# Colorado SB26-101: Local Government Landfill Methane Emission Reduction Regulations

Colorado SB26-101, Local Government Landfill Methane Emission Reduction Regulations, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Byron Pelton (Republican), Chris Richardson (Republican), Dylan Roberts (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-21 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado SB26-101
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Local Government Landfill Methane Emission Reduction Regulations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Last action: 2026-05-21, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Byron Pelton (Republican), Chris Richardson (Republican), Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Meghan Lukens (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Subjects: Natural Resources & Environment, Public Health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (117 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More help for local landfill compliance: benefit, low. Colorado counties can use the community impact, air quality enterprise, and local government mineral impact funds to meet landfill methane rules. The state health department can award community impact grants for municipal solid waste landfill projects. Projects must follow state air quality rules a…
- Updated data for environmental community designations: mixed, low. Colorado updates the data used to identify disproportionately impacted communities, a designation based on census block groups. The law requires the latest five-year Census American Community Survey, released no more than three years earlier. That data is used to test the community designation crit…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chris Richardson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ava Flanell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carlos Barron (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dusty Johnson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Woog (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron Weinberg (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ty Winter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez
- Cosponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-30 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 62 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-28 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-101 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-101, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-21: Governor Signed (House)
- 2026-05-05: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2026-05-05: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2026-05-04: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-29: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-28: House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2026-04-20: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government (House)
- 2026-04-17: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2026 - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114845/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115667/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111844/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114906/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115525/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115456/download)
- Senate Transportation & Energy Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114566/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116672/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/114845/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115667/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111844/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114906/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115525/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115456/download)
- [Senate Transportation & Energy Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114566/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116672/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-101-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).