House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Judiciary
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April 15, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1283 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 4, strike line 9 and substitute "individual who
Page 1, Line 2is an employee or applicant for employment to surrender the
Page 1, Line 3employee's or applicant's government-issued".
Page 1, Line 4Page 4, line 20, strike "twenty-four" and substitute "ten".
Page 1, Line 5Page 4, line 23, after "(2)" insert "(a)".
Page 1, Line 6Page 4, strike lines 26 and 27.
Page 1, Line 7Page 5, strike line 1 and substitute "notification must be:
Page 1, Line 8(I) In writing;
Page 1, Line 9(II) In English and any other language spoken by a
Page 1, Line 10significant portion of the workplace;
Page 1, Line 11(III) In the individual's primary language, if the employer
Page 1, Line 12knows the individual's primary language; and
Page 1, Line 13(IV) Acknowledged by the individual.
Page 1, Line 14(b) The employer shall retain a".
Page 1, Line 15Page 5, strike lines 4 through 8 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 16"(3) Nothing in this section prohibits an employer from
Page 1, Line 17retaining a government-issued identification document if the
Page 1, Line 18retention is:
Page 1, Line 19(a) Required or permitted by state or federal law or
Page 1, Line 20regulation,".
Page 1, Line 21Page 5, strike lines 12 through 14 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 1"(4) An employer that knowingly violates subsection (1)
Page 2, Line 2of this section commits criminal possession of an identification
Page 2, Line 3document, as described in section 18-5-903.5.".
Page 2, Line 4Page 5, strike lines 18 through 27.
Page 2, Line 5Page 6, strike lines 1 through 6 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 6"SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-5-903.5, amend
Page 2, Line 7(1) and (2)(a); and add (3) as follows:
Page 2, Line 818-5-903.5. Criminal possession of an identification document
Page 2, Line 9- bias-motivated crime enforcement - civil actions.
Page 2, Line 10(1) A person commits criminal possession of an identification
Page 2, Line 11document if the person knowingly has in his or her possession or under
Page 2, Line 12his or her control confiscates or possesses or controls another
Page 2, Line 13person's actual driver's license, actual government-issued identification
Page 2, Line 14card, actual social security card, or actual passport knowing that he or she
Page 2, Line 15does so without permission or lawful authority.
Page 2, Line 16(2) (a) Except as described in section 18-9-121, criminal
Page 2, Line 17possession of one or more identification documents issued to the same
Page 2, Line 18person individual is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Page 2, Line 19(3) An individual who is harmed by a person's commission
Page 2, Line 20of the offense described in this section may bring a civil action
Page 2, Line 21to recover any damages caused by the person's commission of the
Page 2, Line 22offense.".
Page 2, Line 23Page 6, strike lines 22 through 27.
Page 2, Line 24Page 7, strike lines 1 and 2 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 25"(d) Commits criminal possession of an identification
Page 2, Line 26document, as described in section 18-5-903.5; or
Page 2, Line 27(e) Provides, or threatens to provide, an individual's
Page 2, Line 28government-issued identification document to federal
Page 2, Line 29immigration authorities, except where otherwise required or
Page 2, Line 30permitted under state or federal law.".