Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology

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April 28, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB26-1207   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 9, strike "If" and substitute

Page 1, Line 2"Beginning July 1, 2027, if".

Page 1, Line 3Page 2, line 25, strike "workers." and substitute "workers and that,

Page 1, Line 4as of March 1, 2026, is required to submit EEO-1 data to the

Page 1, Line 5United States equal employment opportunity commission.".

Page 1, Line 6Page 3, strike lines 6 through 14 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 7"SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act

Page 1, Line 8takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the

Page 1, Line 9ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August

Page 1, Line 1012, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a

Page 1, Line 11referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the

Page 1, Line 12state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act

Page 1, Line 13within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect

Page 1, Line 14unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in

Page 1, Line 15November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the

Page 1, Line 16official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.".