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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

CLICS/CLICS2026A/commsumm.nsf
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BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1143

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Apr 29, 2026       Location SCR 357

HB26-1143 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
02:06:56 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
02:10:47 PM  
The committee came back to order. Senators Benavidez and Weissman, co-sponsors, presented House Bill 26-1143, which concerns information collected for a background check by entities that provide non-employment-based educational opportunities. They provided opening comments.
02:16:52 PM  
Kyle Piccola, representing Metropolitan State University of Denver, testified in support of the bill. Mark Longshore, representing Colorado Nurses Association, testified in support of the bill. Karina Hernandez read into the record written testimony provided by an anonymous source in support of the bill. Josh Bogdanowicz read into the record written testimony provided by an anonymous source in support of the bill. Amanda Bent, representing Spring Institute, read into the record written testimony provided by an anonymous source in support of the bill. Milena Tayah, representing Colorado Center on Law and Policy, read into the record written testimony provided by an anonymous source in support of the bill. Josh Stallings, representing Juntos Community, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony submitted can be found as Attachment A.
02:33:55 PM  
The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.

02:41:33 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 26-1143 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Marchman
Seconded
Bridges Yes
Bright No
Frizell No
Kipp Yes
Rich No
Marchman Yes
Kolker Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS