Governor Jared Polis signed more than 40 bills during the final week of the Colorado General Assembly’s 2026 session and received the state budget on April 30. The Long Bill — HB26-1410, funding the executive, legislative, and judicial departments for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 — was transmitted to the governor April 30 and awaited his signature as of the May 8 status sheet.
Polis signed 25 bills on May 4. They included SB26-059, prohibiting members of the General Assembly from holding multiple elected offices simultaneously. SB26-076, updating the certification and practice standards for certified public accountants, was signed the same day. SB26-104, requiring key lockboxes at schools for emergency responder access, was signed May 4. SB26-105, requiring county executive officer financial disclosures, was signed May 4. SB26-121, setting overtime thresholds for agricultural employees, was signed May 4, as was SB26-128, concerning sales and use tax for destination management companies.
Also signed May 4: SB26-153, modifying licensed school counselor credit hour requirements. HB26-1034, modifying standards for irrigation equipment. HB26-1050, creating an optional individualized school readiness plan. HB26-1058, establishing protections for minors featured in digital content. HB26-1098, modifying Public Trustee Act foreclosure procedures. HB26-1103, updating reporting requirements for child sexual assault and courtroom testimony. HB26-1107, addressing health care standards in regulated facilities. HB26-1127, modifying reporting requirements after fatal car crashes. HB26-1144, prohibiting 3D printing of firearms and components. HB26-1145, establishing mobile home park water quality standards. HB26-1186, continuing sunset regulation of cash-bonding agents. HB26-1208, sunsetting the Compliance Advisory Panel on Air Pollution. HB26-1232, addressing court costs assessed to juveniles. HB26-1234, modifying access to records of child abuse or neglect. HB26-1253, addressing disconnection from statutory municipalities. HB26-1257, expanding local regulation of massage facilities. HB26-1293, modernizing ballot information booklet requirements. HB26-1305, modifying licensing of behavioral health facilities. HB26-1333, the FY 2026-27 Legislative Appropriation Bill.
On May 5, Polis signed 21 additional bills. SB26-019, consolidating the Early Childhood Local System, was signed that day along with SB26-040, the Affordable Home Ownership Program. SB26-083, the Rule Review Bill, and SB26-085, Military Protection Orders, were signed May 5. SB26-109, modifying Building Code Accessibility requirements, was signed the same day. SB26-122, modifying fuel standards and petroleum storage tank fund liability, was signed May 5.
Also signed May 5: HB26-1044, improving Black maternal health equity. HB26-1215 through HB26-1220 — six statutory cleanup and correction bills — were all signed May 5. HB26-1237, transportation safety modifications. HB26-1238, designating emergency medical services as essential. HB26-1259, Department of Early Childhood cleanup. HB26-1294, fixing an incorrect citation in compact military children statutes. HB26-1295, repealing obsolete statutory requirements. HB26-1296, revising the Nurse and Nurse Aide Practice Act. HB26-1297, establishing uniform language for misdemeanor traffic offenses. HB26-1303, technical changes to energy and carbon management statutes.
SB26-060, Mental Health Training in Concussion Education, was signed May 7.
Bills that cleared both chambers this week and are awaiting the governor include: HB26-1113 (election law modifications), HB26-1222, HB26-1289, HB26-1223, HB26-1221 (tax expenditure modifications), HB26-1065 (transit and housing investment zones), SB26-149 (mental health disorder pathways), SB26-147 (lobbyist regulation), SB26-048 (minor marriage exception repeal), SB26-146 (single-use food serviceware restrictions), HB26-1054 (worker safety protections), HB26-1272 (extreme temperatures worker protections), HB26-1327 (large employer health care support), HB26-1328 (Medicaid nonemergency transportation), HB26-1255 (social media duty-to-report), HB26-1043 (transportation network company anti-discrimination), HB26-1084 (voter transparency in ballot measures), SB26-134 (credit card network fees), SB26-177 (adjoining property repair access), HB26-1016 (open education resources program), and SB26-003 (electric vehicle battery end-of-life management).
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