SB 193 Colorado Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Local Ordinances & State Employees

Summary

Existing law authorizes the general assembly to set compensation levels for employees of the state. Accordingly, the act clarifies that, for the purposes of laws concerning local minimum wages, the term 'employer' means a corporation, a proprietorship, a partnership, a joint venture, a limited liability company, a trust, an association, a political subdivision of the state, an individual, or any other entity that employs an employee. However, 'employer' does not include the state of Colorado to the extent that a state employer has a collective bargaining agreement as to employee wages. Current law states that the governing bodies of municipalities have the power to license, regulate, and tax any lawful occupation, business place, amusement, or place of amusements (occupation or business place) and to fix the amount, terms, and manner of issuing and revoking licenses issued to an occupation or business place. The act clarifies that the state of Colorado is not an occupation or business place subject to such tax. The act requires the office of state planning and budgeting to submit to the joint budget committee, on or before January 4, 2027, a supplemental budget request concerning compensation of state employees during the 2026-27 state fiscal year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced May 6, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

Rerevised → Final Act · 6 edits · May 21, 2026

MODERATE

This bill clarifies that the state of Colorado is not subject to local minimum wage laws when it has a collective bargaining agreement, and it exempts the state from occupational privilege taxes. It also updates the budgeting process to require a supplemental request for state employee compensation by January 4, 2027, and repeals that requirement after July 1, 2027.

Scope change

The bill's scope is narrowed to explicitly exclude the state of Colorado from local minimum wage laws and occupational privilege taxes when the state has a collective bargaining agreement, while expanding the definition of 'local government' and 'political subdivision' to include various municipal entities.

DEFINITION

Added specific definitions for 'employer' and 'political subdivision of the state' to clarify which entities are subject to local wage laws and taxes.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified eligibility for local minimum wage laws by explicitly excluding the state of Colorado when it has a collective bargaining agreement.

Modified eligibility for occupational privilege taxes by explicitly excluding the state of Colorado when it has a collective bargaining agreement.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Office of State Planning and Budgeting to submit a supplemental budget request for state employee compensation by January 4, 2027.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date for the occupational privilege tax exemption to January 1, 2028, and scheduled the repeal of the supplemental budget requirement for July 1, 2027.

TECHNICAL

Removed the bill summary and reading dates, as this is the final enacted version of the bill.

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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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 2, 2026

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

May 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker of the House

lower

May 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass

upper

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass

lower

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee

upper

May 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

May 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 8, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

lower

May 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

May 6, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

upper

6 primary · 11 co-sponsors