republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-156.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change Practices of Work Force Development Council"
description: "The act implements changes to the practices of the state work force development council (council), including by:Streamlining requirements for the council's talent pipeline report based on industry changes over the last several years;Creating greater flexibility to allow the council to develop certain criteria for the creation of career pathways based on data and feedback collected by the council;Updating the duties of the council to better reflect the council's current education, training, and workforce preparation practices; andAmending the directives for and duties of the position of the postsecondary and workforce readiness statewide coordinator, who works under the direction of the council, to better align with the updated working structure of that position as related to several other entities. The act decreases the 2026-27 state fiscal year general fund appropriation to the department of labor and employment for use by the division of employment and training, as reflected in the annual general appropriations act, by $46,605, unless the amount of general fund money appropriated for use for the council is less than the adjustment or no general fund money is appropriated for use for the council.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 156"
citation: "Colorado SB 156 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Economic Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Kipp", "J. Carson", "J. Phillips", "R. Gonzalez"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-04-07"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5dba2ca-332d-479a-9b83-dcc66e487962"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-156"
source_hash: "c5995c7770a9d2db93781e61260b7683c142cfbb57b4548cbd744ae9eaa65062"
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 SB 156 (2026A) — Change Practices of Work Force Development Council

The act implements changes to the practices of the state work force development council (council), including by:Streamlining requirements for the council's talent pipeline report based on industry changes over the last several years;Creating greater flexibility to allow the council to develop certain criteria for the creation of career pathways based on data and feedback collected by the council;Updating the duties of the council to better reflect the council's current education, training, and workforce preparation practices; andAmending the directives for and duties of the position of the postsecondary and workforce readiness statewide coordinator, who works under the direction of the council, to better align with the updated working structure of that position as related to several other entities. The act decreases the 2026-27 state fiscal year general fund appropriation to the department of labor and employment for use by the division of employment and training, as reflected in the annual general appropriations act, by $46,605, unless the amount of general fund money appropriated for use for the council is less than the adjustment or no general fund money is appropriated for use for the council.(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/114236/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115340/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116571/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115410/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116280/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116199/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116951/download)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment J.001 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-156 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer Senate Bill 26-156 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-156, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-156, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Kipp — primary (person)
- J. Carson — primary (person)
- J. Phillips — primary (person)
- R. Gonzalez — primary (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-02** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-11** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-09** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-05-08** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-05-08** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-06** House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor `introduction`
- **2026-04-29** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-28** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-04-28** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-23** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-07** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5dba2ca-332d-479a-9b83-dcc66e487962`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).