HB26-1431 • 2026

Competency for Occupational Licensure Portability

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. M. Soper, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. I. Jodeh, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. R. English, Rep. J. Joseph, Rep. K. Nguyen, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. M. Rutinel, Sen. A. Benavidez, Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. M. Snyder, Sen. K. Wallace, Sen. M. Weissman
Last action: 2026-06-04
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Competency for Occupational Licensure Portability

Under existing law, an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another state or United States territory or through the federal government is eligible to apply for and receive a license, certification, registration, or enrollment in that profession or occupation in Colorado (accreditation) if the individual meets specific criteria.

What This Bill Does

Under existing law, an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another state or United States territory or through the federal government is eligible to apply for and receive a license, certification, registration, or enrollment in that profession or occupation in Colorado (accreditation) if the individual meets specific criteria.
The act adds an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another country to those individuals eligible for accreditation if the individual meets specific criteria.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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L.002

HOU Business Affairs & Labor

Passed [*]

Plain English: HB1431_L.002 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Business Affairs & Labor.

HB1431_L.002 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Business Affairs & Labor.
HB26-1431 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, line 3, strike "and (3)(d)".
2 Page 3, strike lines 6 through 22.
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Bill History

2026-06-04 Governor
Governor Signed
2026-06-03 Governor
Sent to the Governor
2026-06-03 Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
2026-06-03 House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
2026-05-12 Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-11 Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-11 Senate
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-05-11 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
2026-05-09 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-08 House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-05-07 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
2026-05-06 House
House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-05-05 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

Official Summary Text

Under existing law, an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another state or United States territory or through the federal government is eligible to apply for and receive a license, certification, registration, or enrollment in that profession or occupation in Colorado (accreditation) if the individual meets specific criteria. The act adds an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another country to those individuals eligible for accreditation if the individual meets specific criteria.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 26-1431
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bacon and Soper, Clifford, Duran, English,
Joseph, Nguyen, Ricks, Rutinel;
also SENATOR(S) Gonzales J. and Jodeh, Benavidez, Bridges, Cutter,
Exum, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Snyder, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman.
CONCERNING DEMONSTRATING COMPETENCY FOR OCCUPATIONAL
LICENSURE PORTABILITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-20-202, amend
(3 )(b )(I) introductory portion as follows:
12-20-202. Licenses, certifications, and registrations - renewal
- reinstatement - fees - occupational credential portability program -
exceptions for military personnel, spouses, gold star military spouses,
and dependents - rules - consideration of criminal convictions or
driver's history -executive director authority -definitions.
(3) Occupational credential portability program -definitions.
(b) (I) Except as specified in subsections (3 )( c) and (3 )( f) of this
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.
section, a person AN INDIVIDUAL duly licensed, certified, registered, or
enrolled in good standing in another state, or A United States territory, OR
ANOTHER COUNTRY or through the federal government to practice a
particular profession or occupation, or who holds a military occupational
specialty, as defin,ed in section 24-4-201, is, upon application to the division
for licensure, certification, registration, or enrollment in that profession or
occupation in this state, entitled to the issuance of the applicable license,
certification, registration, or enrollment if all of the following apply:
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date -
applicability. (1) 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 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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(2) This act applies to applications for certification, registration, or
licensure by endorsement filed on or after the applicable effective date of
this act.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
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