SB 156 Colorado Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Change Practices of Work Force Development Council

Summary

The act implements changes to the practices of the state work force development council (council), including by:Streamlining requirements for the council's talent pipeline report based on industry changes over the last several years;Creating greater flexibility to allow the council to develop certain criteria for the creation of career pathways based on data and feedback collected by the council;Updating the duties of the council to better reflect the council's current education, training, and workforce preparation practices; andAmending the directives for and duties of the position of the postsecondary and workforce readiness statewide coordinator, who works under the direction of the council, to better align with the updated working structure of that position as related to several other entities. The act decreases the 2026-27 state fiscal year general fund appropriation to the department of labor and employment for use by the division of employment and training, as reflected in the annual general appropriations act, by $46,605, unless the amount of general fund money appropriated for use for the council is less than the adjustment or no general fund money is appropriated for use for the council.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Apr 7, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

Rerevised → Final Act · 5 edits · May 20, 2026

MODERATE

This bill finalizes the text of SB 156 to amend the State Workforce Development Council's practices and reduce an appropriation. The changes primarily involve formatting corrections, updating the bill's status from 'Rerevised' to 'Final Act', and standardizing the legislative declaration regarding growing industries and in-demand occupations.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding workforce development practices remains unchanged; the differences are technical updates reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect 'Final Act' status and removed previous reading dates and committee lists.

Added a note instructing officials on how to verify the Governor's signature status.

Corrected line breaks and spacing in the definitions section to match the final enacted text.

Deleted the 'Bill Summary' section, which is typically only used for introduced bills and is not included in the final act.

Reordered and renumbered the legislative findings in Section 2 to align with the final version of the law.

Floor votes · House May 11, 2026

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 2, 2026

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

May 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker of the House

lower

May 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

May 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

May 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 6, 2026

Committee

House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to Appropriations

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 23, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Introduced

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

upper

4 primary · 4 co-sponsors