ColoradoPublic employees receive paid leave for military service
Starting July 1, 2026, public employees serving in specified military forces receive paid leave and keep listed benefits for qualifying service, up to four weeks of their regular work schedule.
What it does
Public employees serving in specified military forces receive leave without losing pay or listed benefits for qualifying service, up to four weeks of their regular work schedule.
Argument forMilitary service members in public jobs may keep their pay and job benefits during qualifying service, up to the stated work-time limit.
Argument againstPublic employers may need to cover more scheduled work time while employees use paid leave for qualifying military service.
More detail
The law provides qualifying military service leave without loss of pay or listed benefits, up to four weeks of an employee’s regular work schedule. This covers state and local public employees who serve in the National Guard, another state military force, or a United States reserve force. The service must be training or active service ordered or authorized by proper authority under law. The employer must allow leave if the service is satisfactorily performed; satisfactory performance is presumed unless the contrary is established. The four-week limit applies in the leave year set by the employer. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 1Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 26Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 26Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 26Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 16Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
- Apr 15Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 14Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1413 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 11House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 10House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 9House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 8House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 7House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1413 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 6Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsIntroduced
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