Colorado HB1282: Eliminate Duplicative Reg of Sch Child Care Ctrs

What the bill says

From the chaptered text, June 3, 2026:

HOUSE BILL 26-1282 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Phillips and Goldstein, Bacon, Boesenecker, Duran, Hamrick, Joseph, Lindsay, Nguyen, Paschal, Ricks, Story, Valdez, McCluskie; also SENATOR(S) Mullica, Amabile, Benavidez, Bridges, Daugherty, Exum, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Roberts, Rodriguez, Wallace, Coleman. CONCERNING THE ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE REGULATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT CHILD CARE CENTERS. SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. ( 1) The general assembly finds that: (a) Colorado school districts provide comprehensive educational and enrichment opportunities to students through before- and after-school-age programs; (b) Colorado Revised Statutes and rules adopted by the Colorado state board of education require the Colorado department of education and other state agencies to extensively regulate and oversee school district 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. operations, including fire and radon inspections, playground equipment, and staff training; (c) Regulation of a school district's before- and after-school-age programs by the Colorado department of education, the Colorado department of early childhood, and other state agencies has resulted in duplicative and contradictory requirements, including, but not limited and (II) Duplicative fire and radon inspections; and ( d) The duplicative and conflicting regulations for a school district's before-and after-school-age programs significantly increase administrative costs, delay staff onboarding, restrict student …

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Sponsors

• Phillips, Jacque (D, 31) · primary sponsor
• Goldstein, Lori (D, 29) · primary sponsor
• Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
• Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
• Duran, Monica (D, 23)
• Hamrick, Eliza (D, 61)
• Joseph, Junie (D, 10)
• Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
• Nguyen, Kenny (D, 33)
• Paschal, Amy (D, 18)
• Ricks, Naquetta (D, 40)
• Story, Tammy (D, 25)

Latest actions

1. June 1, 2026: Governor Signed
2. May 22, 2026: Sent to the Governor
3. May 22, 2026: Signed by the President of the Senate
4. May 22, 2026: Signed by the Speaker of the House
5. May 6, 2026: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
6. May 5, 2026: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
7. May 4, 2026: Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
8. May 1, 2026: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
9. April 30, 2026: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
10. April 29, 2026: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

Votes

• Third Reading: BILL (May 6, 2026): 32 yea, 3 nay, passed
• Refer House Bill 26-1282 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. (May 4, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Third Reading: BILL (April 30, 2026): 55 yea, 8 nay, passed
• Refer House Bill 26-1282, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (April 28, 2026): 10 yea, 1 nay, passed
• Adopt amendment L.012 (April 28, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
• Refer House Bill 26-1282, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. (March 18, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB1282?

HB1282 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Eliminate Duplicative Reg of Sch Child Care Ctrs.

What does HB1282 do?

Concerning the elimination of duplicative regulation of school district child care centers.

What is the status of HB1282?

Chaptered as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 1, 2026).

Who sponsored HB1282?

Phillips, Jacque (D, 31), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB1282?

On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1282