HB26-1207 • 2026

Disclosure of Demographic Workforce Data

The bill requires a private entity conducting business in the state that employs 100 or more workers (employer) to include demographic workforce data collected through the United States equal employme

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. J. Jackson, Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. C. Kipp, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. R. English, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. L. García, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. Nguyen, Rep. M. Rutinel, Rep. T. Story
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not explicitly state the consequences of non-compliance or how the collected data will be used by the state, which are noted as limits and unknowns in the candidate explanation.

Disclosure of Demographic Workforce Data

This bill requires private businesses with at least 100 employees to report demographic workforce data collected through the EEO-1 form to the Secretary of State.

What This Bill Does

Requires private companies doing business in Colorado that have 100 or more workers to include EEO-1 data (demographic information) in their reports to the Secretary of State.

Who It Names or Affects

Private companies in Colorado with at least 100 employees
The Secretary of State's office

Terms To Know

EEO-1 Data: Demographic workforce data collected through the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Employer: A private sector entity conducting business in Colorado that employs 100 or more workers, excluding government entities and certain educational institutions.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a company fails to comply with the reporting requirements.
It is unclear how this data will be used by the state after it is collected.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

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HOU Business Affairs & Labor

Passed [*]

Plain English: The amendment requires employers to include demographic workforce data in their periodic reports to the Secretary of State, even if federal requirements for submitting this data are repealed or discontinued.

Adds a new subsection (1.5) that mandates employers to provide EEO-1 data in their periodic report to the Secretary of State regardless of any changes to federal requirements.
Modifies the language regarding the form used for reporting, specifying it as the form existing on March 1, 2026.

The exact impact and enforcement details are not fully explained in the amendment text.

Bill History

2026-03-19 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
2026-03-16 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-13 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
2026-03-13 House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-03-05 House
House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Appropriations
2026-02-12 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

Official Summary Text

The bill requires a private entity conducting business in the state that employs 100 or more workers (employer) to include demographic workforce data collected through the United States equal employment opportunity commission's 'Employer Information Report' (EEO-1 data) in periodic reports to the secretary of state.
An employer is required to provide the EEO-1 data to the secretary of state even if the federal government repeals or discontinues the federal requirement to submit the EEO-1 data to the United States equal employment opportunity commission
.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0003.01 Josh Schultz x5486 HOUSE BILL 26-1207
House Committees Senate Committees
Business Affairs & Labor
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING EMPLOYER ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH DISCLOSURE OF101
DEMOGRAPHIC WORKFORCE DATA.102
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.)
The bill requires a private entity conducting business in the state
that employs 100 or more workers to include demographic workforce data
collected through the United States equal employment opportunity
commission's "Employer Information Report" in periodic reports to the
secretary of state.
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 16, 2026
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
March 13, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Jackson and Bacon, Boesenecker, English, Froelich, Garcia, Lindsay, McCluskie, Nguyen,
Rutinel, Story
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Kipp and Danielson,
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.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 7-90-501, amend (1)2
introductory portion; and add (1)(f), (1.5), and (9) as follows:3
7-90-501. Periodic reports - definitions.4
(1) Each reporting entity shall deliver to the secretary of state, for5
filing pursuant to part 3 of this article ARTICLE 90, a periodic report that6
states the entity name of the reporting entity, the jurisdiction under the7
law of which the reporting entity is formed, and:8
(f) IF THE REPORTING ENTITY IS AN EMPLOYER, EEO-1 DATA.9
(1.5) AN EMPLOYER SHALL PROVIDE THE EEO-1 DATA REQUIRED10
BY SUBSECTION (1)(f) OF THIS SECTION IN THE EMPLOYER'S PERIODIC11
REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE EVEN IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT12
REPEALS OR DISCONTINUES THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE13
EEO-1 DATA TO THE UNITED STATES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY14
COMMISSION.15
(9) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:16
(a) "EEO-1 DATA " MEANS DEMOGRAPHIC WORKFORCE DATA17
COLLECTED THROUGH THE UNITED STATES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT18
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 'S "EMPLOYER INFORMATION REPORT",19
FEDERAL FORM EEO-1, AS THAT FORM EXISTED ON MARCH 1, 2026, THAT20
CATEGORIZES EMPLOYEES BY RACE , ETHNICITY , GENDER , AND JOB21
CATEGORY.22
(b) (I) "E MPLOYER" MEANS A PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITY23
CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN THE STATE THAT EMPLOYS ONE HUNDRED OR24
MORE WORKERS.25
(II) "E MPLOYER" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE STATE , A LOCAL26
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GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, A SCHOOL DISTRICT, A STATE1
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, OR A QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY2
OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE.3
(c) "WORKER" MEANS EMPLOYEE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 8-4-1014
(5).5
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act6
takes effect July 1, 2027; except that, if a referendum petition is filed7
pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this8
act or an item, section, or part of this act within the ninety-day period9
after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item,10
section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the11
general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take12
effect July 1, 2027, or on the date of the official declaration of the vote13
thereon by the governor, whichever is later.14
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