ColoradoRegulating Apprentices in Licensed Trades
What it does
Starting January 1, 2027, the act prohibits an electrical employer or plumbing employer that employs an apprentice in the state (employer) from registering an apprentice with the employer's respective governing board (board) unless the apprentice is enrolled in an apprenticeship program training the apprentice for an occupation officially recognized by the United States department of labor as an electrical occupation for an electrical apprenticeship or a plumbing occupation for a plumbing apprenticeship.
More detail
On or before July 1, 2027, if existing resources are available or if the department of regulatory agencies (DORA) receives sufficient gifts, grants, or donations, the act requires the state apprenticeship agency and DORA to establish data-sharing agreements and policies to enable the entities to determine if there are apprentices registered with a board who are enrolled to be trained for occupations other than electrical or plumbing occupations and who are therefore ineligible for registration with the board. If the board cannot verify that an apprentice is eligible to be registered as an apprentice within 60 days after notice of noncompliance, the board shall remove the apprentice's registration with the board, and the noncompliant apprentice shall not perform work as a plumbing or electrical apprentice in the state. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Jun 3Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 14Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 14Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 14Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 2Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- May 1Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- May 1Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 29Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 23Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & TechnologyMinor
- Apr 21House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 17House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 17House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Apr 2House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 24Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & LaborIntroduced