Traveling Animal Protection Act Environmental Education Program
The 'Traveling Animal Protection Act' permits the use of certain animals as part of an environmental education program if certain requirements are met. The act clarifies that an environmental education program is a program that is conducted by a professional who is qualified to impart environmental education information. The act defines 'professional' as an individual or an organization that has obtained at least one specific professional accreditation or certification.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The 'Traveling Animal Protection Act' permits the use of certain animals as part of an environmental education program if certain requirements are met. The act clarifies that an environmental education program is a program that is conducted by a professional who is qualified to impart environmental education information. The act defines 'professional' as an individual or an organization that has obtained at least one specific professional accreditation or certification.(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 26-1133, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
Adopt amendment L.001 — pass (pass) · lower
BILL — pass (pass) · lower
Refer House Bill 26-1133 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
A. Valdez — primary (person)
M. Duran — primary (person)
W. Lindstedt — primary (person)
J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-04-23 Governor Signed executive-signature
2026-04-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
2026-04-16 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
2026-04-16 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
2026-03-30 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-03-27 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments reading-2
2026-03-24 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-03-05 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs introduction
2026-03-02 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-02-27 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-02-25 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-02-04 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b206c6ed-f18b-49d0-b912-e92717963b86. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).