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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado requires state departments to review rules every five years and eliminates redundant regulations
Last action · May 14, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: James Coleman and 25 others
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What This Bill Does
Colorado state departments must now review all administrative rules at least every five years, identifying redundant, outdated, or obsolete regulations and evaluating appropriate funding levels. The law also allows legislative committees to recommend s or audits for programs based on these reviews, and clarifies the attorney general's role in .
State agencies face stricter oversight of their regulatory books, potentially leading to the elimination of overlapping rules and targeted legislative audits for programs whose rules are flagged during s.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
principal department of the state
State departments must conduct mandatory rule reviews every five years, make four specific new determinations, and report findings at SMART Act hearings.
committee of reference
Committees presiding over SMART Act hearings are authorized to recommend sunset reviews or legislative audits based on agency rule reviews.
attorney general
The attorney general's responsibilities regarding litigation discovery on behalf of the state or the people of Colorado are explicitly clarified.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- May 14, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- May 5, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- May 5, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 4, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- Apr 28, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 27, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
Show 9 earlier actions
- Apr 24, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 22, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- Apr 13, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
- Apr 10, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Apr 10, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 10, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Mar 31, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
- Mar 11, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
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Refer Senate Bill 26-137 to the Committee of the Whole.
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Refer Senate Bill 26-137 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
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Refer Senate Bill 26-137, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
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How they voted (9)
Lobbying Activity
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Discoveries
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Mandatory Five-Year Rule Review Cycle
Establishes a strict five-year cap on administrative rule reviews paired with explicit evaluations of rule redundancy and obsolete regulations.
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Sources
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