republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-137.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Measures to Reduce Administrative Burdens"
description: "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intent, or goal and, if so, how those are coordinated and whether redundant rules can be eliminated;Whether the rule is outdated or obsolete;Whether funding levels to support the program or function subject to the rule are appropriate; andWhether there are opportunities to improve the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.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 137"
citation: "Colorado SB 137 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Simpson", "J. Caldwell", "J. Coleman", "J. McCluskie"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-03-11"
last_action: "2026-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a85f02b1-4421-4f9c-81f3-12245f7aa916"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-137"
source_hash: "3978ce8a599b042c15d566c01a32c5137d78bd89938416327ad32f25949f9da8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# 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.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113170/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114368/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115663/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114473/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115371/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115279/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116488/download)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a85f02b1-4421-4f9c-81f3-12245f7aa916`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).