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type: "Bill"
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title: "Ratio Utility Billing Systems"
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description: "The act authorizes landlords to use a ratio utility billing system to allocate utility charges for a residential premises to individual tenants. The landlord may charge tenants a utility bill using a ratio utility billing system if the landlord meets certain requirements, such as:The aggregate amount billed to all tenants does not exceed the amount charged by the utility provider for service to the entire residential premises;The landlord does not apply a fee or other charge to the tenant in addition to the actual charges from the utility;The utility costs for common areas or shared facilities are excluded from the charges to the tenant; andThe landlord clearly discloses the method of allocation for the dwelling unit in the tenant's rental agreement. For residential premises constructed with permits applied for on or after July 1, 2027, utility service must be metered directly by the utility provider or by a submeter.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2026A"
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identifier: "HB 1013"
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citation: "Colorado HB 1013 (2026A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Housing"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["E. Sirota", "J. Mabrey", "L. Cutter", "M. Weissman", "N. Ricks"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-03-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dde80d1-9db0-4d31-bf01-3a9b81c02adc"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1013"
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source_hash: "03200910db7e0eb1c05877ccf43daff9ffb797ca314ede27be282afae0a90004"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado HB 1013 (2026A) — Ratio Utility Billing Systems
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The act authorizes landlords to use a ratio utility billing system to allocate utility charges for a residential premises to individual tenants. The landlord may charge tenants a utility bill using a ratio utility billing system if the landlord meets certain requirements, such as:The aggregate amount billed to all tenants does not exceed the amount charged by the utility provider for service to the entire residential premises;The landlord does not apply a fee or other charge to the tenant in addition to the actual charges from the utility;The utility costs for common areas or shared facilities are excluded from the charges to the tenant; andThe landlord clearly discloses the method of allocation for the dwelling unit in the tenant's rental agreement. For residential premises constructed with permits applied for on or after July 1, 2027, utility service must be metered directly by the utility provider or by a submeter.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110688/download)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112059/download)
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3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113380/download)
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4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112120/download)
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5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113100/download)
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6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113083/download)
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7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113776/download)
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## Votes
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- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Refer House Bill 26-1013, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt amendment L.004 — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Refer House Bill 26-1013 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- E. Sirota — primary (person)
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- J. Mabrey — primary (person)
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- L. Cutter — primary (person)
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- M. Weissman — primary (person)
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- N. Ricks — primary (person)
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- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
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- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
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- L. García — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
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- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
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- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-26** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-19** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-18** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2026-03-11** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2026-03-10** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-09** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-05** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-19** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
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- **2026-02-18** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-17** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- **2026-02-06** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2026-02-04** House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-14** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dde80d1-9db0-4d31-bf01-3a9b81c02adc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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