--- type: "Bill" title: "Sunset Pet Animal Care & Facilities Act" description: "The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review of the 'Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act' (PACFA) as follows:Sections 1 and 2 of the act continue the commissioner of agriculture's (commissioner) function of licensing pet animal facilities in accordance with the PACFA for 8 years, until 2034;Section 3 amends the PACFA's pet animal advisory committee (committee) membership structure by requiring the commissioner, on or before December 1, 2026, to appoint 15 members with certain specifications. Section 3 also specifies that members appointed to the committee on or before December 1, 2026, may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms of 4 years.Section 4 prohibits the importation of certain pet animals into the state without a valid certificate of veterinary inspection by an accredited veterinarian in the state of origin issued within 10 days prior to the pet animal's arrival in Colorado;Section 5 increases the current maximum fee amount of $700 for a pet animal facility license application to $1,500;Section 6 raises the maximum civil penalty amount for a violation of the PACFA or of a rule adopted pursuant to the PACFA from $1,000 per violation to $2,500 per violation;Section 7 states that a person that chooses to request a hearing in response to a cease-and-desist order issued by the commissioner for a violation of the PACFA or of a rule adopted pursuant to the PACFA must do so within 30 days after the issuance of the cease-and-desist order;Section 8 requires the commissioner to develop an administrative process for an interested person to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule by the commissioner;Section 9 amends House Bill 26-1011 concerning the transfer of certain pet animals in Colorado, by clarifying that the prohibition on a broker selling, leasing, offering to sell or lease, bartering, auctioning, or otherwise transferring ownership of a dog or cat does not apply to the sale, transfer, or adoption of a dog or cat to or by a pet store prior to January 1, 2028; andSection 10 relocates the statute that establishes the pet overpopulation authority (authority) so the authority is no longer subject to sunset review as part of the PACFA.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)" jurisdiction: "us/states/co" legislature: "Colorado General Assembly" session: "2026A" identifier: "HB 1183" citation: "Colorado HB 1183 (2026A)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Agriculture"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["B. Pelton", "K. McCormick", "L. Cutter", "M. Duran"] version_count: 7 action_count: 17 vote_count: 10 first_action: "2026-02-09" last_action: "2026-05-28" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6ea9ac6-6285-44b1-b5c3-6185ca625b06" source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1183" source_hash: "594371f8a5ca7fbddc654800f3b345c84d72c1c600a8c588e8d15100c142ba02" 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 1183 (2026A) — Sunset Pet Animal Care & Facilities Act The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review of the 'Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act' (PACFA) as follows:Sections 1 and 2 of the act continue the commissioner of agriculture's (commissioner) function of licensing pet animal facilities in accordance with the PACFA for 8 years, until 2034;Section 3 amends the PACFA's pet animal advisory committee (committee) membership structure by requiring the commissioner, on or before December 1, 2026, to appoint 15 members with certain specifications. Section 3 also specifies that members appointed to the committee on or before December 1, 2026, may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms of 4 years.Section 4 prohibits the importation of certain pet animals into the state without a valid certificate of veterinary inspection by an accredited veterinarian in the state of origin issued within 10 days prior to the pet animal's arrival in Colorado;Section 5 increases the current maximum fee amount of $700 for a pet animal facility license application to $1,500;Section 6 raises the maximum civil penalty amount for a violation of the PACFA or of a rule adopted pursuant to the PACFA from $1,000 per violation to $2,500 per violation;Section 7 states that a person that chooses to request a hearing in response to a cease-and-desist order issued by the commissioner for a violation of the PACFA or of a rule adopted pursuant to the PACFA must do so within 30 days after the issuance of the cease-and-desist order;Section 8 requires the commissioner to develop an administrative process for an interested person to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule by the commissioner;Section 9 amends House Bill 26-1011 concerning the transfer of certain pet animals in Colorado, by clarifying that the prohibition on a broker selling, leasing, offering to sell or lease, bartering, auctioning, or otherwise transferring ownership of a dog or cat does not apply to the sale, transfer, or adoption of a dog or cat to or by a pet store prior to January 1, 2028; andSection 10 relocates the statute that establishes the pet overpopulation authority (authority) so the authority is no longer subject to sunset review as part of the PACFA.(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/111544/download) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113615/download) 3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116400/download) 4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113649/download) 5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115056/download) 6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115003/download) 7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116807/download) ## Votes - Refer House Bill 26-1183 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper - Refer House Bill 26-1183, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper - Adopt amendment L.002 — **pass** (pass) · lower - Adopt amendment L.004 — **pass** (pass) · upper - BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower - Refer House Bill 26-1183, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower - Adopt amendment L.006 — **pass** (pass) · upper - Refer House Bill 26-1183 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower - CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper - REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - B. Pelton — primary (person) - K. McCormick — primary (person) - L. Cutter — primary (person) - M. Duran — primary (person) - A. Valdez — cosponsor (person) - B. Marshall — cosponsor (person) - C. Kolker — cosponsor (person) - E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person) - J. Amabile — cosponsor (person) - J. Coleman — cosponsor (person) - J. Joseph — cosponsor (person) - J. Marchman — cosponsor (person) - J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person) - K. Brown — cosponsor (person) - K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person) - K. Wallace — cosponsor (person) - L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person) - L. Smith — cosponsor (person) - M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person) - M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-05-28** Governor Signed `executive-signature` - **2026-03-23** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2` - **2026-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-05-12** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage` - **2026-05-12** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage` - **2026-05-04** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass - **2026-04-23** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily - **2026-04-22** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3` - **2026-04-21** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee - **2026-04-21** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee` - **2026-04-09** Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee` - **2026-03-27** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources `introduction` - **2026-03-24** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3` - **2026-03-23** 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` - **2026-03-09** House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee` - **2026-02-09** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources `introduction` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6ea9ac6-6285-44b1-b5c3-6185ca625b06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).