Transfers of Certain Pet Animals
Summary
Under current law, a pet store in Colorado is permitted to sell or offer for sale dogs or cats if the pet store abides by certain requirements. The act removes the existing permission so that, beginning January 1, 2028, a pet store is no longer permitted to sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, barter, auction, or otherwise transfer ownership of a dog or cat. Nothing prohibits a pet store from providing space for the display of dogs or cats available for adoption if the pet store does not collect a fee from the display and if certain requirements are met. The act defines 'broker' as a person that, for profit, sells, leases, offers to sell or lease, barters, auctions, or otherwise transfers ownership of, in person or online, a pet animal bred by another person. A broker does not include a person that transfers no more than 3 single pet animals per each calendar year if the person transfers each single pet animal no more than once. The act states that a broker is not permitted to sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, barter, auction, or otherwise transfer ownership of a dog or cat. The act clarifies that the following are still permitted:The sale, transfer, or adoption of an animal, including a law enforcement animal, to a governmental agency;The sale, transfer, or adoption of a guide, signal, or service dog;The sale, transfer, or adoption of a dog or cat by an animal shelter or pet animal rescue;The sale, transfer, or adoption of a dog bred or trained for lawful hunting to or by an individual who possesses a current hunting license;The sale or transfer of a dog or cat by the original breeder of the dog or cat; andThe sale, transfer, or adoption of a dog or cat by a health-related research facility.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Signed Apr 29, 2026
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Signed Act
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Apr 29, 2026
MINOR
The bill was signed into law with minor formatting corrections to the sponsor list and section headers. The substantive policy text, including the ban on pet store sales, broker definitions, and disclosure requirements, remains unchanged from the final act version.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's provisions remain identical to the final act.
TECHNICAL
Corrected a typo in the Senate sponsor list by adding a space between 'SENA' and 'TOR'.
Adjusted spacing and capitalization in section headers and statutory definitions for consistency.
Fixed garbled text in the signature block and approval date line caused by scanning or formatting errors.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2026 · House Mar 2, 2026
How they voted
55–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 64
Apr 2, 2026
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican22
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Apr 29, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (55-7-2)
senate
Mar 31, 2026
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
lower
4 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dylan Roberts
DDemocratic
P
Karen McCormick
DDemocratic
P
Monica Duran
DDemocratic
P
Robert Rodriguez
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Eliza Hamrick
DDemocratic
Co
Gretchen Rydin
DDemocratic
Co
James Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Bacon
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Amabile
DDemocratic
Co
Junie Joseph
DDemocratic
Co
Kenny Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
Kyle Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Lesley Smith
DDemocratic
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