Colorado SB047 Firefighter Safety Act, signed 11th Mar, collective bargaining

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Colorado Firefighter Safety Act Petition Elections

Concerning changes to the definition of a general election for the purpose of submitting a question to the voters to allow firefighters to collectively bargain with their public employers.

Bill Details

State Colorado

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber Senate

Official Source leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-047

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Sponsors

Jessie Danielson (Sen - D) Janice Marchman (Sen - D) Sean Camacho (Rep - D) Jacque Phillips (Rep - D) Monica Duran (Rep - D) Judith Amabile (Sen - D) Matt Ball (Sen - D) James Coleman (Sen - D) Lisa Cutter (Sen - D) Lindsey Daugherty (Sen - D) Tony Exum (Sen - D) Julie Gonzales (Sen - D) Iman Jodeh (Sen - D) Cathy Kipp (Sen - D) Chris Kolker (Sen - D) William Lindstedt (Sen - D) Kyle Mullica (Sen - D) Dylan Roberts (Sen - D) Marc Snyder (Sen - D) Tom Sullivan (Sen - D) Katie Wallace (Sen - D) Michael Weissman (Sen - D) Jennifer Bacon (Rep - D) Andrew Boesenecker (Rep - D) Kyle Brown (Rep - D) Michael Carter (Rep - D) Chad Clifford (Rep - D) Cecelia Espenoza (Rep - D) Meg Froelich (Rep - D) Lorena Garcia (Rep - D) Lori Goldstein (Rep - D) Eliza Hamrick (Rep - D) Jamie Jackson (Rep - D) Sheila Lieder (Rep - D) Mandy Lindsay (Rep - D) Javier Mabrey (Rep - D) Julie McCluskie (Rep - D) Kenny Nguyen (Rep - D) Naquetta Ricks (Rep - D) Manny Rutinel (Rep - D) Lesley Smith (Rep - D) Katie Stewart (Rep - D) Tammy Story (Rep - D) Alex Valdez (Rep - D) Elizabeth Velasco (Rep - D)

Action History

2026-04-07 H Signed by the Speaker of the House 2026-04-07 S Signed by the President of the Senate 2026-04-02 H House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 2026-03-31 H House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments 2026-03-30 H House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments 2026-03-26 H House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 2026-03-11 H Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs 2026-03-11 S Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 2026-03-10 S Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee 2026-03-05 S Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 2026-01-27 S Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Votes

2026-03-05 Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs: Refer Senate Bill 26-047, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Yea: 3 Nay: 2 2026-03-11 Senate: Third Reading Bill Yea: 23 Nay: 12 2026-03-26 House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs: Refer Senate Bill 26-047 to the Committee of the Whole. Yea: 8 Nay: 3 2026-04-02 House: Third Reading Bill Yea: 43 Nay: 20

Committee Referrals

2026-01-27 S State, Veterans, & Military Affairs 2026-03-05 S Committee of the Whole 2026-03-11 H State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs

Amendments

2026-03-05 Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Amendment L.001 Adopted 2026-03-05 Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Amendment L.002 Adopted 2026-03-30 Second Reading Amendment L.003 2026-03-30 Second Reading Amendment L.004

Bill Text Versions

1969-12-31 Introduced 1969-12-31 Engrossed 1969-12-31 Engrossed 1969-12-31 Amended 1969-12-31 Amended 1969-12-31 Enrolled

Subjects

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