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type: "Bill"
title: "Traveling Animal Protection Act Environmental Education Program"
description: "The 'Traveling Animal Protection Act' permits the use of certain animals as part of an environmental education program if certain requirements are met. The act clarifies that an environmental education program is a program that is conducted by a professional who is qualified to impart environmental education information. The act defines 'professional' as an individual or an organization that has obtained at least one specific professional accreditation or certification.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1133"
citation: "Colorado HB 1133 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Valdez", "M. Duran", "W. Lindstedt"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b206c6ed-f18b-49d0-b912-e92717963b86"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1133"
source_hash: "689b1ec7cf676b2eaa05554105ccf750691ed876b7547e565560fabdff2a5f2f"
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 1133 (2026A) — Traveling Animal Protection Act Environmental Education Program
The 'Traveling Animal Protection Act' permits the use of certain animals as part of an environmental education program if certain requirements are met. The act clarifies that an environmental education program is a program that is conducted by a professional who is qualified to impart environmental education information. The act defines 'professional' as an individual or an organization that has obtained at least one specific professional accreditation or certification.(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/111310/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112678/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114466/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112750/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113837/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113806/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115143/download)
## Votes
- Refer House Bill 26-1133, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1133 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- A. Valdez — primary (person)
- M. Duran — primary (person)
- W. Lindstedt — primary (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-04-23** 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`
- **2026-03-30** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-03-02** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2026-02-25** House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b206c6ed-f18b-49d0-b912-e92717963b86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).