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Bill Protections Regarding Seizures of Identification Documents With certain exceptions, the act prohibits an employer or an employer's agent from demanding, confiscating, retaining, or otherwise requiring an individual who is an employee or an applicant for employment or who is performing work or seeking to perform work for the employer in any capacity, including a migrant worker or seasonal employee, to surrender the individual's government-issued identification card. A person that knowingly violates the act's prohibition commits criminal possession of an identification document, which is a class 2 misdemeanor. A person commits a bias-motivated crime if, with the intent to intimidate or harass another individual, in whole or in part, because of that individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or transgender identity, the person:Violates the act's prohibitions; orProvides, or threatens to provide, an individual's government-issued identification document to federal immigration authorities, except where required or permitted by state or federal law. Such a bias-motivated crime is a class 1 misdemeanor, and a victim may seek additional remedies available under law.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) us/states/co Colorado General Assembly 2026A HB 1283 Colorado HB 1283 (2026A)
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Colorado HB 1283 (2026A) — Protections Regarding Seizures of Identification Documents

With certain exceptions, the act prohibits an employer or an employer's agent from demanding, confiscating, retaining, or otherwise requiring an individual who is an employee or an applicant for employment or who is performing work or seeking to perform work for the employer in any capacity, including a migrant worker or seasonal employee, to surrender the individual's government-issued identification card. A person that knowingly violates the act's prohibition commits criminal possession of an identification document, which is a class 2 misdemeanor. A person commits a bias-motivated crime if, with the intent to intimidate or harass another individual, in whole or in part, because of that individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or transgender identity, the person:Violates the act's prohibitions; orProvides, or threatens to provide, an individual's government-issued identification document to federal immigration authorities, except where required or permitted by state or federal law. Such a bias-motivated crime is a class 1 misdemeanor, and a victim may seek additional remedies available under law.(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

  • REPASS — pass (pass) · upper
  • CONCUR — pass (pass) · upper
  • Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment C). — pass (pass) · lower
  • Adopt amendment L.024 (Attachment C) — pass (pass) · upper
  • BILL — pass (pass) · lower
  • Refer House Bill 26-1283, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
  • Refer House Bill 26-1283, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • A. Benavidez — primary (person)
  • J. Joseph — primary (person)
  • J. Marchman — primary (person)
  • N. Ricks — primary (person)
  • C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
  • G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
  • I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
  • K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
  • L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
  • N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
  • R. English — cosponsor (person)
  • R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
  • T. Exum — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-06-03 Governor Signed executive-signature
  • 2026-05-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2026-05-20 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-05-20 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-05-04 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
  • 2026-05-01 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
  • 2026-04-30 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2026-04-29 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
  • 2026-04-27 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2026-04-23 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary introduction
  • 2026-04-22 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2026-04-21 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
  • 2026-04-20 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  • 2026-04-15 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2026-03-24 House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
  • 2026-02-20 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1b1fd93c-3aa6-4318-901f-795ac0d9f039. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).