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| Bill | Sunset Division of Real Estate | The act implements recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its sunset review and report concerning certain regulatory functions of the division of real estate (division), including the real estate commission (commission), the registration of subdivision developers, and requirements for home warranty service contracts. Specifically:Sections 1 through 5 of the act continue the division, including the commission and subdivision developers, for 11 years, until 2037, and remove home warranty service contracts from the sunset schedule;Section 6 authorizes the commission to deny a license to an applicant who has committed any of certain offenses;Section 7 extends the time that must elapse before the commission may consider an application for licensure from a person whose license was revoked from one year to 2 years. Section 7 also updates gendered language to gender-neutral language.Sections 7, 13, 14, and 25 allow the commission to communicate with licensees via electronic mail for certain purposes;Section 8 authorizes the commission to inactivate the license of a licensee who fails to comply with continuing education requirements. Section 8 also allows the division to charge a fee to each provider that submits a continuing education course.Section 9 clarifies that any licensed broker may elect to have a license issued in a previously used legal name. Section 9 also updates gendered language to gender-neutral language.Sections 10 and 11 remove language requiring the commission to serve subpoenas in the same manner as subpoenas issued by a district court and substitute language stating that subpoenas may be enforced by a court with jurisdiction;Section 12 requires the division to establish protocols addressing the security of electronic correspondence;Sections 15 through 20 and 25 update gendered language to gender-neutral language;Section 17 also changes disclosure requirements surrounding a real estate broker's affiliated business arrangement by requiring the broker to disclose the arrangement to the party the broker represents at the time of making a referral, instead of disclosing at the time the real estate purchase is fully executed; and Sections 21 through 24 allow a broker working with a buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant to disclose the buyer's, seller's, landlord's, or tenant's confidential information to the broker's employing broker or to the employing broker's designee for the purpose of proper supervision so long as the employing broker or designee does not use the confidential information to the detriment of the buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) | us/states/co | Colorado General Assembly | 2026A | HB 1287 | Colorado HB 1287 (2026A) |
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Colorado HB 1287 (2026A) — Sunset Division of Real Estate
The act implements recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its sunset review and report concerning certain regulatory functions of the division of real estate (division), including the real estate commission (commission), the registration of subdivision developers, and requirements for home warranty service contracts. Specifically:Sections 1 through 5 of the act continue the division, including the commission and subdivision developers, for 11 years, until 2037, and remove home warranty service contracts from the sunset schedule;Section 6 authorizes the commission to deny a license to an applicant who has committed any of certain offenses;Section 7 extends the time that must elapse before the commission may consider an application for licensure from a person whose license was revoked from one year to 2 years. Section 7 also updates gendered language to gender-neutral language.Sections 7, 13, 14, and 25 allow the commission to communicate with licensees via electronic mail for certain purposes;Section 8 authorizes the commission to inactivate the license of a licensee who fails to comply with continuing education requirements. Section 8 also allows the division to charge a fee to each provider that submits a continuing education course.Section 9 clarifies that any licensed broker may elect to have a license issued in a previously used legal name. Section 9 also updates gendered language to gender-neutral language.Sections 10 and 11 remove language requiring the commission to serve subpoenas in the same manner as subpoenas issued by a district court and substitute language stating that subpoenas may be enforced by a court with jurisdiction;Section 12 requires the division to establish protocols addressing the security of electronic correspondence;Sections 15 through 20 and 25 update gendered language to gender-neutral language;Section 17 also changes disclosure requirements surrounding a real estate broker's affiliated business arrangement by requiring the broker to disclose the arrangement to the party the broker represents at the time of making a referral, instead of disclosing at the time the real estate purchase is fully executed; and Sections 21 through 24 allow a broker working with a buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant to disclose the buyer's, seller's, landlord's, or tenant's confidential information to the broker's employing broker or to the employing broker's designee for the purpose of proper supervision so long as the employing broker or designee does not use the confidential information to the detriment of the buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant.(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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Final Act (committee substitute) — source
- Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
- Revised (committee substitute) — source
- Signed Act (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Refer House Bill 26-1287 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
- BILL — pass (pass) · lower
- Reconsider previous vote on bill — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1287, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment L) — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1287, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment K) — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1287 to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1287 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment M) — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment N) — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1287 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- A. Boesenecker — primary (person)
- C. Kolker — primary (person)
- I. Jodeh — primary (person)
- M. Brooks — primary (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-06-04 Governor Signed
executive-signature - 2026-05-07 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage - 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 - 2026-05-08 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-05-07 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- 2026-05-07 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-05-05 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-04-28 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
introduction - 2026-04-24 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-04-23 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- 2026-04-22 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- 2026-04-21 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- 2026-04-17 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-03-18 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-02-23 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ee6a21d0-d3ae-4ccb-9a61-034522b7a08d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).