republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-109.md

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Bill	Building Code Accessibility	The act makes the following changes to statutes concerning accessible housing standards:Defines 'accessible story' as a story on an accessible route that contains living, sleeping, cooking, bathing, and toilet facilities and, if available in the dwelling unit, laundry facilities. A basement is not an 'accessible story' if the basement floor is located more than 4 feet below the exterior finished grade, which is determined by assessing the vertical difference at any point along the exposed periphery of the dwelling unit.Defines 'dwelling unit' as any portion of a building that contains living facilities, including a room or rooms in a living facility that have shared cooking, bathing, toilet, or laundry facilities, such as dormitories, shelters, assisted living facilities, and boarding homes. 'Dwelling unit' also means living facilities that include provisions for sleeping, cooking, bathing, and toilet facilities for one or more persons and that are used for extended stays, such as time-shares and extended-stay motels. 'Dwelling unit' does not mean a guest room in a motel or hotel.Defines 'ICC A117.1' as the 'Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities' 2017 edition, or any successor standard, as adopted by reference by the building code of the responsible enforcement agency;Clarifies that 'Type A' and 'Type B multistory dwelling units' must include at least one accessible story that can be accessed via an accessible entrance; Requires projects with fewer than 50 units may use any combination of accessible dwelling units to comply with the standards; Requires projects with 50 or more units to include at least 2% accessible dwelling units, and that they must include at least on unit that is either a 'Type A', 'Type B', 'Type A Multistory', 'Type B Multistory', or 'Type C visitable' dwelling unit; andPermits covered enforcing agencies to develop alternative processes to resolve appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the enforcing agency regarding the application and interpretation of the standards for accessible housing law.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	SB 109	Colorado SB 109 (2026A)	bill	Housing Local Government State Government	enacted	J. Joseph L. Cutter N. Ricks T. Exum	7	14	8	2026-02-11	2026-05-05	openstates	ocd-bill/bd765126-d0da-43b1-884b-e171d8783645	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-109	e6a70d82eacbcebe141c174d3771873e3f33ac7f2ea0ad31c3cb4a5faa7cb518	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado SB 109 (2026A) — Building Code Accessibility

The act makes the following changes to statutes concerning accessible housing standards:Defines 'accessible story' as a story on an accessible route that contains living, sleeping, cooking, bathing, and toilet facilities and, if available in the dwelling unit, laundry facilities. A basement is not an 'accessible story' if the basement floor is located more than 4 feet below the exterior finished grade, which is determined by assessing the vertical difference at any point along the exposed periphery of the dwelling unit.Defines 'dwelling unit' as any portion of a building that contains living facilities, including a room or rooms in a living facility that have shared cooking, bathing, toilet, or laundry facilities, such as dormitories, shelters, assisted living facilities, and boarding homes. 'Dwelling unit' also means living facilities that include provisions for sleeping, cooking, bathing, and toilet facilities for one or more persons and that are used for extended stays, such as time-shares and extended-stay motels. 'Dwelling unit' does not mean a guest room in a motel or hotel.Defines 'ICC A117.1' as the 'Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities' 2017 edition, or any successor standard, as adopted by reference by the building code of the responsible enforcement agency;Clarifies that 'Type A' and 'Type B multistory dwelling units' must include at least one accessible story that can be accessed via an accessible entrance; Requires projects with fewer than 50 units may use any combination of accessible dwelling units to comply with the standards; Requires projects with 50 or more units to include at least 2% accessible dwelling units, and that they must include at least on unit that is either a 'Type A', 'Type B', 'Type A Multistory', 'Type B Multistory', or 'Type C visitable' dwelling unit; andPermits covered enforcing agencies to develop alternative processes to resolve appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the enforcing agency regarding the application and interpretation of the standards for accessible housing 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) · lower
• Refer Senate Bill 26-109, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.001 — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.002 — pass (pass) · upper
• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.006 — pass (pass) · upper
• CONCUR — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer Senate Bill 26-109, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• J. Joseph — primary (person)
• L. Cutter — primary (person)
• N. Ricks — primary (person)
• T. Exum — primary (person)
• B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
• C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
• I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
• J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
• J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
• K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
• M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-05-05 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-04-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-04-27 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-04-27 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-04-23 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
• 2026-04-21 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-04-16 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
• 2026-04-15 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
• 2026-04-14 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-03-11 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government introduction
• 2026-03-11 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-10 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee reading-2
• 2026-03-05 Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-02-11 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bd765126-d0da-43b1-884b-e171d8783645. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).