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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 Negligently Luring Bears 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.) us/states/co Colorado General Assembly 2026A HB 1342 Colorado HB 1342 (2026A)
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Natural Resources & Environment
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J. Marchman
K. Stewart
M. Lukens
7 15 4 2026-03-27 2026-05-27 openstates ocd-bill/22b09a37-2f87-4897-bf31-02ea47b701eb https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1342 ec7c07a88eee578952940d47558fe300b51ef6b32afd5b3bb546408ae4291c52 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Colorado HB 1342 (2026A) — Negligently Luring Bears

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.

  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

  • Adopt amendment L.001 — pass (pass) · lower
  • 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).