SB 25-128: Agricultural Worker Service Providers Access Private Property - Colorado

Revised (04/17/2025) → PA1 (02/28/2025) · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to clarify and expand protections for agricultural workers' access to service providers. The changes restructure the statute to add new provisions about visitor access to employer-provided housing and clarify the definition of employer property. The amendment also adds a requirement for the director to adopt rules about when employers cannot interfere with access to services, including during work hours under certain conditions.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly includes range workers on the open range and adds provisions for employer-provided housing access, expanding the scope of protected locations and situations.

DEFINITION

Added new subsection (a) regarding access to visitors at employer-provided housing, including housing used by range workers on the open range.

Clarified the definition of 'employer's property' to include ownership, possessory interest, or right to exclude.

REQUIREMENT

Added new subsection (c) requiring the director to adopt rules about when employers cannot interfere with access to service providers, including during work hours when workers exceed 40 hours per week.

Added a restriction that rules cannot infringe on employer's private property rights by appropriating access rights to third parties without employer permission.

TECHNICAL

Removed references to telehealth access and consolidated the structure of the statute from subsections (b) and (c) to (a), (b), and (c).

Rerevised (04/21/2025) → Revised (04/17/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

This revision adds a new subsection defining employer restrictions on agricultural workers' access to key service providers and healthcare services. The amendment clarifies that employers cannot interfere with workers' access to these services outside of employer property and specifically prohibits blocking remote access (like telehealth) while on employer premises.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include remote service access (telehealth) and clarify the definition of employer property boundaries regarding worker access rights.

REQUIREMENT

New requirement prohibiting employers from interfering with agricultural workers' access to key service and healthcare providers outside of employer property during non-work or break times.

New restriction preventing employers from blocking remote access to key service providers (including telehealth appointments) while workers are on employer property.

DEFINITION

New definition clarifying that 'employer's property' includes locations where the employer holds ownership, possessory interest, or right to exclude others.

Final Act (05/06/2025) → Rerevised (04/21/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was re-revised to update formatting and organizational metadata while maintaining the same core policy: repealing Colorado laws that prohibit employers from interfering with agricultural workers' access to service providers on private property. The substantive legal changes remain identical between versions, though the document structure was reorganized to reflect its progression through the legislative process.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy content remains the same as the Final Act version.

TECHNICAL

Document formatting and metadata were updated to reflect the bill's progression through House and Senate readings, including adding reading dates, committee assignments, and bill summary information.

Removed the signature block and Governor's approval section that indicated the bill had been signed into law in the Final Act version.

Added legislative session information, bill number (LLS NO. 25-0746.01), and sponsor lists for both Senate and House.

Included bill summary, reading dates, and committee assignments to document the legislative process history.

Engrossed (03/06/2025) → Reengrossed (03/07/2025) · 3 edits · Mar 7, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed with additional Senate sponsors and minor formatting updates. The substantive policy text regarding agricultural worker access to services on private land appears unchanged in the provided excerpt, though the bill summary section shows some text was removed that previously discussed employer interference rules and property rights.

Scope change

No substantive scope change identified in the provided excerpt; changes appear to be procedural (sponsor additions) and formatting.

TECHNICAL

Added five new Senate sponsors: Amabile, Baisley, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Exum, Frizell, Kirkmeyer, Liston, Lundeen, Pelton R., Rich, Simpson to the existing sponsors Pelton B. and Roberts.

Changed document status from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' with updated text indicating all amendments were adopted in the House of Introduction.

Removed several lines from the bill summary section that previously discussed employer interference rules and property rights access, though the main bill text appears unchanged.

Introduced (02/05/2025) → Engrossed (03/06/2025) · 4 edits · Mar 7, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was amended to significantly narrow its scope by limiting where agricultural workers can access key service providers. The original version prohibited employers from interfering with worker access to services anywhere, including on the employer's property. The amended version now only prohibits interference outside of the employer's property, explicitly protecting an employer's right to exclude others from their private property.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was narrowed from prohibiting interference with worker access to services at any location to only prohibiting interference at locations other than the employer's property.

SCOPE

Added explicit language stating that employers cannot interfere with worker access to key service providers at locations other than the employer's property, reversing the original intent to protect access on employer property.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'employer's property' to clarify it includes property where the employer holds ownership, possessory interest, or a right to exclude others.

REQUIREMENT

Added language prohibiting the adoption of rules that would infringe upon an employer's private property rights by appropriating a right of access to the employer's private property.

Added new provision prohibiting employers from interfering with worker access to key service providers through remote channels like telehealth appointments on the employer's property.

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