---
type: "Bill"
title: "Barre & Pilates Teacher Training Regulatory Exemptions"
description: "The act exempts pilates and barre teacher training courses, programs, and schools from regulation under the 'Private Occupational Education Act of 1981'.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 173"
citation: "Colorado SB 173 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Higher Education", "Professions & Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Bridges", "L. Gilchrist", "M. Lukens", "S. Bright"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-04-21"
last_action: "2026-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4738b034-311a-49bb-8af4-2fd8b25eec12"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-173"
source_hash: "3d7847903b30a8f03ddf998a4e48484369ba6737573f68e6e5690d08fbc1da4f"
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 SB 173 (2026A) — Barre & Pilates Teacher Training Regulatory Exemptions

The act exempts pilates and barre teacher training courses, programs, and schools from regulation under the 'Private Occupational Education Act of 1981'.(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/115017/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115427/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116580/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115496/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116284/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116207/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116899/download)

## Votes

- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer Senate Bill 26-173 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-173 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Bridges — primary (person)
- L. Gilchrist — primary (person)
- M. Lukens — primary (person)
- S. Bright — primary (person)
- A. Flanell — cosponsor (person)
- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- R. Keltie — cosponsor (person)
- R. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
- R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-05-28** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-11** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-09** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-05-08** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-05-06** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-30** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2026-04-30** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-29** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-04-27** Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4738b034-311a-49bb-8af4-2fd8b25eec12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).