Under Colorado law, a person is guilty of a crime for placing food or edible waste in the open to lure a wild bear. The act:Lowers the mental state requirement from intention to knowingly placing the food or edible waste in the open in circumstances where there is a reasonable probability of luring a wild bear;Repeals the requirement that a first offense be given a warning; andRaises the fine for a third or subsequent offense from $2,000 to $5,000.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Under Colorado law, a person is guilty of a crime for placing food or edible waste in the open to lure a wild bear. The act:Lowers the mental state requirement from intention to knowingly placing the food or edible waste in the open in circumstances where there is a reasonable probability of luring a wild bear;Repeals the requirement that a first offense be given a warning; andRaises the fine for a third or subsequent offense from $2,000 to $5,000.(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.
Refer House Bill 26-1342, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
Refer House Bill 26-1342 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
BILL — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
J. Marchman — primary (person)
K. Stewart — primary (person)
M. Lukens — primary (person)
C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)
T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-05-27 Governor Signed executive-signature
2026-05-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
2026-05-19 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
2026-05-19 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 Passed - No Amendments reading-2
2026-05-06 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-05-05 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-30 Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-04-23 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources 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
2026-04-15 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-13 House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-03-27 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/22b09a37-2f87-4897-bf31-02ea47b701eb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).