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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado replaces hazardous waste permit rules with solid waste facility certificates for disposing of preproduction plastic materials
Last action · May 29, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Lisa Cutter and 13 others
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What This Bill Does
Senate Bill 26-016 updates disposal regulations for by replacing the requirement for hazardous waste permits with a mandate that disposal occur only at certified solid waste disposal sites and facilities holding a .
Industrial facilities and plastic manufacturers must comply with solid waste facility certification standards rather than hazardous waste permit requirements when disposing of .
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
industrial facilities handling preproduction plastic materials
Facilities must change their disposal locations and compliance methods to use solid waste disposal sites holding a certificate of designation instead of hazardous waste permitted sites.
solid waste disposal sites and facilities
These sites must possess a certificate of designation to legally accept preproduction plastic materials under the updated regulations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What permit or certification is now required to dispose of preproduction plastic materials?
Does the law still require a hazardous waste permit for disposing of preproduction plastic materials?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
12 actions- May 29, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- May 20, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- May 20, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- May 20, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 9, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- May 8, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- May 7, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- Apr 30, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 30, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment
- Apr 29, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 27, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Apr 20, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Refer Senate Bill 26-171 to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
9
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (9)
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Refer Senate Bill 26-171 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Total
9
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (9)
Lobbying Activity
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Sponsors
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Shift from Hazardous Waste to Solid Waste Regulation
The legislation reclassifies the regulatory pathway for preproduction plastic material disposal from hazardous waste facility permits to solid waste facility certificates of designation.
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- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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