Archive #16541

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Bill Number: HB26-1043
HTTP Status: 200
Valid JSON: Valid
Archived At: 2026-02-20 13:27:39 MST
Created At: 2026-02-20 13:27:39 MST

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  "active": "T",
  "origin": "House",
  "lls_num": "26-0385",
  "session": "2026A",
  "subject": [
    "Transportation & Motor Vehicles"
  ],
  "bill_num": "HB26-1043",
  "sponsors": [
    {
      "id": "GR001",
      "title": "Representative",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Gretchen Rydin",
      "last_name": "Rydin",
      "first_name": "Gretchen",
      "sponsor_order": "1"
    }
  ],
  "bill_files": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/4B5599E4D9E0163787258D2D004E4A5D/$File/1043_01.pdf",
      "date": "01/14/2026",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "url_html": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/4B5599E4D9E0163787258D2D004E4A5D/$File/1043_01.html",
      "lastModified": "01/14/2026 02:30:58 PM"
    }
  ],
  "committees": [
    {
      "id": "H_BUS_2026A",
      "name": "Business Affairs & Labor",
      "chamber": "House"
    },
    {
      "id": "H_FIN_2026A",
      "name": "Finance",
      "chamber": "House"
    }
  ],
  "long_title": "Concerning measures to address discriminatory conduct engaged in by transportation network company drivers in providing services to riders.",
  "bill_status": "House Read Committee Report - HOU Business Affairs & Labor",
  "short_title": "Transportation Network Co Discriminatory Practices",
  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p><t></t></p><p>Under current law, the public utilities commission (commission) may assess a civil penalty in an amount up to $550 against a transportation network company (TNC) if the TNC had written notice of a TNC driver's violation of certain prohibitions against discriminating against riders and the TNC failed to reasonably address the violation. Additionally, a driver is required to report to the TNC any refusal by the driver to provide services to a rider, and the TNC is required to annually report all such refusals to the commission.<t></t></p><p>The bill removes the condition that a TNC first have written notice of a driver's violation of the discriminatory prohibitions before a civil penalty may be assessed against the TNC and increases the maximum civil penalty to $5,000. The bill also requires:</p><p><ul><li>A TNC to provide monthly, rather than annual, reporting to the commission regarding drivers' refusal to provide services;<li>A TNC to provide a mechanism to allow a consumer to report a driver's refusal to provide transport to the consumer directly on the TNC's digital platform, which information must be included in the TNC's monthly report; and<li>The commission to anonymize the TNCs' monthly reports and make the anonymized reports available to the public.</li></ul><t></t></p><p>The commission may assess a civil penalty in an amount up to $5,000 for a TNC's failure to comply with the reporting requirements.</p><p><br/><i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>",
  "progress_bar": [
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      "end": "F",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "position": 1
    },
    {
      "end": "F",
      "label": "Under Consideration",
      "position": 2
    }
  ],
  "special_type": "",
  "bill_category": "Public Utilities",
  "allow_testimony": "F",
  "amendment_files": [
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      "date": "02/19/2026 04:33:03 PM",
      "vote": "Passed*",
      "chamber": "House",
      "hearing": "HOU Business Affairs & Labor",
      "url_html": "https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/F4735AAD798079C087258DA2006D5B14/HB1043_L_001.html",
      "amendment": "L.001"
    }
  ],
  "full_bill_topic": "Transportation Network Company Discriminatory Practices",
  "long_bill_files": [],
  "GHG_report_files": [],
  "preamended_files": [],
  "bill_sub_category": "Transportation Network Companies",
  "fiscal_note_files": [
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      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/4B5599E4D9E0163787258D2D004E4A5D/$File/HB1043_00.pdf",
      "date": "02/17/2026",
      "label": "FN1",
      "url_html": "",
      "lastModified": "02/17/2026 09:50:10 AM",
      "label_detailed": "Initial Fiscal Note"
    }
  ],
  "is_budget_package": "No",
  "session_laws_files": "",
  "summarized_history": [
    {
      "date": "02/19/2026",
      "action": "House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Finance",
      "location": "House"
    },
    {
      "date": "01/14/2026",
      "action": "Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor",
      "location": "House"
    }
  ],
  "research_note_files": [],
  "bill_sub_sub_category": "Other",
  "committee_report_files": [],
  "demographic_note_files": [],
  "updated_bill_summary_files": [],
  "budget_staff_analysis_files": [],
  "first_chamber_third_reading_date": "",
  "second_chamber_third_reading_date": ""
}

Raw Response

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