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ColoradoHB26-11262026 Regular SessionHouse

Requirements for Firearms Dealers

Sponsored By: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Steven Woodrow (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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Bill Overview

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6 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 5 costs, 0 mixed.

Firearm dealers need state permits

Dealers need a Colorado permit to sell covered firearms or transfer them into or out of the state. This includes federal licensees making retail transfers to the public, but excludes destructive devices. Dealers must hold a valid federal firearms license, and dealers and responsible people must meet firearm-conviction restrictions. They cannot have a qualifying firearm or ammunition license revoked, suspended, or denied for good cause during the preceding three years. These eligibility rules apply to applications submitted on or after the law's effective date.

Repeat dealer violations risk large fines

A second or later covered dealer offense committed on or after January 1, 2027, can bring a fine up to $75,000. The Department of Revenue sets violation categories, fine ranges, and factors that raise or lower fines. The department can also suspend or revoke permits for violations and conduct on-site compliance inspections. Collected fines go to the Firearm Dealer Permit Cash Fund.

Dealers must record more firearm transactions

Recordkeeping expands beyond pistols and revolvers to all firearms except destructive devices, for transactions on or after the law's effective date. Dealers must record each retail sale, rental, exchange, or transfer when it happens, in a book or electronic record. Records must include the recipient's name, age, and address, plus the transaction date and the person who handled it. Firearm details must include make, caliber, finish, and serial or identifying number. Failing to keep records, refusing an authorized peace officer's inspection, or giving false record information is a class 2 misdemeanor.

Firearm dealers face stronger security rules

Dealers must secure firearms with locked storage or safety features, except while showing, repairing, or working on them. Large-capacity magazines must stay behind a counter, in a locked display case, or in a locked room inaccessible to the public. Magazine exceptions cover repairs, other work, and showing them to customers legally allowed to buy them. The Department of Revenue must set dealer-location security rules by January 1, 2027. Beginning October 1, 2027, dealers cannot operate or store firearms at locations without measures meeting those rules and their submitted security plans. Dealers must submit changed plans and report inventory firearm thefts or losses to the department within 48 hours of discovery.

Firearm staff face training and screening

Covered responsible people must finish approved training within 30 days after permit issuance; covered employees have 30 days after starting work. Training repeats annually, is available online, and requires a written exam score of at least 70%. Certificates last one year, and dealers must keep training records available for inspection. Covered employees include qualifying paid or unpaid workers and contractors, but exclude people without authority to unlock firearm storage. Dealers cannot employ or contract with disqualified people to handle firearms, process sales, loans, or transfers, or otherwise access firearms.

Dealer records cannot track firearm ownership

The Colorado Department of Revenue and other state agencies cannot use dealer records to create or maintain a firearm-ownership registry. This limits state use of the records and protects the privacy of firearm owners identified in them.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Cathy Kipp

    Democratic • Senate

  • Emily Sirota

    Democratic • House

  • Steven Woodrow

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Andrew Boesenecker

    Democratic • House

  • Cecelia Espenoza

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer Bacon

    Democratic • House

  • Junie Joseph

    Democratic • House

  • Jenny Willford

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Karen McCormick

    Democratic • House

  • Kenny Nguyen

    Democratic • House

  • Lorena Garcia

    Democratic • House

  • Lindsay Gilchrist

    Democratic • House

  • Lesley Smith

    Democratic • House

  • Meg Froelich

    Democratic • House

  • Mandy Lindsay

    Democratic • House

  • Manny Rutinel

    Democratic • House

  • Rebekah Stewart

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Camacho

    Democratic • House

  • Tammy Story

    Democratic • House

  • Yara Zokaie

    Democratic • House

  • Sen. A. Benavidez

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Chris Kolker

    Democratic • Senate

  • Iman Jodeh

    Democratic • Senate

  • Judy Amabile

    Democratic • Senate

  • James Coleman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jessie Danielson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Julie Gonzales

    Democratic • Senate

  • Katie Wallace

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Cutter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lindsey Daugherty

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mike Weissman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tom Sullivan

    Democratic • Senate

  • William Lindstedt

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 248 • No: 317

Senate vote • 4/14/2026

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 20 • No: 15

Senate vote • 4/7/2026

Refer House Bill 26-1126 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 3 • No: 2

House vote • 3/20/2026

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 34 • No: 28

House vote • 3/19/2026

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.002)

Yes: 27 • No: 36

House vote • 3/19/2026

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001)

Yes: 25 • No: 38

House vote • 3/19/2026

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.003)

Yes: 24 • No: 39

House vote • 3/19/2026

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.008)

Yes: 26 • No: 37

House vote • 3/19/2026

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.004)

Yes: 26 • No: 37

House vote • 3/19/2026

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.007)

Yes: 24 • No: 39

House vote • 3/19/2026

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.006)

Yes: 23 • No: 40

House vote • 3/2/2026

Refer House Bill 26-1126, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 8 • No: 3

House vote • 3/2/2026

Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment K).

Yes: 8 • No: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    6/2/2026House

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    5/27/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

    5/27/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor

    5/27/2026House

  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    4/14/2026Senate

  6. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

    4/13/2026Senate

  7. Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/13/2026 - No Amendments

    4/10/2026Senate

  8. Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    4/7/2026Senate

  9. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

    3/25/2026Senate

  10. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/20/2026House

  11. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

    3/19/2026House

  12. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

    3/5/2026House

  13. House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

    3/2/2026House

  14. Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

    2/4/2026House

Bill Text

  • Engrossed

    PDF

  • Final Act

    PDF

  • House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Preamend

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • Reengrossed

    PDF

  • Rerevised

    PDF

  • Revised

    PDF

  • Signed Act

    PDF

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