Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
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March 5, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-047 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 2, line 6, strike the second "general" and
Page 1, Line 2substitute "general regular".
Page 1, Line 3Page 2, line 7, strike "or" and substitute "or".
Page 1, Line 4Page 2, lines 8 through 10, strike "election as defined in section
Page 1, Line 51-12-100.5 (7.5), so long as an election held on the first Tuesday
Page 1, Line 6of November in an odd-numbered year qualifies as a" and
Page 1, Line 7substitute "election, or".
Page 1, Line 8Page 2, after line 11 insert:
Page 1, Line 9"SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 29-5-206, amend
Page 1, Line 10(1) as follows:
Page 1, Line 1129-5-206. Vote of the citizens to obligate a public employer to
Page 1, Line 12engage in collective bargaining.
Page 1, Line 13(1) If a petition signed by at least five percent of the number of
Page 1, Line 14persons who voted in the last general regular municipal election,
Page 1, Line 15general district election, or the total votes of each party's general election
Page 1, Line 16in the case of a fire authority, unless petition requirements are otherwise
Page 1, Line 17outlined by city charter or local ordinance, asks the public employer to
Page 1, Line 18engage in collective bargaining with a named employee organization, the
Page 1, Line 19public employer shall place on the ballot at the next general election the
Page 1, Line 20following question for a yes or no vote: "Should the firefighters employed
Page 1, Line 21by the [name of the public employer] be covered by the 'Colorado
Page 1, Line 22Firefighter Safety Act'?". If a majority of the registered electors voting on
Page 1, Line 23this question vote "yes", the public employer is obligated to engage in
Page 1, Line 24collective bargaining pursuant to this part 2, and the employee
Page 2, Line 1organization named in the petition becomes the exclusive representative
Page 2, Line 2of the firefighters of that public employer. If a majority of the registered
Page 2, Line 3electors voting on this question vote "no", the public employer will not be
Page 2, Line 4obligated to engage in collective bargaining under this part 2, and the
Page 2, Line 5meet and confer process in section 29-5-205 will continue to apply to that
Page 2, Line 6public employer.".
Page 2, Line 7Renumber succeeding section accordingly.