House Business Affairs & Labor

Thursday, April 23, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

House Business Affairs & Labor sent Chair Naquetta Ricks's age-attestation bill, SB26-051, to the floor on a narrow 7-6 split that scrambled party lines after hours of largely hostile testimony from software engineers, while sponsors of HB26-1319, the Right to Be Out at Work, delivered full statements on the bill's values even as they moved to shelve it until May.

Key Actions

·Right to Be Out at WorkAction

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Notable Quotes

“Sometimes the role of this body is not to pass laws, but to name what is happening in our communities, to stand with people who are being targeted, and to make it clear where we stand.”
Junie Joseph — Joseph explaining why the sponsors delivered a full defense of the bill even while moving to postpone it to next session.

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Votes

Lay HB26-1319 on the table until May 15, 2026.Action

Yes (13)Max Brooks, Regina English, Rebecca Keltie, Sheila Lieder, Javier Mabrey, Ryan Gonzalez, Bob Marshall, Tisha Mauro, Chris Richardson, Gretchen Rydin, Larry Don Suckla, Sean Camacho, Naquetta Ricks

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Yes (7)Regina English, Sheila Lieder, Javier Mabrey, Tisha Mauro, Gretchen Rydin, Naquetta Ricks, Sean Camacho

No (6)Max Brooks, Ryan Gonzalez, Rebecca Keltie, Bob Marshall, Chris Richardson, Larry Don Suckla

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TranscriptPreview

Okay, we're about to start, guys, so. Business committee will come to order. Welcome to Thursday, April 23, 2026. We have two bills today, and our first bill sponsor, Vice Chair Camacho, is in front of us, and I believe that Rep. Joseph is online. Rep. Oh, before we get started with that, let's call the roll. Ms. Arojo, please call the roll. Representatives Brooks English. Excused. Gonzalez. Kelty. Yeah. Leader. Present. Mabry. He's on the wall today. Marshall, You're. Morrow. Here. Richardson. Here. Ryden. Excused. Zukla. Here. Camacho. Here. Madam Chair. Present. Okay, our bill sponsor for HB 261319 is before us. Rep. Camacho, please take it away. Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the committee. First, I want to express my deep gratitude to the stakeholders who have come to the table in good faith with us and shared commitment to getting this right. Thank you to CWA 7791 Colorado, the Colorado Education Association, Rocky Mountain Quality, Colorado Organization Responding to AIDS and HIV. Your partnership, your advocacy, and your willingness to engage in thoughtful conversation have made this bill more thoughtful. Through these conversations, it has become clear that while the goal is urgent, the work…

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