republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-74.md

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Bill	Clarify Excessive Public Construction Bond Claim Penalty	Currently, a contractor on a private construction project has a statutory right to secure payment with a general mechanic's lien. However, if the contractor knowingly files on the lien for an excessive amount, the contractor forfeits all rights to the lien and is liable to the person against whom the lien was filed for costs and attorney fees. A contractor on a public construction project has a similar right to secure payment by filing a verified statement of claim, which requires the project owner to withhold funds sufficient to pay the claim, usually in the form of a bond. The act clarifies that a public construction contractor who knowingly files a verified statement of claim for an excessive amount forfeits all rights pursuant to the verified statement of claim. Thus, the act aligns, for both a private and public construction contractor, the penalty for claiming an excessive amount on a lien or verified statement of claim to the loss of rights related to that lien or verified statement of claim, respectively. The act expressly allows for a private mechanic's lien or public verified statement of claim to include costs otherwise allowed under a contract in the lien or verified statement of claim amount, including costs incurred as a result of delay, lost productivity, or other disruption to the work. The act also clarifies that an award by a court for an amount less than the amount claimed in a lien or verified statement of claim does not render the amount claimed excessive.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	SB 74	Colorado SB 74 (2026A)	bill	Fiscal Policy & Taxes	enacted	J. Carson K. Nguyen M. Snyder S. Camacho	7	15	9	2026-01-28	2026-04-06	openstates	ocd-bill/422ec060-b245-4348-9ac8-49b15412458e	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-074	b3f516631a5033d0f2c05cdee351ff96683293ea242666700190d33ef8c6d712	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado SB 74 (2026A) — Clarify Excessive Public Construction Bond Claim Penalty

Currently, a contractor on a private construction project has a statutory right to secure payment with a general mechanic's lien. However, if the contractor knowingly files on the lien for an excessive amount, the contractor forfeits all rights to the lien and is liable to the person against whom the lien was filed for costs and attorney fees. A contractor on a public construction project has a similar right to secure payment by filing a verified statement of claim, which requires the project owner to withhold funds sufficient to pay the claim, usually in the form of a bond. The act clarifies that a public construction contractor who knowingly files a verified statement of claim for an excessive amount forfeits all rights pursuant to the verified statement of claim. Thus, the act aligns, for both a private and public construction contractor, the penalty for claiming an excessive amount on a lien or verified statement of claim to the loss of rights related to that lien or verified statement of claim, respectively. The act expressly allows for a private mechanic's lien or public verified statement of claim to include costs otherwise allowed under a contract in the lien or verified statement of claim amount, including costs incurred as a result of delay, lost productivity, or other disruption to the work. The act also clarifies that an award by a court for an amount less than the amount claimed in a lien or verified statement of claim does not render the amount claimed excessive.(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

• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• CONCUR — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer Senate Bill 26-074, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment E) — pass (pass) · upper
• REPASS — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C) — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B) — pass (pass) · upper
• Refer Senate Bill 26-074 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment D) — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• J. Carson — primary (person)
• K. Nguyen — primary (person)
• M. Snyder — primary (person)
• S. Camacho — primary (person)
• B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
• J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
• L. Liston — cosponsor (person)
• M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
• M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
• R. Pelton — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-04-06 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-03-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-03-26 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-03-26 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-03-19 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
• 2026-03-17 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-16 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
• 2026-03-13 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
• 2026-03-10 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-02-18 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary introduction
• 2026-02-17 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-13 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 02/17/2026 - No Amendments
• 2026-02-12 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments reading-2
• 2026-02-09 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
• 2026-01-28 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/422ec060-b245-4348-9ac8-49b15412458e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).