# Colorado SB26-186: Update Workers' Compensation Statutes Allow Electronic Filing Colorado SB26-186, Update Workers' Compensation Statutes Allow Electronic Filing, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brianna Titone (Democratic), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Mark Baisley (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-02 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-186-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-186 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Update Workers' Compensation Statutes Allow Electronic Filing - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-05-01 - Last action: 2026-06-02, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Brianna Titone (Democratic), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Mark Baisley (Republican), Rebecca Keltie (Republican) - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: Labor & Employment, Telecommunications & Information Technology - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (116 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Injured workers notify employers to change doctors: benefit, low. Injured workers have a one-time option to change their designated workers’ compensation treating doctor through January 1, 2028. To use this option, the worker must notify the employer. The employer must notify the insurer, if needed, and the first authorized treating doctor. - Successful workers receive half of late-notice penalties: benefit, low. An employer or insurer can owe a penalty for late notice admitting or denying workers’ compensation liability. The penalty can reach one day’s compensation for each day late, capped at 365 days. If the worker wins the compensation claim, the worker receives 50% of any qualifying penalty paid. The o… - Workers with lawyers can submit settlements electronically: benefit, low. Workers with lawyers can submit workers’ compensation settlement papers electronically. The Division serves the settlement approval order on the worker’s lawyer. For workers without lawyers, it serves the order on the insurer or self-insured employer. - Employers must report injuries and deaths promptly: cost, low. Employers must report injuries to the Division of Workers’ Compensation and insurer within 10 days. They must immediately report a work-related death or an accident injuring three or more employees to the director. Required injury notices must be written on Division forms and served on the Division… - Business officers get simpler coverage rejection notices: mixed, low. Corporate officers and limited liability company members can reject workers’ compensation coverage using a Division-approved written form. They send it to the employer’s insurer, or to the Division if the employer has no insurer. Certified mail is no longer specified as required. The rejection take… - Electronic workers’ compensation filings carry service duties: mixed, low. Colorado’s workers’ compensation rules recognize service by physical copy, email, or the Division’s electronic filing system. Filing means serving the Division or court, and service includes required copies to other parties. Beginning July 1, 2006, employers and insurers must file notices denying l… - Workers get flexible motions and appeal deadlines: mixed, low. Parties can request evidence exchange, a prehearing conference, or extra time without a written motion if they show good cause. When every party has a lawyer, permission for evidence exchange is not required. The Office of Administrative Courts must send written hearing notice at least 30 days ahea… - Workers’ claim deadlines now start with service: mixed, low. Several claim deadlines now start when documents are served, rather than mailed or delivered. After liability is denied, workers have 45 days from service to request an expedited hearing; hearings are set within 60 days, with limited extensions. Workers have 30 days to contest a final admission, wi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Mark Baisley (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ava Flanell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brandi Bradley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carlos Barron (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-12 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 65 | 0 | | | 2026-05-09 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-186 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-05-07 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-05-05 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-186 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-06-02: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-21: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-21: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-12: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-11: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-09: House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-07: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (House) - 2026-05-06: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-01: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115908/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116560/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115627/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116005/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116425/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116355/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116956/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/115908/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116560/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115627/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116005/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116425/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116355/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116956/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-SB26-186-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).