republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1023.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Political Party Liability for Accessibility Requirements"
description: "Under current law, a political party must ensure that any person, upon request, is able to participate in a precinct caucus or a party assembly with the use of a video conferencing platform or alternative means of participation. The failure of any political party to make a reasonable effort to comply with these accessibility requirements constitutes discrimination on the basis of disability in a place of public accommodation. The act clarifies that only a person who is otherwise eligible pursuant to statute to participate in a precinct caucus or a party assembly may request video conferencing or another alternative means of participation. The act also clarifies that a person who is subjected to a violation of a political party's duties regarding these accessibility requirements may file suit only against the central committee of the political party holding the caucus or assembly. An individual, including a member of the central committee of the political party or a volunteer for a political party, may not be held liable for a violation of these accessibility requirements. Upon a finding of a violation of these accessibility requirements, a court may require compliance with the applicable accessibility requirement and either actual monetary damages or a statutory fine of $3,500 for each violation.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1023"
citation: "Colorado HB 1023 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections & Redistricting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["L. Zamora Wilson", "M. Baisley", "R. Rodriguez", "S. Luck", "S. Woodrow"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb8b7a66-ae52-4bb0-8db3-045a90c682b3"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1023"
source_hash: "c4362e225ba9f2796e20619fb1ff84981b6a1695f13038ef5076b80f4b40d9ad"
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 HB 1023 (2026A) — Political Party Liability for Accessibility Requirements

Under current law, a political party must ensure that any person, upon request, is able to participate in a precinct caucus or a party assembly with the use of a video conferencing platform or alternative means of participation. The failure of any political party to make a reasonable effort to comply with these accessibility requirements constitutes discrimination on the basis of disability in a place of public accommodation. The act clarifies that only a person who is otherwise eligible pursuant to statute to participate in a precinct caucus or a party assembly may request video conferencing or another alternative means of participation. The act also clarifies that a person who is subjected to a violation of a political party's duties regarding these accessibility requirements may file suit only against the central committee of the political party holding the caucus or assembly. An individual, including a member of the central committee of the political party or a volunteer for a political party, may not be held liable for a violation of these accessibility requirements. Upon a finding of a violation of these accessibility requirements, a court may require compliance with the applicable accessibility requirement and either actual monetary damages or a statutory fine of $3,500 for each violation.(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/110748/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112597/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114468/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112652/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113923/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113895/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115304/download)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 26-1023, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1023 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- L. Zamora Wilson — primary (person)
- M. Baisley — primary (person)
- R. Rodriguez — primary (person)
- S. Luck — primary (person)
- S. Woodrow — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Hartsook — cosponsor (person)
- B. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- C. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- E. Velasco — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Caldwell — cosponsor (person)
- J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- K. DeGraaf — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
- L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- L. Suckla — cosponsor (person)
- M. Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- R. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
- R. Taggart — cosponsor (person)
- R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
- S. Bottoms — cosponsor (person)
- S. Slaugh — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- T. Winter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-27** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-02-26** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2026-02-24** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-02-19** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb8b7a66-ae52-4bb0-8db3-045a90c682b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).