HB 1043: Transportation Network Company Discriminatory Practices - Colorado

Final Act → Signed Act · 4 edits · Jun 3, 2026

MODERATE

This bill was finalized and signed into law, transitioning from a draft status to an official act. The core policy content remains focused on prohibiting Transportation Network Company drivers from discriminating against riders, with specific mandates for driver education on service animals and reporting mechanisms for refusals to transport passengers.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged; it applies to Transportation Network Companies operating in Colorado, with specific exemptions for companies providing majority services to school districts under contract.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft-specific notes regarding legislative signatures and status checks, as the bill is now officially enacted.

Added the official title block identifying the bill as House Bill 26-1043 and listing the sponsoring legislators.

Corrected minor formatting inconsistencies, such as spacing around section numbers and parentheses, and fixed a typo in the word 'transportation' within the liability clause.

Adjusted the formatting of the civil penalty amount to ensure the specific figure ($5,501,300) is clearly displayed without distracting visual artifacts.

Rerevised → Final Act · 5 edits · May 19, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify that Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) are not liable for a driver's discriminatory conduct unless the company was previously notified in writing and failed to reasonably address the issue. It also increased the maximum civil penalty for violations from $550 to $5,053 and adjusted reporting requirements to be monthly for most companies, while exempting those serving schools from certain mandates.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by adding a 'good faith' defense for TNCs, meaning they are only liable if they knew about a driver's discriminatory behavior and did not fix it.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a liability shield for TNCs; they are no longer automatically liable for a driver's discrimination unless the company received written notice of the violation and failed to address it.

Increased the maximum civil penalty for TNC violations from $550 to $5,053.

Added a requirement for the commission to consider the TNC's good faith efforts and the total number of violations in the past 12 months when deciding on penalties.

REQUIREMENT

Changed reporting frequency for driver refusals to transport from annual to monthly for most TNCs, while allowing quarterly reporting for TNCs that primarily serve schools.

Clarified that TNCs providing services under school contracts are governed exclusively by their contract terms, except where explicitly exempted by law.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · May 11, 2026

MINOR

The bill was rerevised to include all amendments adopted in the Second House, updating the Senate sponsorship list to reflect new co-sponsors. The document also indicates a procedural status change, marking the bill as '3rd Reading Unamended' with a specific date of May 11, 2026, for the Senate. A section of text regarding the calculation of civil penalties based on a Transportation Network Company's history of violations was removed, though the provided context suggests this was a formatting or pagination artifact rather than a substantive policy shift.

TIMELINE

Added a specific date (May 11, 2026) and reading status (3rd Reading Unamended) to the Senate header.

ELIGIBILITY

Updated the list of Senate co-sponsors to include Benavidez, Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kolker, Marchman, Sullivan, and Wallace.

TECHNICAL

Removed a paragraph detailing how a company's prior violations affect civil penalty assessments, which appears to be a formatting artifact from the previous version.

Reengrossed → Revised · 3 edits · May 8, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to reflect amendments adopted during the second reading in the Second House. Additionally, the bill summary date was updated from May 6, 2026, to May 8, 2026, to align with the Senate's second reading status. A new committee, Finance, was added to the Senate's committee assignments, while the House committees remained Business Affairs & Labor and Appropriations.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding discriminatory conduct by transportation network company drivers remains unchanged; the modifications are procedural updates to the bill's versioning, summary dates, and Senate committee assignments.

TECHNICAL

The bill version header was changed from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to indicate the specific legislative stage and amendment history.

The bill summary date was updated from May 6, 2026, to May 8, 2026, reflecting the timeline of amendments adopted in the Second House.

REQUIREMENT

The Finance committee was added to the list of Senate committees responsible for reviewing the bill.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · May 6, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include a significantly larger number of co-sponsors in the House, expanding the coalition supporting the legislation. A new notice was added to the bill summary indicating that the current text represents the unamended version, with a future summary for the amended version to be posted later. Substantively, the reporting requirements for transportation network companies were modified to mandate monthly reporting of refusals to transport passengers, with a specific exception allowing quarterly reporting for companies that provide the majority of services to school districts.

Scope change

The bill's scope of applicability was narrowed for a specific subset of entities; transportation network companies that provide the majority of services to school districts are now exempt from the standard monthly reporting requirement and instead report on a quarterly basis.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new list of House co-sponsors, including Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Clifford, Duran, English, Froelich, Jackson, Marshall, McCluskie, Nguyen, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Story, Willford, and Zokaie.

TECHNICAL

Added a notice stating the bill summary applies to the unamended version and that a summary for the reengrossed version will be available later.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the reporting frequency for transportation network company refusals from annual to monthly, with an exception for companies serving school districts which may report quarterly.

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · May 5, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a new requirement for service animal training and to increase the maximum civil penalty for discrimination violations. It also introduces an exemption for companies that primarily serve school districts and adjusts reporting frequencies based on the company's service focus.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include mandatory education on service animals and new penalties for failing to provide such education, while also creating an exemption for specific school-focused transportation providers.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection requiring Transportation Network Companies to mandate and provide education to drivers regarding the transport of riders with service animals.

Established a timeline requiring companies to adopt a policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination and to provide this policy to drivers and post it on their websites.

ENFORCEMENT

Increased the maximum civil penalty for discrimination violations from $550 to $1,513,000.

Added the authority for companies to restrict or suspend a driver's access to their digital platform if the driver fails to complete the mandatory service animal education within the specified six-month period.

ELIGIBILITY

Created an exemption for Transportation Network Companies that provide a majority of services for school districts or schools, allowing them to submit reports on a quarterly basis instead of monthly.

TIMELINE

Modified the effective date logic to ensure the service animal education requirement takes effect six months after the driver is first onboarded or six months after the subsection becomes effective, whichever is later.

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