SB 160: Personal Protective Equipment & Meatpackers - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 5 edits · May 21, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized for the Governor's signature, adding a note about its status and reformatting the sponsor lists. The core policy text regarding employee protections, payroll deductions, and restroom access for meat workers remains substantively unchanged from the previous version.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on protecting employees in the meat and livestock industry from wage deductions for required safety gear and ensuring reasonable restroom access.

TECHNICAL

Added a note indicating the bill is prepared for signatures and directing readers to official legislative status sheets for the Governor's action.

Reformatted the list of Senate and House sponsors to align with the final act style, combining them into a single block.

Removed internal markup symbols (like line numbers and shading indicators) used during the legislative process.

Replaced the 'Bill Summary' section with the standard 'Safety clause' language required for final acts.

Added signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, and the Governor.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · May 5, 2026

MINOR

The bill was re-revised to include all amendments adopted by the House during its second reading, ensuring the text reflects the final legislative consensus. The House sponsorship list was expanded to include numerous new co-sponsors, indicating broader bipartisan support. A new header was added to mark this version as the '3rd Reading Unamended' for the House, clarifying the bill's current status in the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Added a header indicating the bill is in its '3rd Reading Unamended' status for the House, dated May 5, 2026.

Expanded the House sponsorship list to include 27 new co-sponsors, reflecting increased support for the legislation.

Updated the revision status from 'Revised' to 'Rerevised' to accurately reflect that all House amendments have been incorporated.

Reengrossed → Revised · 3 edits · May 4, 2026

MINOR

The bill was revised to remove a separate section regarding meat worker restroom access and fines, while expanding the prohibition on wage deductions to include any item that primarily benefits an employee, not just specific equipment.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the new 'Meat workers - restrooms' section entirely, but the wage deduction rules now apply more broadly to all employees.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted a new section (8-6-101.7) that would have required employers with 500+ employees to allow meat workers to use restrooms during work time and imposed fines for violations.

Updated the wage deduction rule to clarify that it does not authorize deductions below the applicable minimum wage.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the list of items employers cannot deduct wages for, changing it from specific equipment to 'any other thing that primarily benefits an employee.'

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Apr 27, 2026

MINOR

The bill has been reengrossed to include additional Senate sponsors and updated the legislative status header to reflect all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction. The substantive policy content regarding the prohibition on wage deductions for personal protective equipment remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; only the list of sponsors and administrative headers were modified.

TECHNICAL

Added new names of Senators Amabile, Ball, Benavidez, Bridges, Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Lindstedt, Marchman, Mullica, Roberts, Sullivan, Wallace, and Weissman to the Senate sponsorship list.

Updated the header text from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and adjusted the description of included amendments.

Added a date stamp (April 27, 2026) and Senate designation to the document footer.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 24, 2026

MODERATE

The bill has progressed from its initial introduction to its engrossed version, meaning it has passed both the House and Senate with all amendments incorporated. The text includes standard legislative formatting updates, such as changing the status header from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' and updating the bill number format to reflect the final version. While the provided text includes a snippet regarding restroom access for slaughterhouse employees, the specific substantive policy changes in that section are not visible in the excerpt.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged based on the provided text; the changes are primarily procedural and formatting.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the bill's new status as 'Engrossed' rather than 'Introduced', indicating it has been fully processed by both legislative chambers.

New sponsorship names were added for the Senate (Rodriguez and Gonzales J.) and House (Duran and Martinez), replacing placeholders or single names from the earlier draft.

A note indicating that this version includes all amendments adopted on the second reading in the House was inserted.

The page footer was updated to remove the 'SB26-160' identifier and replace it with just '160', consistent with the engrossed format.

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