republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1272.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections"
description: "The act requires the division of labor standards and statistics (division) in the department of labor and employment (CDLE), on or before January 15, 2027, to begin collecting data concerning temperature-related injury or illness or temperature-related emergencies at worksites and to:Develop a platform on CDLE's website where users can provide information about occurrences of temperature-related injury or illness or temperature-related emergencies;Obtain from the department of public health and environment (CDPHE) data that CDPHE has collected through its syndromic surveillance program regarding occurrences of heat-related injury or illness or heat-related emergencies; andCollect similar data from the division of workers' compensation and the Center for Improving Value in Health Care. On or before July 1, 2028, the act requires the division to develop a model temperature-related injury and illness prevention plan (TRIIPP) that thereafter must be made available on CDLE's website. Additionally, the act requires the division to review and update the model TRIIPP at least every 5 years and grants the division authority to adopt rules necessary to implement the act. $76,651 is appropriated from the general fund to the department for use by the division.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1272"
citation: "Colorado HB 1272 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor & Employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["E. Velasco", "L. Cutter", "M. Froelich", "M. Weissman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 16
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2026-02-19"
last_action: "2026-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa831f08-ba96-44cf-b46f-f3a7cc225c2a"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1272"
source_hash: "e101d8d70f84768fd44bdf12f3757fbae137e0059ec79ec863fe1cd94100f19b"
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 1272 (2026A) — Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections

The act requires the division of labor standards and statistics (division) in the department of labor and employment (CDLE), on or before January 15, 2027, to begin collecting data concerning temperature-related injury or illness or temperature-related emergencies at worksites and to:Develop a platform on CDLE's website where users can provide information about occurrences of temperature-related injury or illness or temperature-related emergencies;Obtain from the department of public health and environment (CDPHE) data that CDPHE has collected through its syndromic surveillance program regarding occurrences of heat-related injury or illness or heat-related emergencies; andCollect similar data from the division of workers' compensation and the Center for Improving Value in Health Care. On or before July 1, 2028, the act requires the division to develop a model temperature-related injury and illness prevention plan (TRIIPP) that thereafter must be made available on CDLE's website. Additionally, the act requires the division to review and update the model TRIIPP at least every 5 years and grants the division authority to adopt rules necessary to implement the act. $76,651 is appropriated from the general fund to the department for use by the division.(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/112355/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115693/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116930/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115834/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116469/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116388/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117155/download)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 26-1272, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment N). — **fail** (fail) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1272, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment K). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.005 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment J.002 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1272 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment M). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Amendment J.003 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1272, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- E. Velasco — primary (person)
- L. Cutter — primary (person)
- M. Froelich — primary (person)
- M. Weissman — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- A. Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Willford — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. García — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-04** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-03** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-06-03** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-13** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-05-13** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-13** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-05-11** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-05-11** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-07** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-05-05** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-04** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-05-04** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** 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/aa831f08-ba96-44cf-b46f-f3a7cc225c2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).