This amendment provides $63,382 from the state's general fund to help pay for extra staff and program costs needed to collect data on extreme temperatures in workplaces.
Colorado2026Enacted
HB26-1272
Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections Act
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 8:22 AM
In one sentence
This law requires the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics to collect data on temperature-related worker injuries and create a model safety plan for workplaces.
What it does
- Requires the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics to start collecting data on heat or cold injuries at worksites by January 15, 2027.
- Creates an online platform where people can report temperature-related injuries or emergencies.
- Directs agencies to gather injury data from public health records, workers' compensation claims, and healthcare value centers.
- Mandates the creation of a model Temperature-Related Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (TRIIPP) by July 1, 2028.
- Requires the state agency to update the safety plan at least every five years.
- Provides $76,651 in funding from the general fund for these activities.
Who it affects
- The Division of Labor Standards and Statistics within the Department of Labor and Employment
- Workers who face risks from extreme heat or cold at their jobsites
Limits and unknowns
- The official effective date is not listed in the provided metadata.
- This bill establishes data collection and model plans but does not list specific temperature limits that trigger mandatory work stoppages in this text excerpt.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Acclimatized
- The body's adaptation to working in hot or cold conditions over time, which reduces strain and the chance of injury.
- Temperature-Related Emergency
- A serious medical emergency where a worker shows signs of heat stroke, frostbite, fainting, loss of consciousness, or similar severe reactions to extreme temperatures.
- TRIIPP
- Temperature-Related Injury and Illness Prevention Plan; a worksite safety plan for preventing injuries from extreme heat or cold.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
The act requires the division of labor standards and statistics (division) in the department of labor and employment (CDLE), on or before January 15, 2027, to begin collecting data concerning temperature-related injury or illness or temperature-related emergencies at worksites and to: Develop a platform on CDLE's website where users can provide information about occurrences of temperature-related injury or illness or temperature-related emergencies; Obtain from the department of public health and environment (CDPHE) data that CDPHE has collected through its syndromic surveillance program regarding occurrences of heat-related injury or illness or heat-related emergencies; and Collect similar data from the division of workers' compensation and the Center for Improving Value in Health Care. On or before July 1, 2028, the act requires the division to develop a model temperature-related injury and illness prevention plan (TRIIPP) that thereafter must be made available on CDLE's website. Additionally, the act requires the division to review and update the model TRIIPP at least every 5 years and grants the division authority to adopt rules necessary to implement the act. $76,651 is appropriated from the general fund to the department for use by the division. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Official activity
Bill history
- Governor SignedGovernor
- Sent to the GovernorGovernor
- Signed by the President of the SenateSenate
- Signed by the Speaker of the HouseHouse
- House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - RepassHouse
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsSenate
- Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No AmendmentsSenate
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - CommitteeSenate
- Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeSenate
- Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to AppropriationsSenate
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military AffairsSenate
- House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsHouse
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - CommitteeHouse
- House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeHouse
- House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to AppropriationsHouse
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesHouse
Changes
Amendments
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This amendment requires the state Division of Labor to create a sample heat and cold safety plan for workplaces by July 1, 2028.
This amendment changes the bill to remove a requirement for employers to create specific heat safety plans and delays when new data collection rules would start.
This amendment removes the requirement for state officials to collect data about extreme temperatures and worker safety by January 2027.
This amendment requires the state to include funding from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration when collecting data on extreme temperatures for workers.
This amendment increases the amount of money set aside for a new worker safety program by raising both the total budget and the number of staff positions.
This amendment would require the state division to update a specific model plan every five years.
This amendment would change the bill so that collecting data on extreme temperatures becomes optional instead of required.