HB 25-1284 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Regulating Apprentices in Licensed Trades

Summary

Starting January 1, 2027, the act prohibits an electrical employer or plumbing employer that employs an apprentice in the state (employer) from registering an apprentice with the employer's respective governing board (board) unless the apprentice is enrolled in an apprenticeship program training the apprentice for an occupation officially recognized by the United States department of labor as an electrical occupation for an electrical apprenticeship or a plumbing occupation for a plumbing apprenticeship. On or before July 1, 2027, if existing resources are available or if the department of regulatory agencies (DORA) receives sufficient gifts, grants, or donations, the act requires the state apprenticeship agency and DORA to establish data-sharing agreements and policies to enable the entities to determine if there are apprentices registered with a board who are enrolled to be trained for occupations other than electrical or plumbing occupations and who are therefore ineligible for registration with the board. If the board cannot verify that an apprentice is eligible to be registered as an apprentice within 60 days after notice of noncompliance, the board shall remove the apprentice's registration with the board, and the noncompliant apprentice shall not perform work as a plumbing or electrical apprentice in the state. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Signed Jun 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

Rerevised (05/02/2025) → Revised (05/01/2025) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill's revision status was updated from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' to reflect that amendments adopted on second reading in the Senate are now included. Senate sponsorship names were removed from the document, likely due to formatting or procedural updates. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new provisions were identified in this revision.

TECHNICAL

Senate sponsor names were removed from the bill text, likely due to procedural formatting updates.

The revision status header was changed from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' to indicate the bill version includes amendments adopted on second reading in the Senate.

Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2025 · House Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

33–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 35

May 2, 2025

D Democratic23

22 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican12

11 Yea 1 Nay

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 3, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

May 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

May 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Committee

House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Appropriations

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

lower

2 primary · 25 co-sponsors