Prohibit Surveillance Price and Wage Setting
Summary
Colorado Governor signed HB1210 into law, prohibiting employers and businesses from using intimate personal data to make wage or price-setting decisions that impact financial position. The bill passed the House 39-24 after committee amendments. The legislation targets surveillance-based practices that use personal data to infer financial circumstances for employment compensation or product pricing.
What changed
Colorado enacted HB1210, a new state law prohibiting the use of intimate personal data to make inferences affecting a person's financial position, specifically in wage and price-setting contexts. The bill was signed by the governor on April 1, 2026, following House passage 39-24 and Senate introduction. The legislation applies to employers and businesses operating in Colorado, restricting surveillance practices that correlate personal data with financial decision-making.
Employers and businesses should review current wage-setting and pricing practices to ensure compliance with the new restrictions on using intimate personal data for financial inferences. Colorado compliance teams should monitor for implementing regulations from the Department of Labor and Employment and assess internal data collection practices. Violations may result in penalties under Colorado employment law.
What to do next
- Review wage-setting practices to ensure intimate personal data is not used for compensation decisions
- Assess pricing algorithms for compliance with new restrictions on surveillance-based financial inferences
- Monitor Colorado Department of Labor and Employment for implementing regulations and enforcement guidance
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Colorado / HB1210 Signed by Governor HB1210 House Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-01
Prohibit Surveillance Price & Wage Setting
Concerning limiting the use of intimate personal data to make inferences that impact a person's financial position.
Bill Details
State Colorado
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Committee Business, Labor, & Technology
Official Source leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1210
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Sponsors
Jennifer Bacon (Rep - D) Javier Mabrey (Rep - D) Iman Jodeh (Sen - D) Michael Weissman (Sen - D) Kyle Brown (Rep - D) Chad Clifford (Rep - D) Meg Froelich (Rep - D) Lorena Garcia (Rep - D) Mandy Lindsay (Rep - D) Matthew Martinez (Rep - D) Tisha Mauro (Rep - D) Kenny Nguyen (Rep - D) Manny Rutinel (Rep - D) Emily Sirota (Rep - D) Lesley Smith (Rep - D) Tammy Story (Rep - D) Brianna Titone (Rep - D) Jenny Willford (Rep - D) Steven Woodrow (Rep - D) Yara Zokaie (Rep - D) Lisa Cutter (Sen - D) William Lindstedt (Sen - D) Janice Marchman (Sen - D) Tom Sullivan (Sen - D) Katie Wallace (Sen - D) Junie Joseph (Rep - D) Sheila Lieder (Rep - D) Elizabeth Velasco (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-01 S Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology 2026-03-27 H House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 2026-03-26 H House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor 2026-03-17 H House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments 2026-03-12 H House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 2026-02-13 H Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
Votes
2026-03-12 House Business Affairs & Labor: Refer House Bill 26-1210, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Yea: 7 Nay: 6 2026-03-12 House Business Affairs & Labor: Adopt amendment L.001 Yea: 13 Nay: 0 2026-03-27 House: Third Reading Bill Yea: 39 Nay: 24
Committee Referrals
2026-02-13 H Business Affairs and Labor 2026-03-12 H Committee of the Whole 2026-04-01 S Business, Labor, & Technology
Amendments
2026-03-12 House Business Affairs & Labor Amendment L.001 Adopted 2026-03-26 Second Reading Amendment L.003 Adopted 2026-03-26 Second Reading Amendment L.004 Adopted 2026-03-26 Second Reading Amendment L.007 2026-03-26 Second Reading Amendment L.006 2026-03-26 Second Reading Amendment L.011 2026-03-26 Second Reading Amendment L.010 2026-03-26 Second Reading Amendment L.008 2026-03-26 Second Reading Amendment L.012
Bill Text Versions
1969-12-31 Introduced 1969-12-31 Engrossed 1969-12-31 Engrossed
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