---
type: "Bill"
title: "Competency for Occupational Licensure Portability"
description: "Under existing law, an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another state or United States territory or through the federal government is eligible to apply for and receive a license, certification, registration, or enrollment in that profession or occupation in Colorado (accreditation) if the individual meets specific criteria. The act adds an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another country to those individuals eligible for accreditation if the individual meets specific criteria.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1431"
citation: "Colorado HB 1431 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions & Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["I. Jodeh", "J. Bacon", "J. Gonzales", "M. Soper"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-05-05"
last_action: "2026-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58ee5f92-d518-46a5-87dd-010fd485019f"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1431"
source_hash: "e9cf22fc199a29183e38fa90f32f22eaece1b6964c96ce8035fc165ac5e98005"
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 1431 (2026A) — Competency for Occupational Licensure Portability

Under existing law, an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another state or United States territory or through the federal government is eligible to apply for and receive a license, certification, registration, or enrollment in that profession or occupation in Colorado (accreditation) if the individual meets specific criteria. The act adds an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another country to those individuals eligible for accreditation if the individual meets specific criteria.(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/115853/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116048/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116937/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116224/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116445/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116331/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117177/download)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 26-1431, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1431 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- I. Jodeh — primary (person)
- J. Bacon — primary (person)
- J. Gonzales — primary (person)
- M. Soper — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-04** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-03** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-06-03** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-12** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-11** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-05-11** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-11** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-05-09** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-08** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-05-07** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-05-06** House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** 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/58ee5f92-d518-46a5-87dd-010fd485019f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).