# Colorado SB25-074: Highly Specialized Employment Leave Protection Exemption

Colorado SB25-074, Highly Specialized Employment Leave Protection Exemption, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Carlos Barron (Republican), Scott Bright (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-11 (Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado SB25-074
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Highly Specialized Employment Leave Protection Exemption
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-02-11, Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
- Sponsors: Carlos Barron (Republican), Scott Bright (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Labor & Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (5 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carlos Barron (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-074 to the Committee on Appropriations. | fail | 2 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Postpone Senate Bill 25-074 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. | pass | 3 | 2 |   |

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-11: Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40930/download)

## Related bills

- SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed)
- HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed)
- HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed)
- SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed)
- SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed)
- SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40930/download)

## Related
- [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A)
- [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A)
- [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A)
- [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A)
- [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A)
- [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-074-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).