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HB26-1272 • 2026

Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections

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 temperat

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. E. Velasco, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. S. Camacho, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. R. English, Rep. L. García, Rep. J. Jackson, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. K. Nguyen, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. M. Rutinel, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. L. Smith, Rep. T. Story, Rep. A. Valdez, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. Y. Zokaie, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. A. Benavidez, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. I. Jodeh, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. T. Sullivan, Sen. K. Wallace
Last action
2026-06-04
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The provided official text excerpt cuts off mid-sentence regarding the data collection platform details.

Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections Act

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 This Bill 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 Names or 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

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.

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.

Amendments

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

J.002

HOU Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: 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.

  • It sets aside $63,382 specifically for the Department of Labor and Employment for the 2026-27 budget year.
  • The money is intended to support hiring an additional part-time worker (0.4 FTE) within the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics.
  • It allows the division to use these funds for program costs related to enforcing labor standards under this new law.
  • The amendment does not explain exactly how many hours or what specific tasks the part-time worker will perform beyond general data collection needs.
L.005

HOU Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: This amendment requires the state Division of Labor to create a sample heat and cold safety plan for workplaces by July 1, 2028.

  • The Division must develop a model Temperature-Related Injury Illness Prevention Plan (TRIIPP) that includes written rules for providing free cool water, rest areas, temperature monitoring, worker training, and emergency responses.
  • The plan must include specific steps to help new or returning workers adjust safely during their first 14 days on the job.
  • The Division is allowed to use existing safety models from other places as a starting point for this new plan.
  • The final model plan must be posted online so anyone can view or download it, and it must be reviewed at least every five years.
  • This amendment only creates a sample safety plan; the text does not say if employers are legally required to follow this specific model.
  • The exact details of how temperature monitoring or rest areas will work depend on future rules that have not been written yet.
L.002

HOU Health & Human Services

Passed [*]

Plain English: 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.

  • Removes the rule that requires employers to have a written plan under section 8-14.4-101.5 (4).
  • Deletes several sections of text from pages 5, 9, and 13 regarding specific rules or definitions.
  • Changes the start date for collecting temperature data from January 2027 to July 2028.
  • The amendment removes large blocks of text without showing what new words replace them, so some details about other rules are unclear.
  • Because the full original bill is not provided here, it is impossible to know exactly which specific worker protections were removed by striking pages 11 and 12.
L.003

HOU Health & Human Services

Lost

Plain English: This amendment removes the requirement for state officials to collect data about extreme temperatures and worker safety by January 2027.

  • Deletes a section of the bill that required collecting information on temperature-related risks in workplaces.
  • Removes pages from the end of the document that contained details about how this data collection would work.
  • The amendment text only shows which lines and pages are deleted, so it does not explain exactly what specific rules or definitions were removed without seeing the original bill.
  • Because the full content of the deleted sections is missing from this document, we cannot list every single detail that would no longer be required.
L.004

HOU Health & Human Services

Passed [*]

Plain English: This amendment requires the state to include funding from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration when collecting data on extreme temperatures for workers.

  • The bill now says that resources used for this project can come from the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
J.003

SEN Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: 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.

  • Raises the funding limit from $63,382 to $76,651.
  • Increases the authorized staffing level from 0.4 full-time employees to 0.6 full-time employees.
L.013

Second Reading

Lost [**]

Plain English: This amendment would require the state division to update a specific model plan every five years.

  • The Division of Labor Standards and Statistics must refresh its 'Model TRIIPP' document once every five years.
  • The text does not explain what the acronym 'TRIIPP' stands for or describe the contents of this model plan.
  • This amendment was marked as lost, meaning it did not pass and is not part of the final bill.
L.015

Second Reading

Lost [**]

Plain English: This amendment would change the bill so that collecting data on extreme temperatures becomes optional instead of required.

  • Changes the rule from requiring ('shall') to allowing ('may') the collection of temperature data.
  • Removes one specific line item related to the original list of requirements.
  • Updates the letter labels for a list so they stay in order after removing an item.
  • The amendment text only shows how words are changed, not what those words originally meant or exactly which data points were removed.
  • Because this amendment was lost (rejected), these changes did not become part of the final bill.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-04 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-06-03 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-06-03 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-06-03 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. 2026-05-13 House

    House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. 2026-05-13 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-05-13 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  8. 2026-05-11 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  9. 2026-05-11 Senate

    Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  10. 2026-05-07 Senate

    Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  11. 2026-05-05 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

  12. 2026-05-05 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  13. 2026-05-04 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  14. 2026-05-04 House

    House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  15. 2026-03-18 House

    House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations

  16. 2026-02-19 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services

Official Summary Text

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.)

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 26-1272
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Froelich and Velasco, Bacon, Boesenecker,
Brown, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, English, Jackson, Lieder, Lindsay,
Mabrey, McCormick, Nguyen, Ricks, Rutinel, Smith, Story, Willford,
Garcia, Sirota, Valdez, Zokaie;
also SENATOR(S) Cutter and Weissman, Amabile, Benavidez, Danielson,
Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Sullivan, Wallace,
Coleman.
CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS NECESSITATED BY CLIMATE
CHANGE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 8-14.4-101 as
follows:
8-14.4-101. Definitions.
As used in this article 14.4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "ACCLIMATIZED" MEANS THE BODY'S ADAPTATION TO WORK IN
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act.
THE HEAT OR COLD AS THE BODY IS EXPOSED TO HEAT OR COLD GRADUALLY
OVER TIME, WHICH REDUCES THE STRAIN CA USED BY HEAT STRESS OR COLD
STRESS AND REDUCES THE CHANCE OF DEVELOPING HEAT-RELATED INJURY
OR ILLNESS OR COLD-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS.
ffi (2) "Agricultural employment" has the meaning set forth in
section 8-13.5-201 (2).
(3) "COLD-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS" MEANS A SERIOUS MEDICAL
CONDITION RES UL TING FROM THE BODY'S INABILITY TO COPE WITH COLD
STRESS. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COLD-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS MAY
INCLUDE NUMBNESS, THE FEELING OF PINS AND NEEDLES, BLUE AND
BLOTCHY SKIN, ACHES, FATIGUE, CONFUSION, DISORIENTATION, EXCESSIVE
SHIVERING, AND LOSS OF COORDINATION.
(4) "COLD-TEMPERATURE TRIGGER" MEANS A TEMPERATURE AT
WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL, IF EXPOSED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD, MAY BE AT
RISK OF SUFFERING FROM A COLD-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS OR
TEMPERATURE-RELATED EMERGENCY.
fr.57 (5) "Department" means the department of labor and
employment.
tz} (6) "Division" means the division of labor standards and
statistics in the department.
(7) "HEAT-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS" MEANS A SERIOUS MEDICAL
CONDITION RES UL TING FROM THE BODY'S INABILITY TO COPE WITH HEAT
STRESS. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS MAY
INCLUDE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, WEAKNESS, DIZZINESS, ELEVATED BODY
TEMPERATURE, MUSCLE CRAMPS, AND MUSCLE PAIN OR SPASMS.
(8) "HEAT-TEMPERATURE TRIGGER" MEANS A TEMPERATURE AT
WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL, IF EXPOSED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD, MAY BE AT
RISK OF SUFFERING FROM A HEAT-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS OR
TEMPERATURE-RELATED EMERGENCY.
(9) "POTABLE DRINKING WATER" MEANS WATER THAT IS SAFE FOR
HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
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f-37 (10) "Principal" means:
(a) An "employer" as set forth in the federal "Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938", 29 U.S.C. sec. 203 (d);
(b) A foreign labor contractor and OR a migratory field labor
contractor or crew leader;
( c) The state of Colorado, local governments, and political
subdivisions of the state as defined in section 1-7 .5-103 ( 6);
( d) An entity that contracts with five or more independent
contractors in the state each year; and
( e) A person or entity engaged in agricultural employment.
(4) ( 11) "Public health emergency" means:
(a) A public health order issued by a state or local public health
agency; or
(b) A disaster emergency declared by the governor based on a public
health concern.
(12) "SHADE" MEANS THE BLOCKAGE OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT, SUCH
THAT OBJECTS DO NOT CAST A SHADOW IN THE AREA OF BLOCKED SUNLIGHT.
(13) "SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF A COLD EMERGENCY" MEANS THE
PHYSIOLOGICAL MANIFESTATION OF A COLD-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS,
INCLUDING HYPOTHERMIA, FROSTBITE, DROWSINESS, LOSS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS, OR TRENCH FOOT.
(14) "SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF A HEAT EMERGENCY" MEANS THE
PHYSIOLOGICAL MANIFESTATION OF A HEAT-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS,
INCLUDING HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, FAINTING, OR LOSS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS.
( 15) "TEMPERATURE-RELATED EMERGENCY" MEANS A SERIOUS
MEDICAL EMERGENCY IN WHICH A WORKER IS EXHIBITING SIGNS OR
SYMPTOMS OF A HEAT EMERGENCY OR SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF A COLD
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EMERGENCY.
(16) "TEMPERATURE-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS" MEANS
COLD-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS, HEAT-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS, OR
BOTH.
( 17) "TRIIPP" OR "TEMPERATURE-RELATED INJURY AND ILLNESS
PREVENTION PLAN" MEANS A WORKSITE TEMPERATURE-RELATED INJURY
AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PLAN.
ts-) (18) "Worker" means:
(a) An "employee" as defined in section 8-4-101 (5); or
(b) A person AN INDIVIDUAL who works for an entity that contracts
with five or more independent contractors in the state each year.
(19) "WORKSITE" MEANS A PHYSICAL LOCATION WHERE A
PRINCIPAL'S WORK OR OPERATIONS ARE PERFORMED.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 8-14.4-101.5 as
follows:
8-14.4-101.5. Worker protection - extreme temperatures -
temperature-related injury and illness prevention plan - legislative
declaration -rules.
(1) Legislative declaration. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND
DECLARES THAT:
(a) CLIMATE CHANGE IS EXACERBATING THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME
WEATHER EVENTS, INCLUDING EXTREME HEAT, EXTREME COLD, DROUGHT,
AND WILDFIRE IN COLORADO;
(b) SINCE 2011, COLORADO HAS MADE IT A PRIORITY TO TRACK
TEMPERATURE-RELATED INJURY AND ILLNESS AND TO ENSURE COLORADANS
ARE A WARE OF THE RISKS OF EXPOSURE TO EXTREME HEAT AND EXTREME
COLD;
( c) IN 2024, COLORADO'S LARGEST WORKERS' COMPENSATION
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INSURER HAS INDICATED THAT INDOOR AND OUTDOOR WORKERS IN THE
ST A TE ARE FIFTY-TWO PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE INJURY
DURING EXTREME TEMPERATURE EVENTS;
(d) SINCE 2021, FEDERAL EXPERTS AT THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT WORKERS WORKING IN
EXTREME TEMPERA TURES NEED ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS, AND THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION HAS ASSERTED THAT
EXPOSURE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES IN THE WORKPLACE POSES A
SIGNIFICANT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY AND ILLNESS;
(e) THE STATE'S ECONOMY DEPENDS ON THE LABOR OF WORKERS
ACROSS MANY SECTORS AND INDUSTRIES WHO ARE ROUTINELY EXPOSED TO
DANGEROUS WORKING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING EXTREME HEAT, EXTREME
COLD, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS THAT MAY THREATEN THEIR
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND LIVES. THE RISKS THESE WORKERS FACE INCREASE AS
OUTDOOR TEMPERA TURES BECOME MORE VOLATILE, AND WORKERS WHO
ARE EXPOSED TO PROLONGED HEAT OR COLD SOMETIMES SUFFER
PREVENTABLE INJURIES, ILLNESSES, AND DEATHS.
(f) THE STATE'S CURRENT PROTECTIONS ARE INADEQUATE TO
PROTECT WORKERS EXPOSED TO EXTREME TEMPERA TURES AT WORKSITES.
EXISTING WORKPLACE ST AND ARDS DO NOT REQUIRE COMPREHENSIVE
PREVENTION PLANS; DO NOT GUARANTEE ACCESS TO POTABLE DRINKING
WATER, SHADE, OR COOL-DOWN OR WARM-UP AREAS; AND DO NOT
EST AB LISH PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING TEMPERA TURES, ADJUSTING
WORK PRACTICES DURING EXTREME HEAT OR EXTREME COLD, OR
PROTECTING NEWLY HIRED OR RETURNING WORKERS WHO ARE NOT
ACCLIMATIZED. AS A RESULT, MANY WORKERS CONTINUE TO FACE UNSAFE
CONDITIONS WITHOUT ENFORCEABLE SAFEGUARDS.
(g) THE ABSENCE OF CONSISTENT ST A TE WIDE ST AND ARDS CREA TES
UNEQUAL PROTECTIONS ACROSS INDUSTRIES AND REGIONS, LEA YING THE
MOST VULNERABLE WORKERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO WORK IN LOW-PAYING
POSITIONS, AT THE GREATEST RISK OF HARM. THESE WORKERS OFTEN FACE
ADDITIONAL BARRIERS, SUCH AS FEAR OF RETALIATION, LIMITED ACCESS TO
COMPLAINT SYSTEMS OR REPORTING, AND A LACK OF ACCESSIBLE
INFORMATION IN A LANGUAGE THEY UNDERSTAND. THESE BARRIERS
CONTRIBUTE TO UNDERREPORTING OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND
PREVENT TIMELY INTERVENTION.
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(h) REQUIRING PRINCIPALS TO ADOPT CLEAR, PROACTIVE MEASURES,
INCLUDING MONITORING AND RECORDING TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS,
PROVIDING POT ABLE DRINKING WATER AND REST BREAKS, ENSURING ACCESS
TO SHADE OR SHELTER, DEVELOPING WRITTEN PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
PLANS, AND ADEQUATELY TRAINING WORKERS, IS NECESSARY TO REDUCE
TEMPERATURE-RELATED INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN THE STATE. THE ST ATE
SHOULD REQUIRE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE PRACTICAL, EVIDENCE-BASED,
AND ACHIEVABLE FOR EMPLOYERS OF ALL SIZES.
(i) PROTECTING WORKERS FROM EXTREME TEMPERA TURES IS A
MATTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY.
ENSURING SAFER WORKING CONDITIONS ACROSS INDUSTRIES WILL REDUCE
PREVENTABLE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, SUPPORT WORKFORCE RETENTION
AND PRODUCTIVITY, AND PROMOTE FAIRNESS FOR PRINCIPALS THAT
ALREADY COMPLY WITH HIGH SAFETY STANDARDS.
U) ESTABLISHING STATEWIDE ENFORCEABLE PROTECTIONS FOR
WORKERS EXPOSED TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES IS NECESSARY TO
SAFEGUARD THE ST A TE'S WORKFORCE, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITIES, AND UPHOLD THE STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT
WORKERS CAN PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITHOUT RISKING THEIR HEALTH,
THEIR SAFETY, OR THEIR LIVES.
(2) Data collection - model temperature-related injury and
illness prevention plan.
(a) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 15, 2027, THE DIVISION SHALL:
(I) DEVELOP A PLATFORM ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE WHERE
USERS CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT OCCURRENCES OF
TEMPERATURE-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS OR TEMPERATURE-RELATED
EMERGENCIES AT WORKSITES IN THE ST A TE;
(II) OBTAIN DATA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENT USING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENT'S CURRENT SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, OR A
SUCCESSOR PROGRAM, TO TRACK OCCURRENCES OF HEAT-RELATED INJURY
OR ILLNESS OR HEAT-RELATED EMERGENCIES AT WORKSITES IN THE STATE;
AND
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(III) BEGIN WORKING WITH:
(A) THE DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION TO PERIODICALLY,
AND AT LEAST TWICE ANNUALLY, COLLECT INFORMATION CONCERNING
CLAIMS FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION THAT INVOLVE
TEMPERATURE-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS OR TEMPERATURE-RELATED
EMERGENCIES; AND
(B) THE CENTER FOR IMPROVING VALUE IN HEALTH CARE, OR A
SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION, TO PERIODICALLY, AND AT LEAST TWICE
ANNUALLY, COLLECT INFORMATION CONCERNING OCCURRENCES OF
TEMPERATURE-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS OR TEMPERATURE-RELATED
EMERGENCIES AT WORKSITES IN THE STATE.
(b) (I) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2028, THE DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP A
MODEL TRIIPP THAT INCLUDES WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR:
(A) PROVIDING WORKERS ACCESS TO COOL, POTABLE DRINKING
WATER ATNO COST;
(B) PROVIDING WORKERS ACCESS TO COOL-DOWN OR WARM-UP REST
AREAS;
(C) MONITORING WORKPLACE TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS;
(D) ACCLIMATIZING NEW OR RETURNING WORKERS DURING THEIR
FIRST FOURTEEN DAYS OF ASSIGNMENT;
(E) TRAINING WORKERS TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
TEMPERATURE-RELATED INJURY AND ILLNESS;
(F) RESPONDING TO TEMPERATURE-RELATED MEDICAL
EMERGENCIES; AND
(G) OTHER COMPONENTS AND EXEMPTIONS AS NECESSARY.
(II) THE DIVISION MAY INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE AND ADAPT
ESTABLISHED TRIIPP MODELS.
(III) THE DIVISION MAY ADOPT RULES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT
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THIS SECTION.
(IV) THE DIVISION SHALL ENSURE THE MODEL TRUPP IS AVAILABLE
ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE IN A FORMAT THAT CAN BE VIEWED OR
DOWNLOADED.
(V) THE DIVISION SHALL REVIEW AND UPDATE THE MODEL TRUPP
AS NECESSARY AND NOT LESS THAN EVERY FIVE YEARS.
SECTION 3. Appropriation. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year,
$76,651 is appropriated to the department oflabor and employment for use
by the division of labor standards and statistics. This appropriation is from
the general fund and is based on an assumption that the division will require
an additional 0.6 FTE. To implement this act, the division may use this
appropriation for program costs related to labor standards.
SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
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approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2026
and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
the vote thereon by the governor.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Vanessa Reilly
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE
Esther van Mourik
SECRETARY OF
THE SENATE
APPROVED ~"' lh~~ -:ju,..e,. ~ 2-0 2.c, "'k (2:3ofr'
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