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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado House Bill 1140 Establishes Dedicated Local Government Impact Hearings
Last action · April 29, 2026: House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/14/2026 - No AmendmentsSponsors: Ty Winter and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
The bill allows legislative leaders to each select up to 5 bills per session for a dedicated one-to-two-hour local government impact hearing during committee review. Local governments and statewide organizations representing them may testify during this time without standard length limitations. Leaders must determine the correct committee for multi-committee bills and notify the committee chair and staff.
Local governments gain a formalized, extended platform to present testimony on specific legislative proposals before committees.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
local governments
Local governments may present testimony regarding the potential effects of selected legislative measures for the duration of the impact hearing without standard length limitations.
legislative leadership
Legislative leaders are authorized to select up to 5 measures each for impact hearings and must determine committees and notify staff when doing so.
Key Facts
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How many bills can each legislative leader select for an impact hearing?
How long does a local government impact hearing last?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 29, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/14/2026 - No Amendments
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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