ColoradoPrivate employers would report workforce demographic data to Colorado
Beginning July 1, 2027, qualifying private employers would report workforce demographic data to Colorado, unless a referendum delays or blocks the act.
What it does
Private Colorado businesses with at least 100 workers would report workforce information by race, ethnicity, gender, and job category, even if federal reporting ends.
The Department of State may use $43,210 in the 2026–27 fiscal year for staff and operating costs tied to the reporting system.
Argument forIf effective, a single state report could let Colorado track workforce demographics even when federal reporting no longer applies.
Argument againstCovered businesses may face added reporting work because they must provide the data to Colorado even if federal reporting ends.
More detail
Covered employers would include EEO-1 workforce data in their periodic reports to the Colorado secretary of state. This applies to private businesses in Colorado with at least 100 workers that, on March 1, 2026, were required to submit this data to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. State and local governments, federal agencies, schools, public colleges, and certain government-related entities are excluded. EEO-1 data means workforce information grouped by race, ethnicity, gender, and job category under the federal form as it existed on March 1, 2026. Employers would have to provide the data even if the federal government ends or repeals its reporting requirement. The reporting requirement would begin July 1, 2027, subject to the act taking effect and any referendum approval requirement.
The Department of State may use $43,210 for staff and operating costs to carry out the act. The money would support the department’s business and licensing division and information technology division. The money would come from the Department of State cash fund. The listed funding includes personal services and operating expenses for both divisions. The funding applies to the 2026–27 state fiscal year and is subject to the act taking effect.
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History
- 2026
- Jun 4Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 20Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 20Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 20Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 7House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- May 5Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- May 4Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, FloorMinor
- Apr 30Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1207, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment J.001. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 28Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1207, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.004. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 19Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & TechnologyMinor
- Mar 16House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1207 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Mar 5House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1207, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & LaborIntroduced
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