Archive #41045

Metadata

Bill Number: SB26-087
HTTP Status: 200
Valid JSON: Valid
Archived At: 2026-03-09 11:12:03 MDT
Created At: 2026-03-09 11:12:03 MDT

Parsed JSON

{
  "votes": [],
  "active": "T",
  "origin": "Senate",
  "lls_num": "26-0137",
  "session": "2026A",
  "subject": [
    "Labor & Employment"
  ],
  "bill_num": "SB26-087",
  "sponsors": [
    {
      "id": "KW001",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Katie Wallace",
      "last_name": "Wallace",
      "first_name": "Katie",
      "sponsor_order": "1"
    }
  ],
  "bill_files": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/B7B77E18DA39726387258D04005EE483/$File/087_01.pdf",
      "date": "02/10/2026",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "url_html": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/B7B77E18DA39726387258D04005EE483/$File/087_01.html",
      "lastModified": "02/10/2026 11:51:09 AM"
    }
  ],
  "committees": [
    {
      "id": "S_SA_2026A",
      "name": "State, Veterans, & Military Affairs",
      "chamber": "Senate"
    }
  ],
  "long_title": "Concerning authorizing legislative leave from employment during a legislative session for certain members of the general assembly.",
  "bill_status": "Senate Second Reading",
  "short_title": "Create Leg Leave Job Protection for GA Members",
  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p>The bill authorizes legislative leave and job protection for qualified members of the general assembly (qualified members) who are engaged in employment outside of their duties related to the general assembly. More specifically, the bill states that:</p><ul><li>A qualified member can take a leave of absence from their outside employment during regular and special legislative sessions;<li>A qualified member's outside employer has discretion to grant legislative leave as paid, unpaid, or partially paid;<li>A qualified member's outside employer cannot terminate the qualified member's outside employment on the basis that the qualified member requests or takes legislative leave; and<li>When a qualified member returns to their outside employment following legislative leave, the qualified member is entitled to be restored to the same or an equivalent employment position.<i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>",
  "progress_bar": [
    {
      "end": "F",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "position": 1
    },
    {
      "end": "F",
      "label": "Under Consideration",
      "position": 2
    }
  ],
  "special_type": "",
  "bill_category": "Labor & Industry",
  "allow_testimony": "F",
  "amendment_files": [],
  "full_bill_topic": "Create Legislative Leave Job Protection for General Assembly Members",
  "long_bill_files": [],
  "GHG_report_files": [],
  "preamended_files": [],
  "bill_sub_category": "Labor Relations",
  "fiscal_note_files": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/B7B77E18DA39726387258D04005EE483/$File/SB087_00.pdf",
      "date": "02/26/2026",
      "label": "FN1",
      "url_html": "",
      "lastModified": "02/26/2026 09:20:55 AM",
      "label_detailed": "Initial Fiscal Note"
    }
  ],
  "is_budget_package": "No",
  "session_laws_files": "",
  "summarized_history": [
    {
      "date": "03/09/2026",
      "action": "Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/10/2026 - No Amendments",
      "location": "Senate"
    },
    {
      "date": "03/06/2026",
      "action": "Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/09/2026 - No Amendments",
      "location": "Senate"
    },
    {
      "date": "03/03/2026",
      "action": "Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole",
      "location": "Senate"
    },
    {
      "date": "02/10/2026",
      "action": "Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs",
      "location": "Senate"
    }
  ],
  "research_note_files": [],
  "bill_sub_sub_category": "Other",
  "committee_report_files": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/B7B77E18DA39726387258D04005EE483/$File/SB087_S_SA_001.pdf",
      "date": "03/03/2026",
      "label": "S_SA_2026A",
      "url_html": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/B7B77E18DA39726387258D04005EE483/$File/SB087_S_SA_001.html",
      "lastModified": "03/04/2026 10:30:23 AM"
    }
  ],
  "demographic_note_files": [],
  "updated_bill_summary_files": [],
  "budget_staff_analysis_files": [],
  "first_chamber_third_reading_date": "",
  "second_chamber_third_reading_date": ""
}

Raw Response

{"bill_num":"SB26-087","lls_num":"26-0137","origin":"Senate","short_title":"Create Leg Leave Job Protection for GA Members","full_bill_topic":"Create Legislative Leave Job Protection for General Assembly Members","long_title":"Concerning authorizing legislative leave from employment during a legislative session for certain members of the general assembly.","special_type":"","bill_category":"Labor & Industry","bill_sub_category":"Labor Relations","bill_sub_sub_category":"Other","is_budget_package":"No","subject":["Labor & Employment"],"bill_status":"Senate Second Reading","sponsors":[{"id":"KW001","title":"Senator","first_name":"Katie","last_name":"Wallace","full_name":"Katie Wallace","s_type":"Prime Sponsor","chamber":"Senate","sponsor_order":"1"}],"committees":[{"id":"S_SA_2026A","chamber":"Senate","name":"State, Veterans, & Military Affairs"}],"first_chamber_third_reading_date":"","second_chamber_third_reading_date":"","summarized_history":[{"date":"03/09/2026","location":"Senate","action":"Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/10/2026 - No Amendments"},{"date":"03/06/2026","location":"Senate","action":"Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/09/2026 - No Amendments"},{"date":"03/03/2026","location":"Senate","action":"Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole"},{"date":"02/10/2026","location":"Senate","action":"Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs"}],"progress_bar":[{"position":1,"label":"Introduced","end":"F"},{"position":2,"label":"Under Consideration","end":"F"}],"active":"T","session":"2026A","allow_testimony":"F","long_bill_files":[],"bill_files":[{"date":"02/10/2026","lastModified":"02/10/2026 11:51:09 AM","label":"Introduced","url":"https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/B7B77E18DA39726387258D04005EE483/$File/087_01.pdf","url_html":"https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/B7B77E18DA39726387258D04005EE483/$File/087_01.html"}],"fiscal_note_files":[{"date":"02/26/2026","lastModified":"02/26/2026 09:20:55 AM","label":"FN1","label_detailed":"Initial Fiscal Note","url":"https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/B7B77E18DA39726387258D04005EE483/$File/SB087_00.pdf","url_html":""}],"research_note_files":[],"budget_staff_analysis_files":[], "preamended_files":[],"committee_report_files":[{"date":"03/03/2026","lastModified":"03/04/2026 10:30:23 AM","label":"S_SA_2026A","url":"https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/B7B77E18DA39726387258D04005EE483/$File/SB087_S_SA_001.pdf","url_html":"https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/B7B77E18DA39726387258D04005EE483/$File/SB087_S_SA_001.html"}],"updated_bill_summary_files":[],"demographic_note_files":[],"GHG_report_files":[],"bill_summary":"<html><body><p>The bill authorizes legislative leave and job protection for qualified members of the general assembly (qualified members) who are engaged in employment outside of their duties related to the general assembly. More specifically, the bill states that:</p><ul><li>A qualified member can take a leave of absence from their outside employment during regular and special legislative sessions;<li>A qualified member's outside employer has discretion to grant legislative leave as paid, unpaid, or partially paid;<li>A qualified member's outside employer cannot terminate the qualified member's outside employment on the basis that the qualified member requests or takes legislative leave; and<li>When a qualified member returns to their outside employment following legislative leave, the qualified member is entitled to be restored to the same or an equivalent employment position.<i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>","amendment_files":[],"session_laws_files":"","votes":[]}