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HB25-1001 Enforcement Wage Hour Laws 
Comment:
Position: Monitor
Calendar Notification: Monday, February 24 2025
Finance
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
Short Title: Enforcement Wage Hour Laws
Summary:

Section 1 of the bill amends the definition of "employer" for purposes of wage and hour laws to include an individual who owns or controls at least 25% of the ownership interest in an employer. Section 2 prohibits an employer from making a payroll deduction below a worker's applicable minimum wage. Section 3 allows the director of the division of labor standards and statistics (division) to waive the penalty for an employer's failure to pay claimed wages or compensation within 14 days after a written demand if certain specified conditions are met. Section 4 repeals language allowing a court to award an employer reasonable costs and attorney fees in a civil action for unpaid wages or compensation in certain circumstances. In such an action, the court may pursue all equitable relief to deter future violations and prevent unjust enrichment.

Current law limits the ability of the director of the division to adjudicate claims for nonpayment of wages or compensation to $7,500 or less. Section 5 increases this threshold over the years by increasing the amount to $13,000 for claims filed from July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027, and in an amount specified by the director of the division to adjust for inflation beginning January 1, 2028. Section 5 also requires the division, in adjudicating wage claims, to determine whether a violation is willful. For each violation:

  • The director shall publish on the division's website the names of all employers found to be in violation and whether the violation was willful; and
  • If the violation is not remedied within 60 days after the division's finding that there was a violation, the division must notify all government bodies with the authority to deny, withdraw, or otherwise limit or impose remedial conditions on the employer's license, permit, registration, or other credential.

Additionally, the division may report an employer found to have violated a law related to wages and hours to any government body with authority to deny, withdraw, or otherwise limit or impose remedial conditions on a license, permit, registration, or other credential that the violating employer has or may seek. Section 5 also repeals language requiring the division to issue a determination on a wage complaint within 90 days. Section 6 requires an employer found to have misclassified an employee as a nonemployee to pay a fine in the following amounts, in addition to any other relief ordered:

  • For a willful violation, $5,000;
  • For a violation not remedied within 60 days after the division's finding, $10,000;
  • For a second or subsequent willful violation within 5 years, $25,000; or
  • For a second or subsequent willful violation not remedied within 60 days after the division's finding, $50,000.

The director of the division must adjust these fine amounts for inflation by January 1, 2028, and every other year thereafter.

Section 6 also decreases the amount of time the division must wait before paying an employee out of the wage theft enforcement fund from 6 months to 120 days.

Current law prohibits an employer from discriminating or retaliating against an employee for taking protection under wage and hour laws or the law related to the employment of minors. Section 7 expands this provision to specify additional protected behavior and expands the prohibition to include other persons in addition to employers. Section 7 also:

  • Requires a fact finder to consider the time between an individual's exercise of a protected activity and an employer's adverse action when determining whether an employer has retaliated against the employee or worker;
  • Specifies that any effort to use an individual's immigration status to negatively impact the wage and hour law rights, responsibilities, or proceedings of any employee or worker is an unlawful act of intimidation, threatening, coercion, discrimination, and retaliation; and
  • Allows the division to order reasonable attorney fees and costs after investigating a discrimination or retaliation claim.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/8/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
1/30/2025 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
1/30/2025 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to Finance
Fiscal Notes Status: Fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Duran and Froelich, Bacon, Boesenecker, Clifford, English, Garcia, Hamrick, Lieder,Mabrey, Martinez, Mauro, Rutinel, Sirota, Titone, Velasco, Willford, Zokaie-
Senate Sponsors: Danielson and Kolker, Bridges, Cutter, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Marchman,Michaelson Jenet, Sullivan, Weissman, Winter F.--

HB25-1020 Earned-Wage Access Service Provider 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: Monday, February 24 2025
Finance
1:30 p.m. Room 0112
(2) in house calendar.
Short Title: Earned-Wage Access Service Provider
Summary:

The bill prohibits an entity from providing earned-wage access services without a license on and after January 1, 2026. Earned-wage access services are services that:

  • Deliver consumer access to earned but unpaid income; and
  • Provide consumer access to earned but unpaid income that is based on employment, income, or attendance data obtained directly or indirectly from an employer or an employer's payroll service provider.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/8/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
1/30/2025 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Finance
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments: Amendments
House Sponsors: Camacho and Duran-
Senate Sponsors: Frizell--

HB25-1030 Accessibility Standards in Building Codes 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: Thursday, February 20 2025
SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT & HOUSING COMMITTEE
1:30 PM SCR 357
(2) in senate calendar.
Short Title: Accessibility Standards in Building Codes
Summary:

Beginning January 1, 2026, the bill requires a local government that adopts or substantially amends a building code to ensure that the building code meets or exceeds the accessibility standards in international building codes.

The bill also requires the division of fire prevention and control within the department of public safety to ensure that, when certain building codes pertaining to public school and heath facilities are substantially amended, the codes meet or exceed accessibility standards in international building codes.

The bill requires the state housing board to ensure that, when the uniform construction and maintenance standards for hotels, motels, and multiple dwellings in jurisdictions with no local building code are substantially updated, the standards meet or exceed the accessibility standards in international building codes. The bill also requires the state housing board to ensure that, when the recommendations for uniform housing standards and building codes to the general assembly and local governments are substantially updated, the codes meet or exceed the accessibility standards in international building codes.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/8/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
1/29/2025 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
2/3/2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2/4/2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2/5/2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2/7/2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments: Amendments
House Sponsors: Joseph-
Senate Sponsors: Cutter and Winter F.--

HB25-1042 Air Quality Control Regulation Workforce Impact 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title: Air Quality Control Regulation Workforce Impact
Summary:

The bill requires the executive director of the department of public health and environment (department) to establish a workforce advisory council (council) on or before August 1, 2025, for the purposes of:

  • Discussing recommendations concerning the incorporation of workforce impact analyses into the rule-making procedures for rules that impact air quality;
  • Recommending standard procedures for the department and the air quality control commission (commission) to follow when conducting workforce impact analyses for inclusion in rule-making procedures; and
  • Determining if the establishment of a full-time workforce advocate position would add value to the air quality control rule-making process.

The bill requires the department to report the council's recommendations to the general assembly on or before January 15, 2026.

After January 15, 2026, the council is required to:

  • Meet at least 4 times per year;
  • Continue to advise the department on the impact of proposed air quality control rules on matters related to employment; and
  • Make ongoing recommendations to the governor, the department, and the commission on legislative and regulatory air quality control policies that impact employment matters.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/8/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Bird-
Senate Sponsors: Daugherty--

HB25-1077 Backflow Prevention Devices Requirements 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title: Backflow Prevention Devices Requirements
Summary:

Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee. Backflow is the reverse flow of water, fluid, or gas caused by back pressure or back siphonage. Under current law, individuals who are engaged in the business of installing, removing, inspecting, testing, or repairing backflow prevention devices are subject to the licensure requirements for plumbers, except when the individuals are installing or testing a stand-alone fire suppression sprinkler system.

The bill exempts individuals engaged in the business of inspecting, testing, or repairing backflow prevention devices from licensure requirements but retains the licensure requirements for individuals engaged in the installation or removal of the devices; except that individuals who install or replace a backflow prevention device on a stand-alone fire suppression system remain exempted from the licensure requirements. The bill requires that, on and after July 1, 2025, a licensed plumber who installs, tests, inspects, repairs, or reinstalls a backflow prevention device and a certified cross-connection control technician or a licensed plumber with a cross-connection control technician certification who tests or repairs a backflow prevention device must affix a tag on the backflow prevention device that contains certain information about the licensed plumber, the certified cross-connection control technician, or the licensed plumber with a cross-connection control technician certification, as applicable, and the service that was provided.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)


(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status: 1/8/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
1/29/2025 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
1/30/2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
1/31/2025 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2/3/2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2/5/2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments: Amendments
House Sponsors: Lieder and Ricks-
Senate Sponsors: Roberts--

HB25-1090 Protections Against Deceptive Pricing Practices 
Comment:
Position: Amend
Calendar Notification: Wednesday, February 19 2025
Judiciary
1:30 p.m. Room 0107
(1) in house calendar.
Short Title: Protections Against Deceptive Pricing Practices
Summary:

Section 2 of the bill:

  • Prohibits a person from offering, displaying, or advertising pricing information for a good, service, or property unless the person discloses the maximum total (total price) of all amounts that a person may pay for the good, service, or property, not including a government charge or shipping charge (total price disclosure requirement);
  • Prohibits a person from misrepresenting the nature and purpose of pricing information for a good, service, or property;
  • Requires a person to disclose the nature and purpose of pricing information for a good, service, or property that is not part of the total price; and
  • Prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay certain fees, charges, or amounts.

A person does not violate the total price disclosure requirement if the person does not use deceptive, unfair, and unconscionable acts or practices related to the pricing of goods, services, or property and if the person:

  • Is a food and beverage service establishment that:
  • Includes a disclosure in the total price for a good or service the amount of any mandatory service charge and how the mandatory service charge is distributed; and
  • Distributes any mandatory service charge exclusively to nonmanagerial employees in accordance with applicable laws; or
  • Can demonstrate that the person is governed by and compliant with applicable federal law regarding pricing transparency.

A violation of the above prohibitions and requirement (violation) constitutes a deceptive, unfair, and unconscionable act or practice.

Section 2 also, along with any other remedies available by law or in equity, allows a person aggrieved by a violation to bring a civil action and send a written demand for the violation. If a person declines to make full legal tender of all fees, charges, amounts, or damages demanded or refuses to cease charging the aggrieved person within 14 days after receiving the written demand, the person is liable for the greater of:

  • 3 times the actual damages incurred; or
  • At least $100 to no more than $1,000 per person per violation.

Current law prohibits a written rental agreement from including a provision requiring a tenant to pay a markup or fee for a service for which the landlord is billed by a third party. Section 3 changes that provision to prohibit the inclusion of a provision in a written rental agreement that requires a tenant to pay a fee that is a violation.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/23/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Sirota and Ricks-
Senate Sponsors: Weissman and Cutter--

HB25-1093 Limitations on Local Anti-Growth Land Use Policies 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: Tuesday, February 18 2025
THIRD READING OF BILLS - FINAL PASSAGE
(6) in house calendar.
Short Title: Limitations on Local Anti-Growth Land Use Policies
Summary:

Current law preempts any local governmental entity housing growth restriction (anti-growth law) that explicitly limits the growth of the population in the local governmental entity's jurisdiction or the number of development permits or building permit applications for residential development unless it is a temporary, nonrenewable anti-growth law following a declared disaster emergency.

The bill clarifies that an anti-growth law also includes any restriction that explicitly seeks to impose additional restrictions or limitations on a particular housing type that exceed a governmental entity's zoning or building codes.

The bill also clarifies when a local government must provide the option of paying a fee in lieu of land dedication for a private property owner whose property does not meet the local government's standards for dedication.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/27/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
2/12/2025 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
2/14/2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments: Amendments
House Sponsors: Stewart R.-
Senate Sponsors: --

HB25-1096 Automated Permits for Clean Energy Technology 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: Thursday, February 20 2025
State Library Energy & Environment
1:30 p.m. Room Old
(2) in house calendar.
Short Title: Automated Permits for Clean Energy Technology
Summary:

The bill requires counties with a population of more than 5,000 residents in unincorporated areas and municipalities with a population of more than 5,000 residents to adopt an ordinance or resolution that would implement an automated residential solar permitting platform (platform). The platform would automatically review an application for a residential solar panel installation and issue a permit for the residential solar panel installation project if the project is code-compliant and meets certain criteria.

The platform utilized by a county or municipality must be used for at least 75% of the residential solar panel installation permit applications submitted to the local jurisdiction. The platform will only be used for solar panel installations that will be installed on existing residential buildings, have a maximum capacity of 200 amperes main service disconnect, and provide electrical power to single-family or 2-family residential property.

A county or municipality required to implement the platform must notify the Colorado energy office (office) of its compliance with the requirements of the bill and submit an annual report to the office related to the use of the platform and the type of software used.

Counties and municipalities are also eligible to receive funding and technical assistance from the office to implement platforms.

The office is required to submit a report to the general assembly related to the use of automated permitting software for other residential electrification projects, such as electric vehicle charging stations and heat pump space heaters, and the costs and benefits of implementing the automated software. The office must submit the report by July 1, 2026.

The state electrical board in the department of regulatory agencies is also required to implement a platform for use in its issuance and review of electrical permits related to residential solar panel installations. The board must also notify the office of its compliance with adopting the platform and submit an annual report to the office related to the board's use of the platform.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/27/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Smith and Brown-
Senate Sponsors: Ball--

HB25-1113 Limit Turf in New Residential Development 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: Thursday, February 20 2025
Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
Upon Adjournment Room 0107
(2) in house calendar.
Short Title: Limit Turf in New Residential Development
Summary:

In the 2024 regular legislative session, the general assembly enacted Senate Bill 24-005, which:

  • Prohibits a local entity, on and after January 1, 2026, from installing, planting, or placing, or allowing any person to install, plant, or place, any nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species, as part of a new development project or redevelopment project, on any portion of applicable property within the local entity's jurisdiction; and
  • Requires a local entity, on or before January 1, 2026, to enact or amend ordinances, resolutions, regulations, or other laws regulating new development projects and redevelopment projects on applicable property in accordance with the new requirements.

For the purposes of Senate Bill 24-005, the bill expands the definition of "applicable property" to include residential real property that is used for apartment or condominium housing (applicable residential real property).

The bill also requires each local entity to enact or amend, on or before January 1, 2028, ordinances, resolutions, regulations, or other laws regulating new development projects and redevelopment projects within the local entity's jurisdiction to limit the installation of turf for all residential real property that is not applicable residential real property. Local entities must also impose limits on the installation of turf when enacting or amending ordinances, resolutions, regulations, or other laws on and after January 1, 2028.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/27/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Smith and McCormick-
Senate Sponsors: Roberts--

HB25-1130 Labor Requirements for Government Construction Projects 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: Wednesday, February 19 2025
Business Affairs & Labor
Upon Adjournment Room 0112
(1) in house calendar.
Short Title: Labor Requirements for Government Construction Projects
Summary:

For public projects and energy sector public works projects, current law requires that any contractor or subcontractor that will perform mechanical, electrical, or plumbing work on the project participate in an apprenticeship program that:

  • Is registered with either the United States department of labor or a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the United States department of labor and that has a proven record of graduating apprentices for at least 3 of the past 5 years (registered apprenticeship program); and
  • Satisfies specified graduation requirements (registered apprenticeship program that satisfies specified graduation requirements).

Currently, for energy sector public works projects, these requirements also apply to a contractor or subcontractor that employs construction laborers on the project. In addition, for energy sector public works projects, current law requires that all other contractors or subcontractors participate in a registered apprenticeship program.

Apprenticeship utilization requirements. The bill aligns the apprenticeship utilization requirements for public projects and energy sector public works projects and specifies that for both types of projects:

  • Any contractor or subcontractor that will perform mechanical, electrical, or plumbing work or employ construction laborers on the project is required to participate in a registered apprenticeship program that satisfies specified graduation requirements; and
  • Any other contractor or subcontractor that will perform work on the project is required to demonstrate a minimal training requirement by participating in a registered apprenticeship program.

The bill also aligns current statutory provisions for public projects and energy sector public works projects in connection with the apprenticeship utilization requirements, including provisions that:

  • Require the lead contractor for a project to identify all contractors and subcontractors that will perform work on the project;
  • Require the lead contractor for a project to certify that all contractors and subcontractors that perform work on the project satisfy the applicable apprenticeship utilization requirements;
  • Require the contract for a project to include the apprenticeship utilization requirements;
  • Require the lead contractor for a project to provide documentation to prove compliance with the apprenticeship utilization requirements;
  • Allow waivers of the apprenticeship utilization requirements under specified circumstances; and
  • Allow an apprenticeship program that does not satisfy the criteria specified in the bill to petition the department of labor and employment for conditional approval for the purposes of the bill.

Project labor agreements for public projects. The bill authorizes an agency of government to incorporate a project labor agreement requirement for a public project if the project labor agreement will promote successful project delivery by securing a skilled labor force for the project and if it will promote cost-efficiency, safety, quality, and timely completion of the project. If all construction work on the public project is covered by a project labor agreement, the apprenticeship utilization requirements specified in the bill and the current statutory prevailing wage requirements for a public project do not apply to the project. The provisions in the bill regarding project labor agreements for public projects are parallel to the current statutory provisions regarding project labor agreements for energy sector public works projects. County opt in to state apprenticeship utilization and prevailing wage requirements. The bill allows a county to opt in to the state apprenticeship utilization and prevailing wage requirements. A county that intends to opt in to such requirements may request, through a process specified in the bill, that the department of personnel collaborate with the county regarding the implementation, application, and enforcement of the state apprenticeship utilization and prevailing wage requirements. The bill allows the department of personnel or other agencies of government and a county that opts in to the state apprenticeship utilization and prevailing wage requirements to enter into an intergovernmental agreement to address the rights and obligations of the parties in connection with the implementation, administration, and enforcement of such requirements.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/28/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Carter and Duran-
Senate Sponsors: Danielson--

HB25-1228 Best Value Design-Build Transportation Contracts 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: Tuesday, February 25 2025
Transportation, Housing & Local Government
1:30 p.m. Room LSB-A
(2) in house calendar.
Short Title: Best Value Design-Build Transportation Contracts
Summary:

Currently, "best value" for design-build transportation contracts administered by the department of transportation (department) means the overall maximum value of a proposal to the department after considering all of the evaluation factors described in the specifications for the transportation project or the request for proposals. The bill changes the definition of "best value" to mean a determination resulting from an analysis of proposals by the department to identify the proposal that offers the greatest overall value to the state or community, considering factors including:

  • The initial cost and long-term life-cycle cost of the project, including a full life-cycle analysis use stage assessment that is service-environment specific and considers corrosion, predictable service environment changes, maintenance, and replacement rate on economic and environmental impact;
  • Balancing initial costs with long-term value, giving consideration to proposals that prioritize durability, minimal maintenance, and life cycle performance to achieve sustainable outcomes;
  • Technical quality and project performance;
  • Sustainability, including resource efficiency, waste reduction, and energy conservation;
  • Environmental impact, specifically the assessment and reduction of carbon emissions throughout the project's life cycle;
  • Impact on local communities, including job creation, social equity, and minimization of disruptions to residents;
  • Long-term public asset value, including resilience against climate impacts and minimized maintenance burdens to reduce total costs over the asset's lifespan; and
  • Resilience based on predictable risk.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 2/11/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
Fiscal Notes Status: Fiscal note currently unavailable
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Barron-
Senate Sponsors: --

SB25-002 Regional Building Codes for Factory-Built Structures 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title: Regional Building Codes for Factory-Built Structures
Summary:

The bill provides that after the state housing board (board) adopts rules about any activity required to undertake or complete the construction or installation of a factory-built nonresidential structure, a factory-built residential structure, or a factory-built tiny home (factory-built structure), the state plumbing board, the state electrical board, and the state fire suppression administrator do not have jurisdiction over and their rules do not apply to a factory-built structure.

On or before July 1, 2026, the advisory committee on factory-built structures (advisory committee) is required to develop regional building codes for factory-built structures and implementation requirements and submit the recommended codes to the board.

On or before July 1, 2026, the board must adopt rules:

  • Implementing regional building code recommendations from the advisory committee that account for local climatic and geographic conditions for the construction and installation of factory-built structures, which supersede any conflicting ordinance, code, regulation, or other law of a local government unless the local government adopts the rules of the board;
  • Covering the implementation requirements developed by the advisory committee, including authorizing a local government certified by the division of housing (division) to perform inspections of factory-built structures on behalf of the division and registration, responsibility, and accountability requirements for a manufacturer, installer, seller, or general contractor who develops the installation site or completes the construction of a factory-built structure at the installation site;
  • Covering electrical, plumbing, or fire suppression activity required to undertake or complete the construction or installation of a factory-built structure;
  • Allowing the division to contract for third-party review and approval of a final design plan for a factory-built structure on behalf of the division;
  • Allowing the division to create a process for vetting and approving the ability of a third party to review and approve a final design plan for a factory-built structure on behalf of the division; and
  • Requiring the division to cause an audit to be performed on a third party that reviews and approves design plans.

On or before July 1, 2026, the advisory committee is required to conduct a study on behalf of the division about whether the international building code or residential code standards that apply to site requirements should be incorporated into state statutes and rules and to determine whether the state should regulate non-factory-built components that are connected to a factory-built structure at the installation site and are currently under local jurisdiction. The division is required to deliver the study to the board when complete.

A county or municipality may not:

  • Enact a regulation that excludes factory-built structures and manufactured homes from the county or municipality;
  • Impose more restrictive standards on factory-built structures and manufactured homes than those that the county or municipality applies to site-built homes in the same residential zones in the county or municipality; or
  • Enact or enforce a regulation, law, or ordinance affecting the installation or construction of a factory-built structure or manufactured home.

A county or municipality may:

  • Enact land use regulations to the extent that the regulations are applicable to existing housing or structures or new site-built housing in the county or municipality; and
  • Enact a building code provision for unique public safety requirements unless the provision applies to a factory-built structure or manufactured home.

A county or municipality must comply with the requirements established by the division for factory-built structures and by the United States department of housing and urban development for manufactured homes.

The bill requires the state treasurer to transfer $600,000 on July 1, 2025, from the innovative housing incentive program fund to the building regulation fund.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/8/2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
2/6/2025 Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Appropriations
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments: Amendments
House Sponsors: Boesenecker and Stewart R.-
Senate Sponsors: Bridges and Exum--

SB25-005 Worker Protection Collective Bargaining 
Comment:
Position: Monitor
Calendar Notification: Tuesday, February 18 2025
THIRD READING OF BILLS - FINAL PASSAGE
(1) in senate calendar.
Short Title: Worker Protection Collective Bargaining
Summary:

The bill eliminates the requirement for a second election to negotiate a union security agreement clause in the collective bargaining process.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/8/2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
1/21/2025 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations
2/4/2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
2/6/2025 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/13/2025 - No Amendments
2/13/2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
2/14/2025 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 02/18/2025 - No Amendments
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments: Amendments
House Sponsors: Mabrey and Bacon, Duran, Boesenecker, Brown, Froelich, Jodeh, Martinez, Mauro,McCormick, Story, Velasco, Woodrow, Camacho, Carter, Clifford, English, Garcia, Gilchrist,Hamrick, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Paschal, Rutinel, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K.,Stewart R., Titone, Willford, Zokaie-
Senate Sponsors: Rodriguez and Danielson, Amabile, Bridges, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen,Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Sullivan, Weissman, Winter F.--

SB25-035 Limitation of Actions Against Appraisers 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: Thursday, February 20 2025
SENATE BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Upon Adjournment Old Supreme Court
(1) in senate calendar.
Short Title: Limitation of Actions Against Appraisers
Summary:

Under current law, the statute of limitations to bring certain claims against a real estate appraiser does not start until the party filing the claim has discovered, or should have discovered, an alleged defect in the appraisal.

The bill requires a claimant to bring an action against a real estate appraiser or individual performing a real estate appraisal practice within 5 years after the date the appraisal report is completed and transmitted to a client. The 5-year statute of limitations does not apply to an action for fraud, for misrepresentation, or for a discriminatory housing practice brought against a real estate appraiser or individual performing a real estate appraisal practice.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/8/2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Clifford and Weinberg-
Senate Sponsors: Frizell and Michaelson Jenet, Amabile--

SB25-039 Agricultural Buildings Exempt from Energy Use Requirements 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title: Agricultural Buildings Exempt from Energy Use Requirements
Summary:

Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee. Under current law, owners of certain large buildings (covered buildings) are required to annually collect and report each covered building's energy use to the Colorado energy office.

The bill clarifies that agricultural buildings are not covered buildings, and, therefore, owners of agricultural buildings are exempt from the energy use collecting and reporting requirements. The bill defines an agricultural building as a building or structure used to house agricultural implements, hay, unprocessed grain, poultry, livestock, or other agricultural products or inputs.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status: 1/8/2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
1/30/2025 Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
2/4/2025 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/06/2025 - No Amendments
2/6/2025 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/11/2025 - No Amendments
2/11/2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
2/12/2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2/13/2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments: Amendments
House Sponsors: Martinez, McCormick-
Senate Sponsors: Bridges and Pelton B., Marchman, Roberts, Simpson--

SB25-081 Treasurer's Office 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: Tuesday, February 18 2025
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
2:00 PM SCR 357
(1) in senate calendar.
Short Title: Treasurer's Office
Summary:

Section 1 of the bill amends the state public financing cash fund (fund) statute in 2 ways. First, the bill removes the limit on the amounts included in the issuance or incurrence of certain financial obligations by the state that the state treasurer credits to the fund. Second, the bill modifies the fund so that bond counsel approval is no longer needed before money in the fund is used to reimburse the state treasurer for certain verifiable costs. Section 2 allows the state treasurer to use a security token offering for state capital financing and adopt rules as necessary to do so. Section 3 creates a new special purpose authority: The building urgent infrastructure and leveraging dollars authority (authority). The authority's primary purpose is to finance certain infrastructure projects that are ready for construction or commencement. As used in this context, an infrastructure project is a project that includes, but is not limited to, the development, construction, repair, improvement, operation, maintenance, decommissioning, or ownership of: A transportation facility; utility infrastructure; renewable energy infrastructure; recycling infrastructure; energy efficiency infrastructure; an education facility; water infrastructure; affordable and accessible housing stock; or digital, social, or other infrastructure related to economic development.

The powers of the authority are vested in a 9-member board with the following membership:

  • The state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee;
  • The state architect or the state architect's designee;
  • The chair of the capital development committee of the general assembly or any successor committee;
  • A member of the capital development committee of the general assembly or any successor committee who is the longest serving member on the committee and who is a member of the major political party other than the party of the chair of the committee;
  • A representative of a statewide organization of general and specialty commercial construction contractors, appointed by the governor;
  • A representative of a statewide employee organization representing building and construction trade workers, appointed by the president of the senate;
  • An individual representing service employees;
  • An individual with a background in finance who has experience with pension fund management, appointed by the state treasurer; and
  • An individual with a background in finance who has experience with bonds, appointed by the state treasurer.

The state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee shall serve as the chair and shall call the first meeting of the board no later than January 1, 2026.

Among other powers, the authority may:

  • Make and execute agreements, contracts, and other instruments as necessary to achieve the authority's purposes, including contracting with the officers, personnel, and consultants of the state treasurer to achieve its purposes;
  • Charge to and collect from state agencies and persons fees and charges in connection with the authority's loans or other services;
  • Issue and sell building urgent infrastructure and leveraging dollars bonds, payable solely from the building urgent infrastructure and leveraging dollars bonding fund created within the authority;
  • Invest and deposit money; and
  • Finance or participate in the financing of eligible projects or any interest in such a project.

The infrastructure and long-term development assistance program (program) is created in the authority to allow for the authority to provide financing for eligible projects. The bill requires the authority to develop policies and procedures necessary to implement the program. At a minimum, the policies and procedures must specify application criteria, an application process, and a selection process for the authority to determine which eligible projects it will finance or assist in financing through the program. The authority shall pay for such financing out of the eligible project revolving fund created in the authority.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 1/23/2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Bird-
Senate Sponsors: Bridges and Amabile--

SB25-156 Reducing Costs of State Regulation 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title: Reducing Costs of State Regulation
Summary:

Sections 1 and 2 of the bill prohibit a state agency from imposing a personal qualification requirement in order to engage in a profession or occupation unless the agency can show that the requirement is demonstrably necessary and narrowly tailored to address a specific, legitimate public health, safety, or welfare objective. On or before July 1, 2026, every agency must review occupational regulations and determine whether the regulation should be repealed or amended. Any person may file a petition with an agency requesting that an occupational regulation be repealed or amended. Regardless of whether a petition is filed with an agency, any person may file a civil suit requesting that the court enjoin the adoption or enforcement of an occupational regulation.

When an agency files a notice of proposed rule-making with the secretary of state, if the proposed rule-making includes a proposed occupational regulation, the agency must also submit a statement to the secretary of state describing how the proposed occupational regulation complies with the bill's requirements.

Section 3 repeals the industrial and manufacturing operations clean air grant program, the cannabis resource optimization cash fund, the community access to electric bicycles grant program, and the electrifying school buses grant program, which were enacted in 2022 by Senate Bill 22-193. Section 4 repeals the energy code board and its associated model codes, an energy code training grant program, the building electrification for public buildings grant program, the high-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program, and the clean air building investments fund, which were enacted in 2022 by House Bill 22-1362. Section 5 repeals the air quality enterprise, which was enacted in 2020 by Senate Bill 20-204. Section 6 repeals the environmental response surcharge, the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances cash fund, the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances grant program, the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances take-back program, and certain civil penalties for violations of certain air quality control regulations, which were enacted in 2020 by Senate Bill 20-218. Section 7 repeals certain requirements, including requirements regarding fenceline monitoring and community-based monitoring of air toxics, for covered facilities, which requirements were enacted in 2021 by House Bill 21-1189. Sections 8 through 20 make necessary conforming amendments.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 2/5/2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Fiscal Notes Status: Fiscal note currently unavailable
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Keltie-
Senate Sponsors: Rich, Baisley, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Frizell, Kirkmeyer, Liston, Lundeen, Pelton B., Pelton--

SB25-157 Deceptive Trade Practice Significant Impact Standard 
Comment:
Position:
Calendar Notification: NOT ON CALENDAR
Short Title: Deceptive Trade Practice Significant Impact Standard
Summary:

The bill establishes that certain evidence that a person has engaged in an unfair or deceptive trade practice constitutes a significant impact to the public. The bill also clarifies that a deceptive trade practice claim cannot be based solely on a claim that a person breached a contract or engaged in negligence or on a claim for damages based on the rendering of professional services, unless the claim for damages involves an allegation of a material misrepresentation of fact, a failure to disclose material information, or an action that cannot be characterized as providing advice, judgment, or opinion.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status: 2/5/2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
Fiscal Notes Status: No fiscal impact for this bill
Amendments:
House Sponsors: Mabrey and Titone, Bacon, Brown, Froelich, Garcia, Lindsay, Mauro, Rutinel, Sirota,Story, Velasco, Willford, Zokaie-
Senate Sponsors: Weissman and Gonzales J., Cutter, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker--