ColoradoExclusion of Newspaper Deliverers as Employees
What it does
In current law, the 'Colorado Employment Security Act' excludes services performed by certain individuals engaged in the trade or business of delivering or distributing newspapers or shopping news from the definition of 'employment'. The bill adds the same exclusion to the 'Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado', the 'Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act', and provisions concerning wages repeals that exclusion and adds clarifying language regarding how the independent contractor test should be applied to determine whether such individuals are employees. The bill adds the same clarifying language to the provisions concerning wages.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 6House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Postpone IndefinitelyLatest
- Vote recorded Postpone Senate Bill 26-091 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-091 to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-091 to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Postpone Senate Bill 26-091 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & LaborMinor
- Apr 28Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-091 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 28Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Apr 2Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-091, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & TechnologyIntroduced
- May 6House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Postpone IndefinitelyLatest