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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sunset Pet Animal Care & Facilities Act"
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description: "The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review of the 'Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act' (PACFA) as follows:Sections 1 and 2 of the act continue the commissioner of agriculture's (commissioner) function of licensing pet animal facilities in accordance with the PACFA for 8 years, until 2034;Section 3 amends the PACFA's pet animal advisory committee (committee) membership structure by requiring the commissioner, on or before December 1, 2026, to appoint 15 members with certain specifications. Section 3 also specifies that members appointed to the committee on or before December 1, 2026, may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms of 4 years.Section 4 prohibits the importation of certain pet animals into the state without a valid certificate of veterinary inspection by an accredited veterinarian in the state of origin issued within 10 days prior to the pet animal's arrival in Colorado;Section 5 increases the current maximum fee amount of $700 for a pet animal facility license application to $1,500;Section 6 raises the maximum civil penalty amount for a violation of the PACFA or of a rule adopted pursuant to the PACFA from $1,000 per violation to $2,500 per violation;Section 7 states that a person that chooses to request a hearing in response to a cease-and-desist order issued by the commissioner for a violation of the PACFA or of a rule adopted pursuant to the PACFA must do so within 30 days after the issuance of the cease-and-desist order;Section 8 requires the commissioner to develop an administrative process for an interested person to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule by the commissioner;Section 9 amends House Bill 26-1011 concerning the transfer of certain pet animals in Colorado, by clarifying that the prohibition on a broker selling, leasing, offering to sell or lease, bartering, auctioning, or otherwise transferring ownership of a dog or cat does not apply to the sale, transfer, or adoption of a dog or cat to or by a pet store prior to January 1, 2028; andSection 10 relocates the statute that establishes the pet overpopulation authority (authority) so the authority is no longer subject to sunset review as part of the PACFA.(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 1183"
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citation: "Colorado HB 1183 (2026A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Agriculture"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["B. Pelton", "K. McCormick", "L. Cutter", "M. Duran"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2026-02-09"
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last_action: "2026-05-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6ea9ac6-6285-44b1-b5c3-6185ca625b06"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1183"
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source_hash: "594371f8a5ca7fbddc654800f3b345c84d72c1c600a8c588e8d15100c142ba02"
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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 1183 (2026A) — Sunset Pet Animal Care & Facilities Act
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The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review of the 'Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act' (PACFA) as follows:Sections 1 and 2 of the act continue the commissioner of agriculture's (commissioner) function of licensing pet animal facilities in accordance with the PACFA for 8 years, until 2034;Section 3 amends the PACFA's pet animal advisory committee (committee) membership structure by requiring the commissioner, on or before December 1, 2026, to appoint 15 members with certain specifications. Section 3 also specifies that members appointed to the committee on or before December 1, 2026, may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms of 4 years.Section 4 prohibits the importation of certain pet animals into the state without a valid certificate of veterinary inspection by an accredited veterinarian in the state of origin issued within 10 days prior to the pet animal's arrival in Colorado;Section 5 increases the current maximum fee amount of $700 for a pet animal facility license application to $1,500;Section 6 raises the maximum civil penalty amount for a violation of the PACFA or of a rule adopted pursuant to the PACFA from $1,000 per violation to $2,500 per violation;Section 7 states that a person that chooses to request a hearing in response to a cease-and-desist order issued by the commissioner for a violation of the PACFA or of a rule adopted pursuant to the PACFA must do so within 30 days after the issuance of the cease-and-desist order;Section 8 requires the commissioner to develop an administrative process for an interested person to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule by the commissioner;Section 9 amends House Bill 26-1011 concerning the transfer of certain pet animals in Colorado, by clarifying that the prohibition on a broker selling, leasing, offering to sell or lease, bartering, auctioning, or otherwise transferring ownership of a dog or cat does not apply to the sale, transfer, or adoption of a dog or cat to or by a pet store prior to January 1, 2028; andSection 10 relocates the statute that establishes the pet overpopulation authority (authority) so the authority is no longer subject to sunset review as part of the PACFA.(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/111544/download)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113615/download)
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3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116400/download)
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4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113649/download)
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5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115056/download)
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6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115003/download)
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7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116807/download)
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## Votes
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- Refer House Bill 26-1183 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Refer House Bill 26-1183, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt amendment L.002 — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Adopt amendment L.004 — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Refer House Bill 26-1183, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Adopt amendment L.006 — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Refer House Bill 26-1183 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- B. Pelton — primary (person)
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- K. McCormick — primary (person)
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- L. Cutter — primary (person)
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- M. Duran — primary (person)
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- A. Valdez — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
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- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Joseph — 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. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-05-28** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-23** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-12** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-05-12** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-05-04** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2026-04-23** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2026-04-22** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-21** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
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- **2026-04-21** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-09** Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-27** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources `introduction`
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- **2026-03-24** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-23** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
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- **2026-03-20** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-09** House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-09** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources `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/b6ea9ac6-6285-44b1-b5c3-6185ca625b06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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