Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources
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February 5, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-052 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 4, after line 21 insert:
Page 1, Line 3"(a) "Coal transition community" means a Colorado
Page 1, Line 4municipality, county, or region where a coal transition facility
Page 1, Line 5or a center for the manufacturing or transportation supply
Page 1, Line 6chain of a coal transition facility was or is located.
Page 1, Line 7(b) "Coal transition worker" means a Colorado resident
Page 1, Line 8who works or worked in a coal transition facility or in the
Page 1, Line 9manufacturing or transportation supply chain of a coal
Page 1, Line 10transition facility.".
Page 1, Line 11Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 12Page 5, line 4, strike "minimum".
Page 1, Line 13Page 5, line 21, after "(4)" insert "If a qualified coal transition
Page 1, Line 14worker applies for employment with a covered business, then".
Page 1, Line 15Page 6, after line 9 insert:
Page 1, Line 16"(7) A hiring preference does not apply if a covered
Page 1, Line 17business places an existing employee in another employment
Page 1, Line 18position with the covered business or to the extent that a hiring
Page 1, Line 19preference conflicts with the terms of a collective bargaining
Page 1, Line 20agreement that applies to the relationship between a covered
Page 1, Line 21business and its employees.".