House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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May 4, 2026

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

HB26-1272   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend the Health and Human Services Committee Report, dated March

Page 1, Line 218, 2026, page 1, strike line 5 through 11 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 3"Page 9, strike lines 9 through 27 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 4"(b) (I)  On or before July 1, 2028, the division shall develop

Page 1, Line 5a model TRIIPP that includes written procedures for:

Page 1, Line 6(A)  Providing workers access to cool, potable drinking

Page 1, Line 7water at no cost;

Page 1, Line 8(B)  Providing workers access to cool-down or warm-up

Page 1, Line 9rest areas;

Page 1, Line 10(C)  Monitoring workplace temperature conditions;

Page 1, Line 11(D)  Acclimatizing new or returning workers during their

Page 1, Line 12first fourteen days of assignment;

Page 1, Line 13(E)  Training workers to recognize signs and symptoms of

Page 1, Line 14temperature-related injury and illness;

Page 1, Line 15(F)  Responding to temperature-related medical

Page 1, Line 16emergencies; and

Page 1, Line 17(G)  Other components and exemptions as necessary.

Page 1, Line 18(II)  The division may incorporate by reference and adapt

Page 1, Line 19established TRIIPP models.

Page 1, Line 20(III)  The division may adopt rules necessary to implement

Page 1, Line 21this section.

Page 1, Line 22(IV)  The division shall ensure the model TRIIPP is

Page 1, Line 23available on the department's website in a format that can be

Page 1, Line 24viewed or downloaded.

Page 1, Line 25(V)  The division shall review and update the model TRIIPP

Page 1, Line 26as necessary and not less than every five years.".

Page 2, Line 1Strike pages 10 through 12.".

Page 2, Line 2Amend printed bill, page 13, before line 7 insert:

Page 2, Line 3"SECTION 4.  Appropriation. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year,

Page 2, Line 4$63,382 is appropriated to the department of labor and employment for

Page 2, Line 5use by the division of labor standards and statistics. This appropriation is

Page 2, Line 6from the general fund and is based on an assumption that the division will

Page 2, Line 7require an additional 0.4 FTE. To implement this act, the division may

Page 2, Line 8use this appropriation for program costs related to labor standards.".

Page 2, Line 9Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

Page 2, Line 10Page 1, line 102, strike "change." and substitute "change, and, in

Page 2, Line 11connection therewith, making an appropriation.".