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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB26-081

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY
Date Mar 19, 2026       Location SCR 352

SB26-081 - Committee Discussion Only
10:58:25 AM  

Majority Leader Rodriguez and Minority Leader Simpson presented Senate Bill 26-121, concerning the overtime threshold for agricultural employees. The bill requires an agricultural employer to pay an employee an overtime rate for time worked in excess of 60 hours per work week.
11:06:28 AM  
Senator Danielson presented Senate Bill 26-081, concerning increasing agricultural employee overtime protections. The bill requires that agricultural employees are paid time and a half overtime for any work performed in excess of 40 hours per week; 12 hours per workday; or 12 consecutive hours regardless of the start and end time of the shift.
11:13:46 AM  
Polly Baca, representing herself, testified in opposition to Senate Bill 26-121 and in favor of Senate Bill 26-081. Zenaida Huerta, representing UFW Foundation, testified in opposition to Senate Bill 26-121 and in favor of Senate Bill 26-081. Hunter Knapp, representing Project Protect Food Systems Workers, testified in opposition to SB 26-121 and in favor of SB 26-081. Kjersten Forseth, representing CO AFL-CIO, testified in opposition to SB 26-121 and in support of SB 26-081. The panel responded to questions from the committee.
11:31:28 AM  
John Salazar, representing himself, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. Adrian Card, representing himself, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. The panel responded to questions from the committee.
11:46:15 AM  
Stacy Suniga, representing Latino Coalition of Weld County, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121. Fatuma Emmad, representing Frontline Farming, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121. Zoila Gomez, representing Project Protect Food Systems Workers, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121. Esperanza Saucedo, representing Project Protect Food Systems Workers, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121. The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:07:16 PM  
Job Luque, representing himself, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. Mike Drieth, representing himself, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. Noe Rubio Trejo, representing themself, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. Galen Wallace, representing themself, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. The panel responded to questions from the committee.
12:25:12 PM  
Charles Brennan, representing Colorado Center on Law and Policy, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121. Jenifer Rodriguez, representing Colorado Legal Services, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121. Zach Werkowitch, representing Southern Colorado Labor Council, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121.
12:35:06 PM  
Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. Robert Sakata, representing the Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. Bruce Talbott, representing themself, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. Brett Rutledge, representing the Colorado Livestock Association, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081.
12:56:37 PM  
Jonathan Rodriguez, representing Mile High Farmers, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121. Alexis Albanez, representing Mile High Farmers, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121. Levi Sisneros, representing himself, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121. Ricardo Perez, representing Hispanic Affairs Project, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121.
01:04:54 PM  
Reece Melton, representing Rio Blanco County White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. Duane Nava, representing Greater Pueblo Chamber, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081. Richard Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of SB 26-121 and in opposition to SB 26-081.
01:16:21 PM  
JaSon Auguste, representing themself, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121. Valerie Collins, representing Towards Justice, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121.
01:23:32 PM  
Mark Thompson, representing himself, testified in support of SB 26-081 and in opposition to SB 26-121.

Additional written testimony that was provided to the committee may be found in Attachment A.