# Colorado SB26-193: Local Ordinances & State Employees Colorado SB26-193, Local Ordinances & State Employees, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-02 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-193-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-193 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Local Ordinances & State Employees - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-05-06 - Last action: 2026-06-02, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 11 - Subjects: Labor & Employment, State Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (381 yes, 29 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local public workers get minimum-wage coverage: benefit, high. The law includes local public employers under Colorado’s local minimum-wage rules. Covered employers include counties, cities, towns, service authorities, special districts, and other municipal or similar public authorities. Their workers fall within these rules where a local minimum wage applies. - State workers excluded from local wage rules: cost, high. The State of Colorado is excluded as an employer under local minimum-wage rules. State employees’ minimum wages remain a topic for collective bargaining. By January 4, 2027, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting must send the Joint Budget Committee a supplemental budget request. That request m… - State and oil wells avoid municipal taxes: mixed, low. Municipalities keep their broad powers to license, regulate, and tax businesses, subject to state law. But the State of Colorado is exempt from municipal occupation taxes. Oil and gas wells and their related production facilities are also exempt from those taxes. The law sets no new tax rates or ex… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ron Weinberg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 33 | 2 | | | 2026-05-13 | | Adopt the first report of the first conference committee on SB 26-193. | pass | 5 | 1 | | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | Conference committee report: Adopt ccr | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | House amendments: Not concur appt cc | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-05-13 | House | Conference committee report: Repass | pass | 60 | 1 | | | 2026-05-13 | House | Conference committee report: Adopt | pass | 53 | 8 | | | 2026-05-13 | House | Conference committee report: Byd scp | pass | 52 | 9 | | | 2026-05-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 62 | 2 | | | 2026-05-09 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-193, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-05-08 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 28 | 6 | | | 2026-05-07 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-193 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-06-02: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-27: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-26: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-26: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-13: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-13: House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (House) - 2026-05-13: Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass (Senate) - 2026-05-11: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-09: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-09: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-05-09: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-08: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House) - 2026-05-07: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116030/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116623/download) - House Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116243/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115945/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116137/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116290/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116255/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116962/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/116030/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116623/download) - [House Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116243/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115945/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116137/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116290/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116255/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116962/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-SB26-193-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).