HB 1005 Colorado House · 2026 Regular Session

Worker Protection Collective Bargaining

Summary

The act makes the following changes to the 'Labor Peace Act':Specifies that employees' right to bargain collectively includes the right to bargain collectively concerning any mandatory subject of bargaining;Eliminates the requirement for a second election to negotiate a union security agreement clause in the collective bargaining process;Declares that it is not an unfair labor practice for an employer to refuse to agree to a lawful proposal made by the exclusive representative of the employees, or for the exclusive representative of the employees to refuse to agree to a lawful proposal made by the employer, concerning a mandatory subject of bargaining if the refusing party has bargained in good faith with the other party; andRequires employers and employees, through their exclusive representative, to bargain in good faith.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Vetoed

May 2026

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Vetoed May 28, 2026

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Rerevised → Final Act · 3 edits · May 18, 2026

MINOR

This bill amends Colorado's Labor Peace Act to clarify that employees have the right to bargain over any mandatory subject, including union security agreements, without needing a second election. It also updates the definition of unfair labor practices to explicitly allow employers to encourage or discourage union membership if approved by a majority vote in an election, removing previous barriers to union security agreements.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of collective bargaining rights to include union security agreements and clarifies the conditions under which employers can negotiate such agreements without violating unfair labor practice laws.

REQUIREMENT

Amended the legislative declaration to emphasize that employees have the right to bargain collectively concerning any mandatory subject of bargaining, including union security agreements.

Repealed provisions that previously required a second election for union security agreements, simplifying the process for establishing such agreements.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of unfair labor practices to explicitly permit employers to encourage or discourage union membership if the resulting agreement is approved by a majority vote in an election.

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 28, 2026

Vetoed

Governor Vetoed

executive

May 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

May 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker of the House

lower

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

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

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to Finance

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

lower

42 primary · 20 co-sponsors

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