# Colorado SB26-047: Colorado Firefighter Safety Act Petition Elections Colorado SB26-047, Colorado Firefighter Safety Act Petition Elections, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jacque Phillips (Democratic), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Jessie Danielson (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-04-20 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-047-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-047 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Colorado Firefighter Safety Act Petition Elections - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-04-20, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Sean Camacho (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 40 - Subjects: Elections & Redistricting, Labor & Employment, Local Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (77 yes, 37 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More election options for firefighter bargaining: benefit, low. The law adds coordinated elections as an option for votes on public firefighters’ collective bargaining. Eligible elections also include regular municipal elections, regular special district board elections, and statewide primary and general elections. A petition must name an employee organization… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (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: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 43 | 20 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-047 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-047, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 3 | 2 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-04-20: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-04-08: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-07: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-02: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-31: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-30: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-26: House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-03-11: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113111/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114169/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110975/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113143/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113969/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113876/download) - Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112945/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114958/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/113111/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114169/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110975/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113143/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113969/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113876/download) - [Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112945/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114958/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-SB26-047-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).