# Colorado HB26-1068: Remote Participation Policies for Joint Committees Colorado HB26-1068, Remote Participation Policies for Joint Committees, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James Coleman (Democratic), Julie McCluskie (Democratic), Monica Duran (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1068-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1068 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Remote Participation Policies for Joint Committees - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsors: James Coleman (Democratic), Julie McCluskie (Democratic), Monica Duran (Democratic), Robert Rodriguez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 42 - Subjects: General Assembly - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (107 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Remote meeting and pay rules for legislators: mixed, low. The law lets members of the Colorado General Assembly join some committee meetings by phone or video. This applies during the legislative interim and for committees with members from both chambers at any time in the year. It does not cover joint meetings that mix House reference committees and Sena… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brandi Bradley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 31 | 3 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1068 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 3 | 2 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 62 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1068 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-03-17: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-09: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (Senate) - 2026-02-04: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-03: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-02: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-01-29: House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-01-21: Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111118/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113252/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110900/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111245/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113020/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112943/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113781/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111118/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113252/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110900/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111245/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113020/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112943/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113781/download) ## Related - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1068-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).