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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado exempts state government from local minimum wage laws and municipal business taxes
Last action · June 2, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Judy Amabile and 16 others
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What This Bill Does
Senate Bill 193 clarifies that the state of Colorado is not an "employer" under local minimum wage laws where a governs wages, and exempts the state from municipal occupation and business taxes. It also requires the office of state planning and budgeting to submit a regarding state employee compensation by January 4, 2027.
Local municipalities cannot apply municipal business taxes to the state of Colorado or enforce local minimum wage ordinances on state employers covered by 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.
State of Colorado
The state is exempted from municipal business taxes and local minimum wage rules under specific collective bargaining conditions.
Municipalities
Local governments lose the authority to levy occupation or business taxes on the state or enforce local minimum wage rules where state collective bargaining agreements apply.
State employees
Employee wage structures are tied to collective bargaining exemptions and upcoming supplemental budget requests for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Jun 2, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- May 27, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 26, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- May 26, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- May 13, 2026SenateSenate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
- May 13, 2026HouseHouse Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
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- May 13, 2026SenateSenate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- May 11, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- May 9, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- May 9, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- May 9, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- May 8, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- May 8, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
- May 7, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- May 7, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- May 6, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Adopt the first report of the first conference committee on SB 26-193.
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- 5
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
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Refer Senate Bill 26-193, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
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6
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
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Refer Senate Bill 26-193 to the Committee of the Whole.
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7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
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Discoveries
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State Exemption from Local Taxation and Regulation
The legislation formally establishes state immunity from municipal business licensing, taxation, and certain local minimum wage frameworks under specific conditions.
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- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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