Remote Participation Policies for Joint Committees
The executive committee of the legislative council (executive committee) is authorized to adopt policies regarding the ability of members of the general assembly to remotely participate in interim committee meetings and in legislative proceedings during a disaster emergency. The act expands the executive committee's authority to adopt policies to allow remote participation in meetings of any joint committees comprised of members from both chambers that are held at any time of the year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The executive committee of the legislative council (executive committee) is authorized to adopt policies regarding the ability of members of the general assembly to remotely participate in interim committee meetings and in legislative proceedings during a disaster emergency. The act expands the executive committee's authority to adopt policies to allow remote participation in meetings of any joint committees comprised of members from both chambers that are held at any time of the year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Refer House Bill 26-1068 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
BILL — pass (pass) · lower
Refer House Bill 26-1068 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
J. Caldwell — primary (person)
J. Coleman — primary (person)
J. McCluskie — primary (person)
M. Duran — primary (person)
R. Rodriguez — primary (person)
A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
B. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
E. Velasco — cosponsor (person)
I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
J. Willford — cosponsor (person)
K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
L. García — cosponsor (person)
L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
M. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
M. Soper — cosponsor (person)
N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
R. English — cosponsor (person)
R. Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)
T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-03-26 Governor Signed executive-signature
2026-03-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
2026-03-17 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
2026-03-16 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
2026-03-09 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-03-06 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments reading-2
2026-03-03 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-02-06 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs introduction
2026-02-04 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-02-03 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-02-02 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-01-29 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-01-21 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/29eee9bb-74ab-4a06-b272-e1abfec1b8ac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).