The act authorizes landlords to use a ratio utility billing system to allocate utility charges for a residential premises to individual tenants. The landlord may charge tenants a utility bill using a ratio utility billing system if the landlord meets certain requirements, such as:The aggregate amount billed to all tenants does not exceed the amount charged by the utility provider for service to the entire residential premises;The landlord does not apply a fee or other charge to the tenant in addition to the actual charges from the utility;The utility costs for common areas or shared facilities are excluded from the charges to the tenant; andThe landlord clearly discloses the method of allocation for the dwelling unit in the tenant's rental agreement. For residential premises constructed with permits applied for on or after July 1, 2027, utility service must be metered directly by the utility provider or by a submeter.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Colorado HB 1013 (2026A) — Ratio Utility Billing Systems
The act authorizes landlords to use a ratio utility billing system to allocate utility charges for a residential premises to individual tenants. The landlord may charge tenants a utility bill using a ratio utility billing system if the landlord meets certain requirements, such as:The aggregate amount billed to all tenants does not exceed the amount charged by the utility provider for service to the entire residential premises;The landlord does not apply a fee or other charge to the tenant in addition to the actual charges from the utility;The utility costs for common areas or shared facilities are excluded from the charges to the tenant; andThe landlord clearly discloses the method of allocation for the dwelling unit in the tenant's rental agreement. For residential premises constructed with permits applied for on or after July 1, 2027, utility service must be metered directly by the utility provider or by a submeter.(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.
Refer House Bill 26-1013, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
Adopt amendment L.004 — pass (pass) · upper
CONCUR — pass (pass) · upper
Refer House Bill 26-1013 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
E. Sirota — primary (person)
J. Mabrey — primary (person)
L. Cutter — primary (person)
M. Weissman — primary (person)
N. Ricks — primary (person)
A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
L. García — cosponsor (person)
M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
T. Story — cosponsor (person)
T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-03-26 Governor Signed executive-signature
2026-03-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
2026-03-19 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
2026-03-18 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
2026-03-12 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-03-11 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
2026-03-10 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-03-09 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee reading-2
2026-03-05 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
2026-02-19 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology introduction
2026-02-18 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-02-17 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-02-06 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-02-04 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-01-14 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8dde80d1-9db0-4d31-bf01-3a9b81c02adc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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