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SB26-047 • 2026

Colorado Firefighter Safety Act Petition Elections

Existing law allows voters to circulate a petition for a ballot question requiring a local government to engage in collective bargaining with the fire department for the local government and extend co

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. J. Marchman, Rep. S. Camacho, Rep. J. Phillips, Rep. M. Duran, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. M. Ball, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. L. Daugherty, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. I. Jodeh, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. W. Lindstedt, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. D. Roberts, Sen. M. Snyder, Sen. T. Sullivan, Sen. K. Wallace, Sen. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. M. Carter, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. C. Espenoza, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. L. García, Rep. L. Goldstein, Rep. E. Hamrick, Rep. J. Jackson, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. Nguyen, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. M. Rutinel, Rep. L. Smith, Rep. K. Stewart, Rep. T. Story, Rep. A. Valdez, Rep. E. Velasco
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Colorado Firefighter Safety Act Petition Elections

Existing law allows voters to circulate a petition for a ballot question requiring a local government to engage in collective bargaining with the fire department for the local government and extend coverage of the 'Colorado Firefighter Safety Act' to firefighters employed by the local government (question).

What This Bill Does

  • Existing law allows voters to circulate a petition for a ballot question requiring a local government to engage in collective bargaining with the fire department for the local government and extend coverage of the 'Colorado Firefighter Safety Act' to firefighters employed by the local government (question).
  • The question may be added to the ballot for any general election, as defined in the 'Colorado Firefighter Safety Act'.
  • The act changes the definition of a general election for the purpose of determining when a question may be added to the ballot to include a coordinated election as defined in the 'Uniform Election Code of 1992'.
  • The act also changes the definition of a general election to refer to a regular municipal election rather than a general municipal election to align the language with other municipal elections law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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L.001

SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB047_L.001 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.

  • SB047_L.001 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.
  • SB26-047 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, line 7, strike "or" and substitute "or".
  • 2 Page 2, lines 8 through 10, strike "election AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3 1-12-100.5 (7.5), SO LONG AS AN ELECTION HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY 4 OF NOVEMBER IN AN ODD-NUMBERED YEAR QUALIFIES AS A" and 5 substitute "election, OR".
  • ** *** ** *** ** LLS: Jacob Bennington x2371
L.002

SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB047_L.002 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.

  • SB047_L.002 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.
  • SB26-047 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, line 6, strike the second "general" and 2 substitute "general REGULAR".
  • 3 Page 2, after line 11 insert: 4 "SECTION 2.
  • In Colorado Revised Statutes, 29-5-206, amend 5 (1) as follows: 6 29-5-206.
L.003

Second Reading

Lost [**]

Plain English: SB047_L.003 Amendment No.

  • SB047_L.003 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-047 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Richardson 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 10, strike "(1)" and substitute "(1); 2 and add (7)".
  • 3 Page 3, after line 11 insert: 4 "(7) NO MONEY COLLECTED FROM TAXES MAY BE USED FOR THE 5 PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING THE ELECTORS TO VOTE "YES" OR "NO" ON THE 6 QUESTION OF WHETHER THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO 7 ENGAGE IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PURSUANT TO THIS PART 2.".
  • ** *** ** *** ** LLS: Jacob Bennington x2371
L.004

Second Reading

Lost [**]

Plain English: SB047_L.004 Amendment No.

  • SB047_L.004 Amendment No.
  • ___________ SB26-047 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE DeGraaf 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 9, after the period add "THE 2 QUESTION MAY BE SUBMITTED ONLY AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED 3 ELECTION OF THE AFFECTED POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AT WHICH A 4 MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION MAY 5 VOTE.".
  • ** *** ** *** ** LLS: Jacob Bennington x2371

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-04-08 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-04-07 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. 2026-04-02 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-03-31 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  7. 2026-03-30 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  8. 2026-03-26 House

    House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  9. 2026-03-11 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

  10. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  12. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  13. 2026-01-27 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Existing law allows voters to circulate a petition for a ballot question requiring a local government to engage in collective bargaining with the fire department for the local government and extend coverage of the 'Colorado Firefighter Safety Act' to firefighters employed by the local government (question). The question may be added to the ballot for any general election, as defined in the 'Colorado Firefighter Safety Act'. The act changes the definition of a general election for the purpose of determining when a question may be added to the ballot to include a coordinated election as defined in the 'Uniform Election Code of 1992'. The act also changes the definition of a general election to refer to a regular municipal election rather than a general municipal election to align the language with other municipal elections law.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)