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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado Bill SB 91 Excludes Newspaper Deliverers from Employment Status and Clarifies Independent Contractor Tests
Last action · May 6, 2026: House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Postpone IndefinitelySponsors: Lisa Cutter and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
SB 91 excludes newspaper and shopping news deliverers from the definition of employment under the Workers' Compensation Act, the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act, and wage provisions, while applying clarifying language for s.
Modifies insurance coverage requirements, workers' compensation protections, and wage regulations for individuals engaged in delivering newspapers across the state.
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.
Newspaper and shopping news deliverers
Their statutory classification regarding employment status, workers' compensation, paid family leave, and wage provisions is altered by the bill's exclusions and contractor tests.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently passed chamber. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Law.
Procedural history
7 actions- May 6, 2026HouseHouse Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Postpone Indefinitely
- Apr 29, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 29, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
- Apr 28, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Apr 28, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Apr 2, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations
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- Feb 10, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
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View official text →Voting Record
Postpone Senate Bill 26-091 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
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Refer Senate Bill 26-091 to the Committee on Appropriations.
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- Present
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Refer Senate Bill 26-091 to the Committee of the Whole.
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Refer Senate Bill 26-091, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
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- Not voting
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- Abstain
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Lobbying Activity
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Harmonization of Employment Exclusions
The legislation systematically applies an existing exclusion from the Colorado Employment Security Act across workers' compensation, paid family leave, and wage statutes.
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leg.colorado.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance50How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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