Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1126: Requirements for Firearms Dealers
Status: Chaptered, June 2, 2026
Concerning requirements for dealing firearms.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2026:
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws. HOUSE BILL 26-1126 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Sirota and Woodrow, Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Espenoza, Froelich, Garcia, Gilchrist, Joseph, Lindsay, McCormick, Nguyen, Rutinel, Smith, Stewart R., Story, Willford, Zokaie; also SENATOR(S) Kipp, Amabile, Benavidez, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kolker, Lindstedt, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman. CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALING FIREARMS. and add (3.5), (5.4), (5.7), and (7) as follows: 18-12-401. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Dealer" means: (a) A federally licensed firearm dealer as defined in section 18-12-101; and ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act. (b) Any other federal firearms licensee who, within the scope of the licensee's license, sells firearms at retail to the public OR TRANSFERS FIREARMS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS PART OF A RETAIL TRANSACTION, INCLUDING A SALE OR TRANSFER CONDUCTED BY THE LICENSEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-12-112, 18-12-112.5, OR 18-12-506. (3.5) (a) "EMPLOYEE" MEANS …
Sponsors
- Sirota, Emily (D, 9) · primary sponsor
- Woodrow, Steven (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Brown, Kyle (D, 12)
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Espenoza, Cecelia (D, 4)
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3)
- Garcia, Lorena (D, 35)
- Gilchrist, Lindsay (D, 8)
- Joseph, Junie (D, 10)
- Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/13/2026 - No Amendments
- : Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (April 14, 2026): 20 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1126 to the Committee of the Whole. (April 7, 2026): 3 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (March 20, 2026): 34 yea, 28 nay, passed
- Committee of the Whole: AMD (H.008) (March 19, 2026): 26 yea, 37 nay, failed
- Committee of the Whole: AMD (H.007) (March 19, 2026): 24 yea, 39 nay, failed
- Committee of the Whole: AMD (H.006) (March 19, 2026): 23 yea, 40 nay, failed
Subjects: Firearms and Weapons, Criminal Law & Procedure
Common questions
- What is HB1126?
- HB1126 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requirements for Firearms Dealers.
- What does HB1126 do?
- Concerning requirements for dealing firearms.
- What is the status of HB1126?
- Chaptered as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1126?
- Sirota, Emily (D, 9), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1126?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1126
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