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Bill	Local Regulation of Massage Facilities	Current law defines illicit massage businesses as businesses that engage in massage but also engage in human-trafficking-related offenses. The act expands the definition of 'illicit massage business' to include a massage business that engages in crimes other than human-trafficking-related offenses. Current law states that if a local government adopts a resolution or ordinance to establish business licensure requirements or to prohibit unlawful activities relating to illicit massage businesses, the resolution or ordinance must not be more restrictive than the requirements set forth in state law. The act removes this limitation. The act clarifies that a local government may adopt a resolution or ordinance for the purposes of deterring illicit massage businesses; preventing human trafficking; protecting legitimate massage therapy businesses; and safeguarding public health, safety, and welfare. The act also allows a local government to impose local licensing requirements in addition to those requirements prescribed in state law. Current law allows a local government to impose an administrative fee not to exceed $150 for issuing or renewing a license. The act removes the $150 cap on such fees. If a local government imposes an administrative fee, the amount of the fee must be reasonably related to the costs of the local government in administering the resolution or ordinance and the licensing of massage facilities. The fee must not exceed $500 unless necessary to cover the local government's costs of administering the resolution or ordinance and licensing the massage facilities in its jurisdiction. The fee may be adjusted yearly for inflation or deflation. Current law exempts businesses that held licenses before August 10, 2022, from the administrative fees. The act removes this exemption. The act allows a local government to establish additional grounds to deny, revoke, or suspend a license. The act provides that, if a local government establishes business licensure requirements for massage facilities, the resolution or ordinance adopted by the local government must prohibit ownership of massage facilities by the types of persons that are prohibited from ownership in current law. Current law states that preventing the operation of illicit massage businesses is a matter of statewide concern, and licensing and regulation of massage facilities is a matter of mixed statewide and local concern. The act states that preventing the operation of illicit massage businesses is a matter of mixed statewide and local concern. The act requires a local government that adopts a resolution or ordinance related to the local regulation of massage facilities on or after August 13, 2026, to consider the impacts of the resolution or ordinance on legitimate massage therapy businesses and conduct outreach to massage therapists and massage therapy businesses in the local government's jurisdiction and statewide organizations of massage therapists.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	HB 1257	Colorado HB 1257 (2026A)	bill	Local Government Professions & Occupations	enacted	K. Mullica L. Liston M. Rutinel R. Gonzalez	7	16	9	2026-02-18	2026-05-04	openstates	ocd-bill/9d43f62a-78c6-4a26-a084-46794640dd68	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1257	4fd24f8b5dc7a17ba2de8ada65adba9cc2dafe1b1cacb6b436172cbac48d67e4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado HB 1257 (2026A) — Local Regulation of Massage Facilities

Current law defines illicit massage businesses as businesses that engage in massage but also engage in human-trafficking-related offenses. The act expands the definition of 'illicit massage business' to include a massage business that engages in crimes other than human-trafficking-related offenses. Current law states that if a local government adopts a resolution or ordinance to establish business licensure requirements or to prohibit unlawful activities relating to illicit massage businesses, the resolution or ordinance must not be more restrictive than the requirements set forth in state law. The act removes this limitation. The act clarifies that a local government may adopt a resolution or ordinance for the purposes of deterring illicit massage businesses; preventing human trafficking; protecting legitimate massage therapy businesses; and safeguarding public health, safety, and welfare. The act also allows a local government to impose local licensing requirements in addition to those requirements prescribed in state law. Current law allows a local government to impose an administrative fee not to exceed $150 for issuing or renewing a license. The act removes the $150 cap on such fees. If a local government imposes an administrative fee, the amount of the fee must be reasonably related to the costs of the local government in administering the resolution or ordinance and the licensing of massage facilities. The fee must not exceed $500 unless necessary to cover the local government's costs of administering the resolution or ordinance and licensing the massage facilities in its jurisdiction. The fee may be adjusted yearly for inflation or deflation. Current law exempts businesses that held licenses before August 10, 2022, from the administrative fees. The act removes this exemption. The act allows a local government to establish additional grounds to deny, revoke, or suspend a license. The act provides that, if a local government establishes business licensure requirements for massage facilities, the resolution or ordinance adopted by the local government must prohibit ownership of massage facilities by the types of persons that are prohibited from ownership in current law. Current law states that preventing the operation of illicit massage businesses is a matter of statewide concern, and licensing and regulation of massage facilities is a matter of mixed statewide and local concern. The act states that preventing the operation of illicit massage businesses is a matter of mixed statewide and local concern. The act requires a local government that adopts a resolution or ordinance related to the local regulation of massage facilities on or after August 13, 2026, to consider the impacts of the resolution or ordinance on legitimate massage therapy businesses and conduct outreach to massage therapists and massage therapy businesses in the local government's jurisdiction and statewide organizations of massage therapists.(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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
6. Revised (committee substitute) — source
7. Signed Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Refer House Bill 26-1257, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
• REPASS — pass (pass) · upper
• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.004 — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.006 — pass (pass) · upper
• Refer House Bill 26-1257, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
• CONCUR — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E) — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.005 — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• K. Mullica — primary (person)
• L. Liston — primary (person)
• M. Rutinel — primary (person)
• R. Gonzalez — primary (person)
• A. Valdez — cosponsor (person)
• B. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
• B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
• C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
• E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
• J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
• K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
• K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
• L. Garcia Sander — cosponsor (person)
• M. Brooks — cosponsor (person)
• M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
• M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
• R. Keltie — cosponsor (person)
• R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
• S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
• S. Slaugh — cosponsor (person)
• S. Woodrow — cosponsor (person)
• T. Story — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-03-30 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments reading-2
• 2026-05-04 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-04-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-04-28 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-04-28 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-04-02 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
• 2026-04-01 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
• 2026-03-31 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-30 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee reading-2
• 2026-03-25 Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
• 2026-03-17 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing introduction
• 2026-03-12 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-11 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
• 2026-03-06 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
• 2026-03-03 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-02-18 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9d43f62a-78c6-4a26-a084-46794640dd68. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).