republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1143.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Non-Employment Educational Opportunities Background Check Information"
description: "The act requires an entity that requires an individual to provide a social security number for a background check for a non-employment-based educational opportunity to accept an individual's taxpayer identification number in lieu of a social security number, including in clinical educational experiences for health-related academic programs, subject to certain exceptions. A licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or a state institution of higher education or local district college that offers a non-employment-based educational opportunity that involves work with a vulnerable population, shall accept either an applicant's taxpayer identification number or a fingerprint-based background check in lieu of a social security number. An applicant for a non-employment-based educational opportunity that involves work with a vulnerable population at a licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or a state institution of higher education or local district college, is permitted to have their fingerprints taken by a local law enforcement agency or an entity approved by the Colorado bureau of investigation for taking fingerprints for the purpose of a background check. A licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or state institution of higher education or local district college, must determine who pays the fee for the fingerprint-based background check. The attorney general is authorized to bring a civil action to enforce the provisions of the act. An entity that violates this act is subject to a civil penalty of $2,000 for the first violation and $5,000 for each subsequent violation.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1143"
citation: "Colorado HB 1143 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor & Employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Benavidez", "J. Joseph", "M. Weissman", "N. Ricks"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76d9ca98-17df-4d99-a488-5537471e22b5"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1143"
source_hash: "ec90b23690c361b402b2b2a09f4350b5f5a2f8b8e6636a63919a3dfc5bfab5f4"
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 1143 (2026A) — Non-Employment Educational Opportunities Background Check Information

The act requires an entity that requires an individual to provide a social security number for a background check for a non-employment-based educational opportunity to accept an individual's taxpayer identification number in lieu of a social security number, including in clinical educational experiences for health-related academic programs, subject to certain exceptions. A licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or a state institution of higher education or local district college that offers a non-employment-based educational opportunity that involves work with a vulnerable population, shall accept either an applicant's taxpayer identification number or a fingerprint-based background check in lieu of a social security number. An applicant for a non-employment-based educational opportunity that involves work with a vulnerable population at a licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or a state institution of higher education or local district college, is permitted to have their fingerprints taken by a local law enforcement agency or an entity approved by the Colorado bureau of investigation for taking fingerprints for the purpose of a background check. A licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or state institution of higher education or local district college, must determine who pays the fee for the fingerprint-based background check. The attorney general is authorized to bring a civil action to enforce the provisions of the act. An entity that violates this act is subject to a civil penalty of $2,000 for the first violation and $5,000 for each subsequent 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/111277/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114980/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116874/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115075/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115682/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115587/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117057/download)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 26-1143 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1143 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1143, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.003 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Benavidez — primary (person)
- J. Joseph — primary (person)
- M. Weissman — primary (person)
- N. Ricks — primary (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-03** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-02** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-06-02** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-04** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-01** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-24** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2026-04-22** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-21** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-04-21** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** 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/76d9ca98-17df-4d99-a488-5537471e22b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).