---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Barber & Cosmetologist Act"
description: "The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review and report by:Continuing the 'Barber and Cosmetologist Act' for 7 years until 2033;Repealing the advisory committee;Updating definitions and terminology within the 'Barber and Cosmetologist Act';Specifying certain services and providers that are exempt from the 'Barber and Cosmetologist Act'; andReplacing gendered language with gender-neutral language.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1181"
citation: "Colorado HB 1181 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions & Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Richardson", "J. Marchman", "N. Ricks"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7993eb2-3ca0-487b-9354-bdecf1c64c24"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1181"
source_hash: "7abce14871f6b67a68860fc95bbaf850a81cc5f8f1072dcd4dd0fab4432da7c0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 1181 (2026A) — Sunset Barber & Cosmetologist Act

The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review and report by:Continuing the 'Barber and Cosmetologist Act' for 7 years until 2033;Repealing the advisory committee;Updating definitions and terminology within the 'Barber and Cosmetologist Act';Specifying certain services and providers that are exempt from the 'Barber and Cosmetologist Act'; andReplacing gendered language with gender-neutral language.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111535/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113538/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116868/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113603/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115057/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114994/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117060/download)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 26-1181 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1181, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1181 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1181 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.003 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Richardson — primary (person)
- J. Marchman — primary (person)
- N. Ricks — primary (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- S. Bright — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-06-03** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-02** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-06-02** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-21** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-04-21** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2026-03-23** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-20** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-03-20** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7993eb2-3ca0-487b-9354-bdecf1c64c24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).