Colorado HB 1431 — Competency for Occupational Licensure Portability
Colorado, 2026A. HB 1431: Competency for Occupational Licensure Portability
Latest action
June 4, 2026 — Governor Signed
Summary
Under existing law, an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another state or United States territory or through the federal government is eligible to apply for and receive a license, certification, registration, or enrollment in that profession or occupation in Colorado (accreditation) if the individual meets specific criteria. The act adds an individual licensed, certified, registered, or enrolled in good standing to practice a particular profession or occupation in another country to those individuals eligible for accreditation if the individual meets specific criteria.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
- J. Bacon — primary sponsor
- M. Soper — primary sponsor
- J. Gonzales — primary sponsor
- I. Jodeh — primary sponsor
- C. Clifford
- M. Duran
- R. English
- J. Joseph
- K. Nguyen
- N. Ricks
- M. Rutinel
- A. Benavidez
- J. Bridges
- J. Coleman
- L. Cutter
- T. Exum
- C. Kipp
- C. Kolker
- J. Marchman
- M. Snyder
- K. Wallace
- M. Weissman
Bill text
Signed Act Read version ↗
Final Act Read version ↗
Rerevised Read version ↗
Revised Read version ↗
Reengrossed Read version ↗
Engrossed Read version ↗
Introduced Read version ↗
Recorded votes
BILL
May 12, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 35 · no: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (36)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Weissman | yes |
| Zamora Wilson | yes |
| Coleman | yes |
| President | yes |
BILL
May 9, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 62 · no: 1 · other: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (65)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Zokaie | yes |
| Clifford | yes |
| DeGraaf | yes |
| Duran | yes |
| English | yes |
| Espenoza | yes |
| Feret | yes |
| Flanell | no |
| 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 | yes |
| 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 | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Soper | yes |
| Stewart K. | yes |
| Stewart R. | yes |
| Story | yes |
| Suckla | yes |
| Taggart | yes |
| Titone | yes |
| Valdez | yes |
| Velasco | yes |
| Weinberg | yes |
| Willford | yes |
| Winter T. | yes |
| Woodrow | yes |
| Woog | yes |
| Bacon | yes |
| Barron | yes |
| Boesenecker | yes |
| Bottoms | excused |
| Bradfield | excused |
| Bradley | yes |
| Brooks | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Caldwell | yes |
| Camacho | yes |
| Carter | yes |
| McCluskie | yes |
Refer House Bill 26-1431 to the Committee of the Whole.
May 11, 2026 · Senate · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (5)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Julie Gonzales | yes |
| Rod Pelton | yes |
| Lynda Zamora Wilson | yes |
| Janice Marchman | yes |
| Katie Wallace | yes |
Adopt amendment L.002
May 6, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (0)
No individual positions were supplied for this vote.
Refer House Bill 26-1431, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
May 6, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (13)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Max Brooks | yes |
| Regina English | yes |
| Ryan Gonzalez | yes |
| Rebecca Keltie | yes |
| Sheila Lieder | yes |
| Javier Mabrey | yes |
| Bob Marshall | yes |
| Tisha Mauro | yes |
| Chris Richardson | yes |
| Gretchen Rydin | yes |
| Larry Don Suckla | yes |
| Sean Camacho | yes |
| Naquetta Ricks | yes |
Legislative history
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
- House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
- Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended 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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