Bill Commons

CO HB 1303

enacted

Technical Changes to Energy & Carbon Management Statutes

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Current law requires the energy and carbon management commission (commission) to adopt rules to require certification for welders working on oil and gas process lines, including rules that require passing an exam. The act changes the reference to the welder exam from 'the International Code Council Exam F31, national standard journeyman mechanical, or an analogous successor exam', which is not applicable to welders, to certain other examinations that are applicable to welders in the oil and gas industry.     In certain instances, the act changes 'oil and gas operations' to 'energy and carbon management operations' to ensure uniformity of terminology and to align statutory references to 'operations' to those operations that are within the scope of the commission's regulatory authority.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Introduced
2026-02-27
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-05 — Governor Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • B. Bradleysponsor
  • M. Catlinsponsor
  • M. Ballsponsor
  • M. Cartersponsor
  • J. Richsponsor
  • T. Exumsponsor
  • C. Espenozasponsor
  • J. Phillipscosponsor
  • M. Durancosponsor
  • J. Colemancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-05

    Governor Signed

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  2. 2026-04-28

    Sent to the Governor

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  3. 2026-04-28

    Signed by the President of the Senate

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  4. 2026-04-28

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage

  5. 2026-04-07

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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  6. 2026-04-06

    Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

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  7. 2026-03-31

    Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

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  8. 2026-03-19

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

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  9. 2026-03-16

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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  10. 2026-03-13

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  11. 2026-03-12

    House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

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  12. 2026-02-27

    Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1303 to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-03-12 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Scott Bottoms: yes
    • Brandi Bradley: yes
    • Michael Carter: yes
    • Cecelia Espenoza: yes
    • Lisa Feret: yes
    • Meg Froelich: yes
    • Stephanie Luck: yes
    • Kenny Nguyen: no
    • Alex Valdez: yes
    • Chad Clifford: yes
    • Jenny Willford: yes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1303 to the Committee of the Wholeand with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.

    2026-03-31 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Marc Catlin: yes
    • William Lindstedt: yes
    • Lynda Zamora Wilson: yes
    • Tom Sullivan: yes
    • Katie Wallace: yes

  • BILL

    2026-04-07 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (36)
    • Amabile: yes
    • Baisley: yes
    • Ball: yes
    • Benavidez: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Bright: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Catlin: yes
    • Cutter: yes
    • Danielson: yes
    • Daugherty: yes
    • Exum: yes
    • Frizell: yes
    • Gonzales J.: excused
    • Hinrichsen: yes
    • Jodeh: yes
    • Kipp: yes
    • Kirkmeyer: yes
    • Kolker: yes
    • Lindstedt: yes
    • Liston: yes
    • Marchman: yes
    • Mullica: yes
    • Pelton B.: yes
    • Pelton R.: yes
    • Rich: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Sullivan: yes
    • Wallace: yes
    • Weissman: yes
    • Zamora Wilson: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • President: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1303

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