Colorado SB 160 — Personal Protective Equipment & Meatpackers
Colorado, 2026A. SB 160: Personal Protective Equipment & Meatpackers
Latest action
June 3, 2026 — Governor Signed
Summary
The act prohibits employers from making deductions from the wages or compensation of an employee for personal protective equipment. The act also requires an employer with 500 or more employees who are engaged in the slaughter of livestock or the rendering or packaging of meat to provide its employees reasonable access to restrooms. The division of labor standards and statistics in the department of labor and employment may fine an employer who fails to provide restroom access.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
- C. Espenoza
- M. Froelich
- L. Goldstein
- E. Hamrick
- J. Jackson
- J. Joseph
- S. Lieder
- M. Lindsay
- M. Lukens
- J. Mabrey
- B. Marshall
- T. Mauro
- J. McCluskie
- K. McCormick
- K. Nguyen
- N. Ricks
- M. Rutinel
- G. Rydin
- E. Sirota
- L. Smith
- K. Stewart
- E. Velasco
- Y. Zokaie
- J. Gonzales — primary sponsor
- R. Rodriguez — primary sponsor
- M. Duran — primary sponsor
- M. Martinez — primary sponsor
- J. Amabile
- M. Ball
- A. Benavidez
- J. Bridges
- J. Coleman
- L. Cutter
- T. Exum
- N. Hinrichsen
- I. Jodeh
- C. Kipp
- C. Kolker
- W. Lindstedt
- J. Marchman
- K. Mullica
- D. Roberts
- T. Sullivan
- K. Wallace
- M. Weissman
- J. Bacon
- A. Boesenecker
- K. Brown
- S. Camacho
- M. Carter
- C. Clifford
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
Adopt amendment L.001
April 30, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (0)
No individual positions were supplied for this vote.
BILL
April 27, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 25 · no: 9 · other: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (36)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| President | yes |
| Coleman | yes |
| Zamora Wilson | no |
| Weissman | yes |
| Wallace | yes |
| Sullivan | yes |
| Snyder | yes |
| Simpson | yes |
| Rodriguez | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Rich | yes |
| Pelton R. | no |
| Pelton B. | no |
| Mullica | yes |
| Marchman | yes |
| Liston | excused |
| Lindstedt | yes |
| Kolker | yes |
| Kirkmeyer | no |
| Kipp | yes |
| Jodeh | yes |
| Hinrichsen | yes |
| Gonzales J. | yes |
| Frizell | no |
| Exum | yes |
| Daugherty | yes |
| Danielson | yes |
| Cutter | yes |
| Catlin | no |
| Carson | no |
| Bright | no |
| Bridges | yes |
| Benavidez | yes |
| Ball | yes |
| Baisley | no |
| Amabile | yes |
CONCUR
May 6, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 34 · no: 0 · other: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (36)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| President | yes |
| Coleman | yes |
| Zamora Wilson | yes |
| Weissman | yes |
| Wallace | yes |
| Sullivan | yes |
| Snyder | yes |
| Simpson | yes |
| Rodriguez | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Rich | yes |
| Pelton R. | yes |
| Pelton B. | yes |
| Mullica | yes |
| Marchman | yes |
| Liston | yes |
| Lindstedt | yes |
| Kolker | yes |
| Kirkmeyer | yes |
| Kipp | yes |
| Jodeh | yes |
| Hinrichsen | yes |
| Gonzales J. | yes |
| Frizell | yes |
| Exum | yes |
| Daugherty | yes |
| Danielson | excused |
| Cutter | yes |
| Catlin | yes |
| Carson | yes |
| Bright | yes |
| Bridges | yes |
| Benavidez | yes |
| Ball | yes |
| Baisley | yes |
| Amabile | yes |
BILL
May 5, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 42 · no: 22 · other: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (65)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| McCluskie | yes |
| Zokaie | yes |
| Woog | no |
| Woodrow | yes |
| Winter T. | no |
| Willford | yes |
| Weinberg | no |
| Velasco | yes |
| Valdez | excused |
| Titone | yes |
| Taggart | no |
| Suckla | no |
| Story | yes |
| Stewart R. | yes |
| Stewart K. | yes |
| Soper | no |
| Smith | yes |
| Slaugh | no |
| Sirota | yes |
| Rydin | yes |
| Rutinel | yes |
| Ricks | yes |
| Richardson | no |
| Phillips | yes |
| Paschal | yes |
| Nguyen | yes |
| McCormick | yes |
| Mauro | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Marshall | yes |
| Mabrey | yes |
| Lukens | yes |
| Luck | no |
| Lindsay | yes |
| Lieder | yes |
| Keltie | no |
| Joseph | yes |
| Johnson | no |
| Jackson | yes |
| Hartsook | no |
| Hamrick | yes |
| Gonzalez R. | no |
| Goldstein | yes |
| Gilchrist | yes |
| Garcia Sander | no |
| Garcia | yes |
| Froelich | yes |
| Flanell | no |
| Feret | yes |
| Espenoza | yes |
| English | yes |
| Duran | yes |
| DeGraaf | no |
| Clifford | yes |
| Carter | yes |
| Camacho | yes |
| Caldwell | no |
| Brown | yes |
| Brooks | no |
| Bradley | no |
| Bradfield | no |
| Bottoms | no |
| Boesenecker | yes |
| Barron | no |
| Bacon | yes |
REPASS
May 6, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 24 · no: 10 · other: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (36)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| President | yes |
| Coleman | yes |
| Zamora Wilson | no |
| Weissman | yes |
| Wallace | yes |
| Sullivan | yes |
| Snyder | yes |
| Simpson | yes |
| Rodriguez | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Rich | yes |
| Pelton R. | no |
| Pelton B. | no |
| Mullica | yes |
| Marchman | yes |
| Liston | no |
| Lindstedt | yes |
| Kolker | yes |
| Kirkmeyer | no |
| Kipp | yes |
| Jodeh | yes |
| Hinrichsen | yes |
| Gonzales J. | yes |
| Frizell | no |
| Exum | yes |
| Daugherty | yes |
| Danielson | excused |
| Cutter | yes |
| Catlin | no |
| Carson | no |
| Bright | no |
| Bridges | yes |
| Benavidez | yes |
| Ball | yes |
| Baisley | no |
| Amabile | yes |
Refer Senate Bill 26-160, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
April 30, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (13)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Naquetta Ricks | yes |
| Sean Camacho | yes |
| Larry Don Suckla | no |
| Gretchen Rydin | yes |
| Chris Richardson | no |
| Tisha Mauro | yes |
| Bob Marshall | yes |
| Javier Mabrey | yes |
| Sheila Lieder | yes |
| Rebecca Keltie | no |
| Regina English | yes |
| Jarvis Caldwell | no |
| Max Brooks | no |
Refer Senate Bill 26-160 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
April 21, 2026 · Senate · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (5)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Jessie Danielson | yes |
| Nick Hinrichsen | yes |
| Janice Rich | yes |
| Larry Liston | yes |
| Iman Jodeh | yes |
Legislative history
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
- Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- 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 Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Sent to the Governor
- Governor Signed
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