Colorado HB 1417 — Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act Testing Entities
Colorado, 2026A. HB 1417: Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act Testing Entities
Latest action
June 4, 2026 — Governor Signed
Summary
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.)
Sponsors
- J. Bacon — primary sponsor
- M. Soper — primary sponsor
- J. Rich — primary sponsor
- D. Roberts — primary sponsor
- A. Boesenecker
- M. Duran
- M. Froelich
- L. Goldstein
- E. Hamrick
- J. Jackson
- S. Lieder
- K. McCormick
- K. Nguyen
- J. Phillips
- N. Ricks
- M. Rutinel
- K. Stewart
- T. Story
- J. Coleman
- L. Daugherty
- T. Exum
- I. Jodeh
- C. Kipp
- C. Kolker
- J. Marchman
Bill text
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Recorded votes
Refer House Bill 26-1417 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
May 6, 2026 · Senate · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (7)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Jeff Bridges | excused |
| Cathy Kipp | yes |
| Rod Pelton | yes |
| Janice Rich | yes |
| Cleave Simpson | yes |
| Janice Marchman | yes |
| Chris Kolker | yes |
BILL
May 11, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 34 · no: 1 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (36)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Weissman | yes |
| Amabile | yes |
| Baisley | yes |
| Ball | yes |
| Benavidez | yes |
| Bridges | yes |
| Bright | yes |
| Carson | yes |
| Catlin | yes |
| Cutter | yes |
| Danielson | yes |
| Daugherty | yes |
| Exum | yes |
| Frizell | yes |
| Gonzales J. | yes |
| Hinrichsen | yes |
| Jodeh | yes |
| Kipp | yes |
| Kirkmeyer | yes |
| Kolker | yes |
| Lindstedt | yes |
| Liston | yes |
| Marchman | yes |
| Mullica | yes |
| Pelton B. | yes |
| Pelton R. | yes |
| Rich | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Rodriguez | yes |
| Simpson | yes |
| Snyder | yes |
| Sullivan | yes |
| Wallace | yes |
| Zamora Wilson | no |
| Coleman | yes |
| President | yes |
BILL
April 30, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 61 · no: 2 · other: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (65)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Story | yes |
| Bacon | yes |
| Barron | yes |
| Boesenecker | yes |
| Bottoms | excused |
| Bradfield | yes |
| Bradley | yes |
| Brooks | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Caldwell | yes |
| Camacho | yes |
| Carter | yes |
| Clifford | yes |
| DeGraaf | no |
| Duran | yes |
| English | yes |
| Espenoza | yes |
| Feret | yes |
| Flanell | yes |
| Froelich | yes |
| Garcia | yes |
| Garcia Sander | yes |
| Gilchrist | yes |
| Goldstein | yes |
| Gonzalez R. | yes |
| Hamrick | yes |
| Hartsook | yes |
| Jackson | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Joseph | yes |
| Keltie | yes |
| Lieder | yes |
| Lindsay | yes |
| Luck | no |
| Lukens | yes |
| Mabrey | yes |
| Marshall | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Mauro | yes |
| McCormick | yes |
| Nguyen | yes |
| Paschal | yes |
| Phillips | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Ricks | yes |
| Rutinel | yes |
| Rydin | yes |
| Sirota | yes |
| Slaugh | excused |
| Smith | yes |
| Soper | yes |
| Stewart K. | yes |
| Stewart R. | yes |
| Suckla | yes |
| Taggart | yes |
| Titone | yes |
| Valdez | yes |
| Velasco | yes |
| Weinberg | yes |
| Willford | yes |
| Winter T. | yes |
| Woodrow | yes |
| Woog | yes |
| Zokaie | yes |
| McCluskie | yes |
Refer House Bill 26-1417, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
April 23, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (13)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Bacon | yes |
| Mary Bradfield | yes |
| Ava Flanell | yes |
| Lori Garcia Sander | yes |
| Lindsay Gilchrist | yes |
| Eliza Hamrick | yes |
| Anthony Hartsook | yes |
| Dusty Johnson | yes |
| Katie Stewart | yes |
| Tammy Story | yes |
| Yara Zokaie | yes |
| Matthew Martinez | yes |
| Meghan Lukens | yes |
Legislative history
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
- House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
- Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- Governor Signed
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