# Colorado SB26-074: Clarify Excessive Public Construction Bond Claim Penalty Colorado SB26-074, Clarify Excessive Public Construction Bond Claim Penalty, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Carson (Republican), Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-074-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-074 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Clarify Excessive Public Construction Bond Claim Penalty - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Governor Signed - Sponsors: John Carson (Republican), Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic), Sean Camacho (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (174 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Contractors face penalties for inflated claims: cost, medium. Colorado aligns penalties for excessive private construction lien claims and public construction bond claims. The public bond rule covers verified claim statements and claims against the contractor or bond company. It applies when someone knowingly claims more than is owed, with no reasonable possi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Larry Liston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 59 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-074, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-074 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-04-06: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-03-27: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-03-26: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-19: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2026-03-17: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-16: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2026-03-13: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-10: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-18: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2026-02-17: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 02/17/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111855/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113530/download) - House Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113184/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111039/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112042/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113395/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113363/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114189/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/111855/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113530/download) - [House Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113184/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111039/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112042/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113395/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113363/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114189/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-SB26-074-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).