Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB146: Restrict Single-Use Food Serviceware Distribution
Status: Vetoed, June 2, 2026
Concerning restricting the distribution of single-use food serviceware.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 18, 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. SENATE BILL 26-146 BY SENATOR(S) Cutter, Ball, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Snyder, Wallace, Coleman; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Froelich, Brown, Lindsay, Nguyen, Smith, Story, Titone, Willford. CONCERNING RESTRICTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SINGLE-USE FOOD SERVICEWARE. SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 25-17-502 as follows: 25-17-502. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that limiting the use of single-use plastic carryout bags and expanded polystyrene products will mitigate the harmful effects on our state's natural resources and our environment that result from disposing of these products in our landfills. (2) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT: ________ 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. (a) MOST SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS, INCLUDING CONDIMENT PACKAGES AND UTENSILS, ARE NOT RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE, YET THEY ARE COMMONLY PLACED IN RECYCLING AND COMPOST STREAMS, BECOMING CONTAMINANTS AND CREATING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR COLORADO RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING BUSINESSES. THIS CONFUSION AND CONTAMINATION IS EXACERBATED …
Sponsors
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Brown, Kyle (D, 12)
- Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
- Nguyen, Kenny (D, 33)
- Smith, Lesley (D, 49)
- Story, Tammy (D, 25)
- Titone, Brianna (D, 27)
- Willford, Jenny (D, 34)
- Cutter, Lisa (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Ball, Matt (D, 31)
- Gonzales, Julie (D, 34)
- Jodeh, Iman (D, 29)
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- : House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (May 6, 2026): 39 yea, 25 nay, passed
- Committee of the Whole: AMD (H.002) (May 5, 2026): 32 yea, 32 nay, failed
- Committee of the Whole: AMD (H.001) (May 5, 2026): 28 yea, 36 nay, failed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-146 to the Committee of the Whole. (May 4, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (April 29, 2026): 20 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-146, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (April 23, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Health and Environment, Environmental Control
Common questions
- What is SB146?
- SB146 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Restrict Single-Use Food Serviceware Distribution.
- What does SB146 do?
- Concerning restricting the distribution of single-use food serviceware.
- What is the status of SB146?
- Vetoed as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB146?
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB146?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-146
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