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“Senate Bill 1: This measure, signed into law by the governor in March, will allow local governments to use existing tax revenue on workforce housing. It will also allow local municipalities to sell, lease or acquire property for workforce housing while expanding tax credits for affordable housing developments.”
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“Senate Bill 53: Law enforcement officers and other first responders... will be eligible for loans from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority... The law takes effect in August.”
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“Senate Bill 155: Starting in 2027, an annual fee of up to 0.5% would be imposed on insurers for all of the homeowners insurance premiums they collected in the previous year”
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“House Bill 1009: Starting on July 1, 2027... law enforcement officers in Colorado will be required to conduct a lethality assessment when responding to domestic violence incidents.”
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“House Bill 1017: Insurance companies will be prohibited starting in August from receiving restitution in criminal cases when they incur a loss because one of their clients is a crime victim”
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“House Bill 1024: Starting in August, parents will have 30 days to drop off babies they don’t want to keep at fire stations or hospitals, up from 72 hours”
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“House Bill 1110: Starting in August... would authorize bank tellers to intervene when they reasonably suspect that a vulnerable adult is the victim of financial exploitation”
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“House Bill 1123... aims to prevent sexual abuse in jails by regulating strip searches of inmates.”
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“Senate Bill 36... would require the parole board to consider more people in prison for release when the state’s prison system reaches a new, more conservative overcrowding threshold.”
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“Senate Bill 85: Starting in August... will require Colorado law enforcement officers investigating domestic violence to search a national database to determine whether any of the people involved has a protection order issued against them by the military.”
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“Senate Bill 105... will require Colorado coroners to disclose any financial interest in a deathcare business on their government website. It will also prohibit coroners from taking official actions that would affect their business.”
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“Senate Bill 115... would create a three-year window starting in August during which people in prison age 60 or older who have served at least 20 years in prison... may ask a court for a new sentence.”
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“Senate Bill 120: Law enforcement officers would have to undergo training on missing persons alerts... The bill would also require colleges and universities to immediately notify law enforcement or conduct a wellness check when notified that one of their students may be missing.”
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“Senate Bill 149: The Colorado Department of Human Services would be directed to upgrade and contract with facilities to treat people charged with serious crimes who have been found incompetent to stand trial”
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“Senate Bill 158: This bill would allow the state board of parole, in addition to the governor, to approve the release of people in prison sentenced for crimes committed before they were 21 years old”
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“Senate Bill 159: This bill would adjust earned time formulas for certain people in state prison, allowing them to speed up their release.”
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“House Bill 1126: Regulations governing Colorado gun dealers would be tightened... ensure firearms dealers secure their weapons against burglaries, clarify who is an employee of a gun store and define which types of guns are subject to record keeping.”
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“House Bill 1144: Starting July 1, it will be illegal to make a gun or firearm part using a 3D printer or similar device”
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“House Bill 1302: The Colorado Bureau of Investigation would no longer have to ensure that its gun background check unit is open for at least 12 hours every day”
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“Senate Bill 4: This bill lets institutions like schools and healthcare systems... pursue so-called red flag gun seizure orders from a judge. It would also allow for the seizure of firearms from parents or guardians of children who are determined to be a significant risk”
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“House Bill 1276: This bill would authorize additional state health inspections of immigrant detention facilities and require new training for police officers on Colorado laws related to complying with federal immigration enforcement.”
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“Senate Bill 5... would allow Coloradans to file state lawsuits against federal agents who violate their constitutional rights.”
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“House Bill 1005: This measure would abolish a requirement in the Colorado Labor Peace Act that 75% of workers at a company sign off before unions can negotiate with businesses over union security.”
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“House Bill 1011: Pet stores and brokers would be prohibited from selling cats and/or dogs starting in 2028”
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“House Bill 1031: Starting in August, it will be illegal to claim an agricultural product was grown in Colorado when it was really grown elsewhere”
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“House Bill 1033... would expand the state’s Cottage Foods Act to allow limited sales of food products that require refrigeration, including some that contain meat... raise the revenue cap for businesses regulated under the Cottage Foods Act to $150,000 from $10,000.”
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“House Bill 1135: Starting July 1, 2027, manufacturers selling hair products in Colorado would have to inform consumers if their product contains a known carcinogen or reproductive toxicant”
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“House Bill 1210... would prohibit companies from using people’s online activity, known as surveillance data, to individualize pricing and wages starting in August.”
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“Senate Bill 117: Coloradans won’t be allowed to buy lottery tickets with credit cards”
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“Senate Bill 121... raises the threshold for overtime pay to 56 hours for all farmworkers starting next year.”
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“Senate Bill 131... would prohibit online sportsbooks from sending push notifications or text messages encouraging bets or deposits, ban the use of credit cards to fund sports betting accounts, and limit bettors to six deposits per day.”
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“Senate Bill 134: Credit card companies would be prohibited in many situations from imposing swipe fees on sales taxes paid by consumers starting in 2028”
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“House Bill 1058... regulates how children are compensated when they appear in social media content that generates revenue.”
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“House Bill 1139... would create new rules around the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare and in health insurance coverage decisions.”
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“House Bill 1195: This measure would set restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence in psychotherapy services.”
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