Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB20: Child Care Provider Licensing & Quality
Status: Chaptered, June 1, 2026
Concerning measures related to child care provider licensing, and, in connection therewith, increasing reliance on trained personnel from the department of early childhood, imposing certain requirements in connection with regulation by local governing authorities, and creating a task force.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, June 2, 2026:
SENATE BILL 26-020 BY SENATOR(S) Bright and Ball, Amabile, Benavidez, Bridges, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Lindstedt, Marchman, Wallace, Coleman; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Sirota and Gonzalez R., Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Clifford, Duran, Goldstein, Hamrick, Jackson, Lieder, Lindsay, Mauro, Nguyen, Phillips, Rutinel, Story, Zokaie, McCluskie. CONCERNING MEASURES RELATED TO CHILD CARE PROVIDER LICENSING, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, INCREASING RELIANCE ON TRAINED PERSONNEL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD, IMPOSING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH REGULATION BY LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITIES, AND CREATING A TASK FORCE. SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 26.5-5-333 as follows: 26.5-5-333. Professional development information system records - rules. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL ADOPT RULES CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS PART 3 TO 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. MAINTAIN UP-TO-DATE EMPLOYEE RECORDS IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 26.5-1-106 (l)(a)(I). SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-5-316, amend (3)(a)(I); and add (3)(a)(III) and (3)(a)(IV) as follows: 26.5-5-316. Investigations and inspections - local authority - reports - rules. (3) (a) (I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3)(a)(II) SUBSECTIONS (3)(a)(II) AND (3)(a)(III) of this section, the department may authorize or contract …
Sponsors
- Sirota, Emily (D, 9) · primary sponsor
- Gonzalez, Ryan (R, 50) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Brown, Kyle (D, 12)
- Clifford, Chad (D, 37)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Goldstein, Lori (D, 29)
- Hamrick, Eliza (D, 61)
- Jackson, Jamie (D, 41)
- Lieder, Sheila (D, 28)
- Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- : House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- : House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
- : House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Finance
Votes
- House Amendments: REPASS (May 8, 2026): 32 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Amendments: CONCUR (May 8, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (May 7, 2026): 48 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-020 to the Committee of the Whole. (May 6, 2026): 9 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-020 to the Committee on Appropriations. (April 30, 2026): 7 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-020, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. (April 23, 2026): 11 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Early Childhood, Department of Early Childhood
Common questions
- What is SB20?
- SB20 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Child Care Provider Licensing & Quality.
- What does SB20 do?
- Concerning measures related to child care provider licensing, and, in connection therewith, increasing reliance on trained personnel from the department of early childhood, imposing certain requirements in connection with regulation by local governing authorities, and creating a task force.
- What is the status of SB20?
- Chaptered as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB20?
- Sirota, Emily (D, 9), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB20?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-020
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