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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REREVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the Second House
LLS NO. 26-0565.01 Jery Payne x2157 HOUSE BILL 26-1145
House Committees Senate Committees
Transportation, Housing & Local Government Local Government & Housing
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING WATER QUALITY IN MOBILE HOME PARKS.101
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)
Under current law, the water quality control division (division)
administers a program to test for and remediate water quality issues for
mobile home parks (program). The program tests for water quality issues
that pose a risk to not only health or safety but also the welfare of park
residents. The bill authorizes the division to require remediation of
welfare-related water quality violations.
One of the requirements of the program is for the park owner to
certify that the park owner has made certain water-quality-related notices
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 2, 2026
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 1, 2026
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 5, 2026
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
March 4, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Velasco and Phillips, Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Duran, Espenoza, Froelich,
Goldstein, Hamrick, Jackson, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro,
McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Ricks, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K., Stewart R.,
Story, Titone, Woodrow
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Cutter and Mullica, Amabile, Benavidez, Coleman, Daugherty, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen,
Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Lindstedt, Marchman, Roberts, Rodriguez, Wallace, Weissman
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
to park residents. The bill authorizes the division to issue an order
requiring the park owner to comply with the park resident notice
certification requirement.
Under the program, the park owner is prohibited from imposing
the cost of compliance with certain remediation-related requirements on
park residents. The bill provides that, for a park owner who is also a park
resident, the owner may nonetheless bear this cost.
The program authorizes the division to issue orders requiring the
park owner to perform additional water testing, perform temporary
measures necessary to address acute health risks, make additional reports
to the division, create a remediation plan, implement a remediation plan,
or respond to the division in connection with a remediation plan. The bill
clarifies that a park owner may ask for a hearing only regarding the orders
that concern remediation plans.
The bill also clarifies that:
!The division has authority to enforce the requirements of
the program; and
! The division has authority to issue cease-and-desist orders
to address violations related to the program, regardless of
whether the issues are related to water quality violations.
The bill also provides that:
!The additional monthly penalty of up to $5,000 for a
continuing violation may be imposed for the first 30 days
of noncompliance; and
! A park owner is not entitled to an administrative hearing to
contest an imposed civil penalty but may seek judicial
review.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-8-1001, amend2
(13); and add (13.5) as follows:3
25-8-1001. Definitions.4
As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:5
(13) "Remediation" means the resolution of all water quality6
issues of a finished water source. so that the finished water is safe and7
healthy to drink. "Remediate" has a corresponding meaning.8
(13.5) (a) "RISK TO WELFARE" MEANS A REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD9
OF NEGATIVELY AFFECTING THE ABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO MEET BASIC10
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MATERIAL NEEDS.1
(b) "RISK TO WELFARE" INCLUDES:2
(I) NEGATIVELY AFFECTING THE FINANCES OF A HOUSEHOLD; OR3
(II) A REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE FINISHED WATER OR4
WATER SUPPLY IS NOT OF SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO BE SUITABLE FOR5
HOUSEHOLD USES, SUCH AS DRINKING , COOKING, BATHING, WASHING6
CLOTHES, AND USING WITH HOME APPLIANCES.7
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-8-1002, amend8
(2)(c); and add (3)(c)(IV) as follows:9
25-8-1002. Division duties - testing water quality at mobile10
home parks - parameters of testing - notice of results.11
(2) Testing parameters.12
(c) Each approved sampling and testing plan is subject to review13
and revision by the department DIVISION.14
(3) Notice of test results.15
(c) (IV) IF THE PARK OWNER FAILS TO CERTIFY TO THE DIVISION16
THAT THE PARK OWNER HAS NOTIFIED PARK RESIDENTS AS REQUIRED BY17
SUBSECTION (3)(c)(I) OF THIS SECTION, THE DIVISION MAY ISSUE AN ORDER18
REQUIRING THE PARK OWNER TO COMPLY WITH THE RESIDENT NOTICE19
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.20
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-8-1003, amend21
(2)(b), (3) introductory portion, and (4) as follows:22
25-8-1003. Remediation.23
(2) Upon receiving the notice made under subsection (1)(b) of this24
section, the park owner shall:25
(b) Not impose the cost of compliance with this subsection (2) on26
park residents; EXCEPT THAT A PARK RESIDENT THAT IS ALSO A PARK27
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OWNER MAY BEAR THE COST OF COMPLYING WITH THIS SUBSECTION (2).1
(3) To address a water quality issue, the department DIVISION may2
issue an order requiring the park owner to:3
(4) An order issued under subsection (3)(d) of this section4
becomes effective upon issuance to the park owner. ONLY WITH RESPECT5
TO ORDERS ISSUED UNDER SUBSECTION (3)(d) OF THIS SECTION , a park6
owner may file a request for a hearing, pursuant to section 24-4-105, on7
any issue raised by the order if THE REQUEST FOR A HEARING IS filed8
within twenty days after the order is mailed.9
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-8-1007, amend10
(1), (2), and (3)(a) as follows:11
25-8-1007. Enforcement.12
(1) The division has authority to test and require remediation of13
park finished water, regardless of the type of water source, AND ENFORCE14
THIS PART 10.15
(2) The division shall, as necessary, to address a park's water16
quality issues, issue a cease-and-desist order for a violation of this part 1017
in accordance with section 25-8-605.18
(3) (a) If a park owner fails to comply with A cease-and-desist19
order, create a remediation plan, implement a remediation plan, or20
respond to the division in connection with a remediation plan, the division21
may impose a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars. plus I N22
ADDITION TO THE CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR23
EACH VIOLATION, THE DIVISION MAY IMPOSE an additional CIVIL PENALTY24
OF UP TO five thousand dollars for each full calendar month after the first25
calendar month THIRTY-DAY PERIOD for which the violation continues.26
The division must impose a civil penalty in accordance with article 4 of27
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title 24 A CIVIL PENALTY ISSUED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION (3) IS A FINAL1
AGENCY ACTION . THE PARK OWNER IS NOT ENTITLED TO AN2
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING TO CONTEST AN IMPOSED CIVIL PENALTY.3
SECTION 5. Act subject to petition - effective date -4
applicability. (1) This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following5
the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the6
general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13,7
2026); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 18
(3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section,9
or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part10
will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election11
to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the12
date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.13
(2) This act applies to acts or omissions committed on or after the14
applicable effective date of this act.15
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