Colorado Bills

in committee · Colorado · House Mar 17, 2026

HB 1275: Law Enforcement Identification & Immigration Training Requirements

The bill prohibits local and state law enforcement officers from concealing their identity while interacting with the public, with certain exceptions.The bill clarifies state criminal jurisdiction to cover criminal conduct committed by a federal law enforcement officer in the state, even if the officer was acting under color of federal authority. Federal criminal immunity or defense from prosecution does not prohibit state criminal prosecution of a federal law enforcement officer.The bill requires the peace officer standards and training board (P.O.S.T. board) to deny certification to an individual who has previously been employed or who is currently employed by the United States immigration and customs enforcement agency or the United States customs and border protection agency.The bill requires the P.O.S.T. board to prescribe a training for all current and future peace officers regarding immigration law, a peace officer's duty to intervene, excessive force policies, and a peace officer's jurisdictional limit.A peace officer is required to intervene to prevent a federal law enforcement officer from using excessive force.The bill expands the conduct that can constitute the crime of impersonating a peace officer to include a person performing a law enforcement act while concealing the person's identity.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

Steven Woodrow (D) Jamie Jackson (D) Cathy Kipp (D) Matt Martinez (D) Amy Paschal (D)

in committee · Colorado · House Mar 16, 2026

HB 1270: Ownership of Agricultural Data

The bill establishes ownership rights of agricultural data and requirements for transactions involving agricultural data. There are 2 types of agricultural data: Raw agricultural data and transformed agricultural data. Raw agricultural data is defined as unprocessed information and data generated from agricultural production operations, agricultural equipment operations, or agricultural land that consists of factual observations and measurements and that has not been converted to transformed agricultural data. Transformed agricultural data is defined as raw agricultural data that has been analyzed or otherwise transformed through the application of algorithms or analytical methods to produce information that could be considered intellectual property.The bill establishes that an agricultural producer (producer) that generates raw agricultural data from the producer's agricultural operations retains ownership of the raw agricultural data and is entitled to sell that data to a data service provider and receive fair compensation for that raw agricultural data. The bill also establishes that a producer that provides raw agricultural data to a data service provider that then converts the raw agricultural data to transformed agricultural data still retains ownership of the transformed agricultural data and may copyright, distribute, license, or sell the transformed agricultural data. A producer may also enter into agreements with multiple data service providers regarding the use of the producer's raw agricultural data and transformed agricultural data.The bill establishes limits on what a data service provider may do with a producer's transformed agricultural data. A data service provider must not:Prevent a producer from monetizing the producer's transformed agricultural data;Limit or restrict the markets for transformed agricultural data that a producer may participate in;Impose contractual provisions that grant the data service provider exclusive rights to the producer's data without fair market value compensation; orDiscriminate or retaliate against a producer based on the producer's decisions regarding the monetization of the producer's data.The bill establishes an excise tax on transactions involving transformed agricultural data that occur within the state or transactions involving transformed agricultural data generated by producers in the state. On and after July 1, 2027, an excise tax of 3% of the net taxable sales from a data transaction will be collected on data transactions, unless the transaction meets certain exceptions. The money collected from the excise tax will be deposited into the Colorado agricultural future loan program cash fund, which supports young producers in Colorado. The bill contains certain provisions related to how the department of agriculture will collect, implement, and enforce the excise tax. The excise tax will be referred to voters for approval at the statewide election held in November 2026.The bill authorizes the attorney general or a district attorney to enforce the provisions of the bill as an unfair and deceptive trade practice under the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act".(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

signed · Colorado · Senate Mar 13, 2026

SJR 1: Water Projects Eligibility Lists

This bill approves specific updates to eligibility lists for two Colorado water funding programs. It adds new drinking water projects (like Delta County's distribution system) and modifies existing entries (such as adding "green infrastructure" to Loveland's project), while deleting completed projects (like Kiowa's). These changes determine which local water districts, municipalities, and property associations can access financial assistance from the Drinking Water Revolving Fund and Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. The bill does not create new funding rules but formally adopts the Commission's proposed list adjustments.

Topics ✓ Environment

passed both · Colorado · Senate Mar 12, 2026

SJR 15: Protecting Colorado's National Public Lands

This Senate Joint Resolution expresses Colorado's legislative support for maintaining national public lands under federal stewardship and opposes efforts that would reduce public access or weaken environmental review laws. The resolution specifically targets potential erosion of bedrock federal laws like NEPA and FLPMA, which require public input and balanced resource management. It calls on state and federal officials to defend statutory safeguards that ensure public lands serve broad public benefits rather than narrow special interests. This non-binding resolution does not change any laws but serves as a formal statement of legislative intent and values regarding public land management.

Topics ✓ Environment

in committee · Colorado · House Mar 12, 2026

HB 1254: Audit Enforcement

The bill defines "noncompliant state agency" with respect to the implementation date for an audit recommendation and requires the legislative audit committee (committee) to determine, by majority vote, whether or not a noncompliant state agency has made a good faith effort to comply with an audit recommendation by the implementation date. If the committee determines that the noncompliant state agency has made a good faith effort, the committee may accept an extended implementation date provided by the noncompliant state agency. If the committee determines there has not been a good faith effort, the committee may direct the state auditor to notify the state controller of the noncompliant state agency. The bill also requires the state controller to, upon receipt of notice from the state auditor, restrict, in an amount equal to 3% of the total amount of the noncompliant state agency's general fund appropriations, the noncompliant state agency's appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the state controller receives the notice from the state auditor. This restriction may only be released if the general assembly enacts a bill to do so, or if the committee directs the state auditor to notify the state controller to rescind the restriction. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

in committee · Colorado · House Mar 12, 2026

HB 1279: Public Utility Notice to Real Property Owner

The bill requires a public utility to provide, at least 90 days before beginning the construction or extension of a new facility, line, plant, or system, notice by certified mail to each owner of private real property that will be used as a result of the construction or extension and to publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the real property.The bill requires a public utility to host at least one in-person public meeting at least 30 days after, but no later than 60 days after, providing notice.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)