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type: "Bill"
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title: "Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act Testing Entities"
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description: "Current law requires a testing entity to provide accommodations for an individual with a disability who is taking an exam for professional licensing. The current definition of 'testing entity' includes a private entity or a state or local governmental entity offering such an exam and having control over testing accommodation decisions. The act changes the definition of 'testing entity' to include any person, business, or state or local government agency that offers an examination or course related to an application, license, certification, or credential for secondary or postsecondary education, professional, or trade purposes. The act further requires a testing entity to offer the exam or course in a place and manner that is accessible to an individual with a disability or offer an alternative accessible arrangement in order to accommodate an individual with a disability who has met the requirements to receive the accommodation.(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 1417"
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citation: "Colorado HB 1417 (2026A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Law", "Higher Education", "Labor & Employment", "Professions & Occupations", "State Government"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["D. Roberts", "J. Bacon", "J. Rich", "M. Soper"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-04-20"
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last_action: "2026-06-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/216ee762-77a5-4c53-ae31-c878a541fc8a"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1417"
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source_hash: "a0f38eacab5f3600f7b6102f65eadcc12ae21055e092e1a6725a28386956d61e"
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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 1417 (2026A) — Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act Testing Entities
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Current law requires a testing entity to provide accommodations for an individual with a disability who is taking an exam for professional licensing. The current definition of 'testing entity' includes a private entity or a state or local governmental entity offering such an exam and having control over testing accommodation decisions. The act changes the definition of 'testing entity' to include any person, business, or state or local government agency that offers an examination or course related to an application, license, certification, or credential for secondary or postsecondary education, professional, or trade purposes. The act further requires a testing entity to offer the exam or course in a place and manner that is accessible to an individual with a disability or offer an alternative accessible arrangement in order to accommodate an individual with a disability who has met the requirements to receive the accommodation.(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/114913/download)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115444/download)
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3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116940/download)
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4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115528/download)
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5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116302/download)
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6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116141/download)
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7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117186/download)
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## Votes
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- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Refer House Bill 26-1417, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Refer House Bill 26-1417 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- D. Roberts — primary (person)
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- J. Bacon — primary (person)
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- J. Rich — primary (person)
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- M. Soper — primary (person)
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- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
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- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
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- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
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- K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
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- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-06-04** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-03** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-06-03** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-08** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- **2026-05-06** Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
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- **2026-05-01** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`
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- **2026-04-30** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-29** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
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- **2026-04-28** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2026-04-23** House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-20** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `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/216ee762-77a5-4c53-ae31-c878a541fc8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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