# Colorado HB26-1421: Fee Sharing with Nonlawyers in Legal Practice Colorado HB26-1421, Fee Sharing with Nonlawyers in Legal Practice, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1421-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1421 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Fee Sharing with Nonlawyers in Legal Practice - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-21 - Last action: 2026-06-04, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Lisa Frizell (Republican) - Cosponsors: 23 - Subjects: Courts & Judicial - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (266 yes, 42 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clients can sue over fee violations: benefit, medium. Beginning August 12, 2026, clients receiving legal services that violate these rules can sue to enforce them. They can seek damages equal to legal fees paid, court orders to stop violations, and other appropriate relief. Winning plaintiffs can recover reasonable attorney fees and enforcement costs.… - New limits on lawyers sharing fees: mixed, low. Beginning August 12, 2026, Colorado lawyers and firms face new limits that protect independent legal judgment. They cannot share legal fees or service revenues with nonlawyers or allow prohibited nonlawyer ownership or control. Covered fees include hourly, flat, success, and contingent fees, retain… - Violation payments fund courts, then offset budgets: mixed, low. Beginning August 12, 2026, courts must order money paid or received through proven violations into the Judicial Stabilization Cash Fund. Damages awarded to plaintiffs reduce the amount sent to the fund. The money supplements the Judicial Department’s budget that fiscal year, but serves as a basis f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Sponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-12 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 59 | 5 | | | 2026-05-12 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 53 | 11 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 2 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1421, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2026-05-01 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 51 | 10 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment I). | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment G). | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). | pass | 10 | 1 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment J). | pass | 10 | 1 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1421, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment H). | pass | 9 | 2 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-06-04: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-06-03: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-06-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-06-03: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-12: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2026-05-11: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-04: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-05-01: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-30: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-04-29: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-21: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115523/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117042/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114991/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115579/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116306/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116178/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116000/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117184/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115523/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117042/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114991/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115579/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116306/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116178/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116000/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117184/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [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) - [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-HB26-1421-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).