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| Bill | Sunset Division of Professions & Occupations | The act implements recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies' (department) sunset review and report on the division of professions and occupations in the department. Sections 1 and 2 of the act allow a regulator to delegate authority for administrative tasks authorized by statute or other tasks specifically authorized through the policy of a board or commission to a designee at the regulator's discretion. Section 3 changes the amount of time a licensee, certificate holder, or registrant (licensee) who receives a letter of admonition has to request a hearing to within 25 days after the date of issuance of the letter of admonition, rather than within 20 days after receipt of the letter. Sections 3 through 22 clarify that a regulator may provide communications to licensees through email. In current law, the executive director of the department collects an excise tax of $1 upon the payment of fees for the renewal of a license, registration, or certificate. Section 23 changes the term used to refer to this payment from an 'excise tax' to an 'additional fee'. Sections 25 through 30 restore provisions repealed in 2024 by House Bill 24-1329 concerning the continuation of the state board of licensure for architects, professional engineers, and professional land surveyors, regarding enrollment by endorsement for engineer-interns and land surveyor-interns and licensure by endorsement for professional engineers and professional land surveyors.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) | us/states/co | Colorado General Assembly | 2026A | HB 1324 | Colorado HB 1324 (2026A) |
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Colorado HB 1324 (2026A) — Sunset Division of Professions & Occupations
The act implements recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies' (department) sunset review and report on the division of professions and occupations in the department. Sections 1 and 2 of the act allow a regulator to delegate authority for administrative tasks authorized by statute or other tasks specifically authorized through the policy of a board or commission to a designee at the regulator's discretion. Section 3 changes the amount of time a licensee, certificate holder, or registrant (licensee) who receives a letter of admonition has to request a hearing to within 25 days after the date of issuance of the letter of admonition, rather than within 20 days after receipt of the letter. Sections 3 through 22 clarify that a regulator may provide communications to licensees through email. In current law, the executive director of the department collects an excise tax of $1 upon the payment of fees for the renewal of a license, registration, or certificate. Section 23 changes the term used to refer to this payment from an 'excise tax' to an 'additional fee'. Sections 25 through 30 restore provisions repealed in 2024 by House Bill 24-1329 concerning the continuation of the state board of licensure for architects, professional engineers, and professional land surveyors, regarding enrollment by endorsement for engineer-interns and land surveyor-interns and licensure by endorsement for professional engineers and professional land surveyors.(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
- Adopt amendment L.009 — pass (pass) · upper
- BILL — pass (pass) · lower
- REPASS — pass (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — pass (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1324, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1324 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1324, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- K. McCormick — primary (person)
- L. Daugherty — primary (person)
- L. Gilchrist — primary (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-06-02 Governor Signed
executive-signature - 2026-06-01 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-06-01 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2026-06-01 Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-05-13 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- 2026-05-12 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-05-11 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- 2026-05-11 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage - 2026-04-30 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage - 2026-04-21 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
introduction - 2026-04-16 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-04-14 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- 2026-04-13 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- 2026-03-27 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- 2026-03-24 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-03-06 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b321605a-42e5-4463-aa14-394f9500dde0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).