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| Bill | Measures to Reduce Administrative Burdens | Current law requires each principal department of the state (department) to establish a schedule to review all of its rules. The act requires the review to occur at least every 5 years. Current law directs each department to make certain determinations when conducting the review of the rules. The act requires the following additional determinations:Whether the department has rules with the same or similar purpose, intent, or goal and, if so, how those are coordinated and whether redundant rules can be eliminated;Whether the rule is outdated or obsolete;Whether funding levels to support the program or function subject to the rule are appropriate; andWhether there are opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the rule in meeting its purpose, intent, or goal. Current law requires each department to present a report at its 'SMART Act' hearing regarding its mandatory review of all rules. The act permits the committee of reference presiding over the 'SMART Act' hearing to make a recommendation whether a program or function subject to the rules should be subject to a sunset review or may make a recommendation to the legislative audit committee for an audit by the office of the state auditor. The act clarifies the attorney general's responsibility regarding litigation discovery on behalf of the state of Colorado or on behalf of the people of the state of Colorado.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) | us/states/co | Colorado General Assembly | 2026A | SB 137 | Colorado SB 137 (2026A) |
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Colorado SB 137 (2026A) — Measures to Reduce Administrative Burdens
Current law requires each principal department of the state (department) to establish a schedule to review all of its rules. The act requires the review to occur at least every 5 years. Current law directs each department to make certain determinations when conducting the review of the rules. The act requires the following additional determinations:Whether the department has rules with the same or similar purpose, intent, or goal and, if so, how those are coordinated and whether redundant rules can be eliminated;Whether the rule is outdated or obsolete;Whether funding levels to support the program or function subject to the rule are appropriate; andWhether there are opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the rule in meeting its purpose, intent, or goal. Current law requires each department to present a report at its 'SMART Act' hearing regarding its mandatory review of all rules. The act permits the committee of reference presiding over the 'SMART Act' hearing to make a recommendation whether a program or function subject to the rules should be subject to a sunset review or may make a recommendation to the legislative audit committee for an audit by the office of the state auditor. The act clarifies the attorney general's responsibility regarding litigation discovery on behalf of the state of Colorado or on behalf of the people of the state of Colorado.(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
- PERM — fail (fail) · lower
- Refer Senate Bill 26-137 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-137 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-137, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
- BILL — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B) — pass (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- C. Simpson — primary (person)
- J. Caldwell — primary (person)
- J. Coleman — primary (person)
- J. McCluskie — primary (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- A. Flanell — cosponsor (person)
- B. Kirkmeyer — cosponsor (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
- L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
- M. Catlin — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
- R. Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-05-14 Governor Signed
executive-signature - 2026-05-05 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-05 Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-05-04 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2026-04-28 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-04-27 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- 2026-04-24 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- 2026-04-22 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-04-13 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
introduction - 2026-04-13 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-04-10 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- 2026-04-10 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- 2026-04-10 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage - 2026-03-31 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-03-11 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a85f02b1-4421-4f9c-81f3-12245f7aa916. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).