republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1109.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sign Language Consumer Protection Study"
description: "The act authorizes the communication services for people with disabilities enterprise board (board), in consultation with the division for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind (division), to enter into a contract with a third-party researcher on or before July 1, 2027, to study sign language interpretation services for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind community in the state. If the board enters into a contract with a third-party researcher, the act establishes certain interview, data-collection, and comparative research requirements for the study and requires the third-party researcher to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the board and the division on or before July 1, 2028.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1109"
citation: "Colorado HB 1109 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Economic Development", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Danielson", "J. Joseph", "K. Stewart"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 18
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2fad21a-cdfd-40be-8f6b-dac8912a8ea5"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1109"
source_hash: "d4c3580da23fa0c7b7699f22453db0099810844a63dfc4f86f2bc7d3d52b4a0d"
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 1109 (2026A) — Sign Language Consumer Protection Study

The act authorizes the communication services for people with disabilities enterprise board (board), in consultation with the division for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind (division), to enter into a contract with a third-party researcher on or before July 1, 2027, to study sign language interpretation services for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind community in the state. If the board enters into a contract with a third-party researcher, the act establishes certain interview, data-collection, and comparative research requirements for the study and requires the third-party researcher to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the board and the division on or before July 1, 2028.(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/111226/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113617/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116841/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113651/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115685/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115592/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116997/download)

## Votes

- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1109 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1109, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AMD (H.001) — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment D). — **pass** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1109 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1109 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1109, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Danielson — primary (person)
- J. Joseph — primary (person)
- K. Stewart — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- R. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- S. Woodrow — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-02** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-01** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-06-01** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-07** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-05-05** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2026-05-04** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-01** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-04-30** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-23** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-27** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2026-03-24** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2026-03-23** House Committee of the Whole Amendment - Change from Lost to Passed
- **2026-03-20** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2fad21a-cdfd-40be-8f6b-dac8912a8ea5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).