CO SB 121

enacted

Overtime Threshold for Agricultural Employees

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CO SB 121 pass?

Yes. CO SB 121 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): Governor Signed

What is CO SB 121 about?

Beginning January 1, 2027, the act requires an agricultural employer to pay certain agricultural employees overtime pay for time worked in excess of 56 hours in a workweek. The act also increases penalties for an agricultural employer who commits wage theft and repeals the authority of the director of the division of labor standards and statistics to adopt rules concerning overtime pay for agricultural employees.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO SB 121?

B. Pelton, T. Winter, M. Martinez and 2 others are the primary sponsors of CO SB 121, joined by 29 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-24
Latest action: 2026-05-04 — Governor Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-04
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-04-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-27
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-27
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-04-17
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-04-17
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Reconsider
2026-04-17
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Pass
2026-04-16
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-15
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
2026-04-09
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-06
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-25
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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2026-03-25
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
introduction
2026-03-24
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
reading-2
2026-03-19
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-24
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
introduction

Versions

Introduced — 2026-02-24Compare
Engrossed — 2026-03-24Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-03-25Compare
Revised — 2026-04-15Compare
Rerevised — 2026-04-16Compare
Final Act — 2026-04-22Compare
Signed Act — 2026-05-05Compare
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Documents

Votes

Adopt amendment L.002
2026-03-19 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Marc Catlin: yes
- Iman Jodeh: no
- Larry Liston: yes
- Nick Hinrichsen: yes
- Jessie Danielson: no
Adopt amendment L.003
2026-03-19 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Marc Catlin: yes
- Iman Jodeh: no
- Larry Liston: yes
- Nick Hinrichsen: yes
- Jessie Danielson: no
Refer Senate Bill 26-121, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-19 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Marc Catlin: yes
- Iman Jodeh: no
- Larry Liston: yes
- Nick Hinrichsen: yes
- Jessie Danielson: no
COW * (S.003)
2026-03-24 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (36)
- Amabile: no
- Baisley: no
- Ball: yes
- Benavidez: no
- Bridges: yes
- Bright: no
- Carson: no
- Catlin: no
- Cutter: yes
- Danielson: excused
- Daugherty: no
- Exum: yes
- Frizell: no
- Gonzales J.: yes
- Hinrichsen: no
- Jodeh: yes
- Kipp: yes
- Kirkmeyer: no
- Kolker: yes
- Lindstedt: no
- Liston: no
- Marchman: yes
- Mullica: no
- Pelton B.: no
- Pelton R.: no
- Rich: no
- Roberts: no
- Rodriguez: no
- Simpson: no
- Snyder: no
- Sullivan: yes
- Wallace: yes
- Weissman: yes
- Zamora Wilson: no
- Coleman: no
- President: no
COW * (S.001)
2026-03-24 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (36)
- Amabile: no
- Baisley: no
- Ball: yes
- Benavidez: no
- Bridges: yes
- Bright: no
- Carson: no
- Catlin: no
- Cutter: yes
- Danielson: excused
- Daugherty: no
- Exum: no
- Frizell: no
- Gonzales J.: yes
- Hinrichsen: no
- Jodeh: yes
- Kipp: yes
- Kirkmeyer: no
- Kolker: yes
- Lindstedt: no
- Liston: no
- Marchman: yes
- Mullica: no
- Pelton B.: no
- Pelton R.: no
- Rich: no
- Roberts: no
- Rodriguez: no
- Simpson: no
- Snyder: no
- Sullivan: yes
- Wallace: yes
- Weissman: yes
- Zamora Wilson: no
- Coleman: no
- President: no
BILL
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (36)
- Amabile: yes
- Baisley: yes
- Ball: no
- Benavidez: no
- Bridges: no
- Bright: yes
- Carson: yes
- Catlin: yes
- Cutter: no
- Danielson: no
- Daugherty: yes
- Exum: no
- Frizell: yes
- Gonzales J.: no
- Hinrichsen: yes
- Jodeh: no
- Kipp: no
- Kirkmeyer: yes
- Kolker: no
- Lindstedt: yes
- Liston: yes
- Marchman: no
- Mullica: yes
- Pelton B.: yes
- Pelton R.: yes
- Rich: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Snyder: no
- Sullivan: no
- Wallace: no
- Weissman: no
- Zamora Wilson: yes
- Coleman: no
- President: no
Refer Senate Bill 26-121 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-06 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Lori Garcia Sander: yes
- Lori Goldstein: no
- Dusty Johnson: yes
- Mandy Lindsay: no
- Meghan Lukens: yes
- Matthew Martinez: yes
- Lesley Smith: yes
- Katie Stewart: yes
- Tammy Story: no
- Larry Don Suckla: yes
- Ty Winter: yes
- Tisha Mauro: yes
- Karen McCormick: yes
REPASS
2026-04-17 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (36)
- Amabile: yes
- Baisley: yes
- Ball: no
- Benavidez: no
- Bridges: no
- Bright: yes
- Carson: yes
- Catlin: yes
- Cutter: no
- Danielson: no
- Daugherty: yes
- Exum: no
- Frizell: yes
- Gonzales J.: no
- Hinrichsen: yes
- Jodeh: no
- Kipp: no
- Kirkmeyer: yes
- Kolker: no
- Lindstedt: yes
- Liston: yes
- Marchman: no
- Mullica: yes
- Pelton B.: yes
- Pelton R.: yes
- Rich: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Snyder: no
- Sullivan: no
- Wallace: no
- Weissman: no
- Zamora Wilson: yes
- Coleman: no
- President: no
CONCUR
2026-04-17 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (36)
- Amabile: yes
- Baisley: yes
- Ball: yes
- Benavidez: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Bright: yes
- Carson: yes
- Catlin: yes
- Cutter: no
- Danielson: no
- Daugherty: yes
- Exum: yes
- Frizell: yes
- Gonzales J.: yes
- Hinrichsen: yes
- Jodeh: yes
- Kipp: yes
- Kirkmeyer: yes
- Kolker: yes
- Lindstedt: yes
- Liston: yes
- Marchman: no
- Mullica: yes
- Pelton B.: yes
- Pelton R.: yes
- Rich: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Sullivan: no
- Wallace: no
- Weissman: yes
- Zamora Wilson: yes
- Coleman: yes
- President: yes

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-121

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