republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1272.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections	The act requires the division of labor standards and statistics (division) in the department of labor and employment (CDLE), on or before January 15, 2027, to begin collecting data concerning temperature-related injury or illness or temperature-related emergencies at worksites and to:Develop a platform on CDLE's website where users can provide information about occurrences of temperature-related injury or illness or temperature-related emergencies;Obtain from the department of public health and environment (CDPHE) data that CDPHE has collected through its syndromic surveillance program regarding occurrences of heat-related injury or illness or heat-related emergencies; andCollect similar data from the division of workers' compensation and the Center for Improving Value in Health Care. On or before July 1, 2028, the act requires the division to develop a model temperature-related injury and illness prevention plan (TRIIPP) that thereafter must be made available on CDLE's website. Additionally, the act requires the division to review and update the model TRIIPP at least every 5 years and grants the division authority to adopt rules necessary to implement the act. $76,651 is appropriated from the general fund to the department for use by the division.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	HB 1272	Colorado HB 1272 (2026A)	bill	Labor & Employment	enacted	E. Velasco L. Cutter M. Froelich M. Weissman	7	16	11	2026-02-19	2026-06-04	openstates	ocd-bill/aa831f08-ba96-44cf-b46f-f3a7cc225c2a	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1272	e101d8d70f84768fd44bdf12f3757fbae137e0059ec79ec863fe1cd94100f19b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado HB 1272 (2026A) — Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections

The act requires the division of labor standards and statistics (division) in the department of labor and employment (CDLE), on or before January 15, 2027, to begin collecting data concerning temperature-related injury or illness or temperature-related emergencies at worksites and to:Develop a platform on CDLE's website where users can provide information about occurrences of temperature-related injury or illness or temperature-related emergencies;Obtain from the department of public health and environment (CDPHE) data that CDPHE has collected through its syndromic surveillance program regarding occurrences of heat-related injury or illness or heat-related emergencies; andCollect similar data from the division of workers' compensation and the Center for Improving Value in Health Care. On or before July 1, 2028, the act requires the division to develop a model temperature-related injury and illness prevention plan (TRIIPP) that thereafter must be made available on CDLE's website. Additionally, the act requires the division to review and update the model TRIIPP at least every 5 years and grants the division authority to adopt rules necessary to implement the act. $76,651 is appropriated from the general fund to the department for use by the division.(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 26-1272, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment N). — fail (fail) · lower
• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1272, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment K). — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.005 — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment J.002 — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1272 to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment M). — pass (pass) · lower
• Amendment J.003 — pass (pass) · upper
• Refer House Bill 26-1272, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• E. Velasco — primary (person)
• L. Cutter — primary (person)
• M. Froelich — primary (person)
• M. Weissman — primary (person)
• A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
• A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
• A. Valdez — cosponsor (person)
• C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
• C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
• C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
• E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
• I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
• J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
• J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
• J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
• J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
• J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
• J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
• J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Willford — cosponsor (person)
• K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
• K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
• K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
• K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
• L. García — cosponsor (person)
• L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
• M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
• M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
• N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
• R. English — cosponsor (person)
• S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
• S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
• T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
• T. Story — cosponsor (person)
• T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
• Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-06-04 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-06-03 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-06-03 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-06-03 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-05-13 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
• 2026-05-13 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-13 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
• 2026-05-11 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
• 2026-05-11 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-05-07 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2026-05-05 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs introduction
• 2026-05-05 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-04 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
• 2026-05-04 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-03-18 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2026-02-19 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aa831f08-ba96-44cf-b46f-f3a7cc225c2a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).