Colorado Senate Bill 79
Session 2026A
Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 4, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
M. Snyder
C. Espenoza
First Action
Feb 4, 2026
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
79
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
C. Espenoza
grade
Sponsor
M. Snyder
grade
Sponsor
checkPassed on February 26, 2026
Motion Text
Postpone Senate Bill 26-079 indefinitely.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws. The bill enacts the "Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act". An assignment is a transfer by a person (assignor) of all of the person's assets to another person (assignee) for the benefit of the assignor's creditors (assignment). The bill prohibits certain persons from serving as an assignee, including creditors, affiliates, or insiders of the assignor, and creates requirements for an assignment agreement. The bill establishes specific duties for the parties to an assignment, including:The assignor must preserve and turn over assets, provide information necessary to administer the assignment estate, and verify a list of all known creditors and assets under penalty of perjury;The assignee has a fiduciary duty to the assignment estate and must manage the assignment estate in good faith to maximize distributions and wind up the assignment in a timely manner; andThe assignee shall notify known creditors of the assignment, maintain a separate deposit account for money, collect on or dispose of assets, and provide financial summaries to creditors at least every 6 months. The assignee is authorized to perform specific acts in furtherance of the assignee's duties, including operating the assignor's business, incurring debt, settling claims, and avoiding certain transfers that a creditor could have avoided under other law. The assignee may allow or dispute a creditor's claim against the assignment estate as specified in the bill. The priority of distributions from the assignment estate is specified in the bill. The assignor and assignee are not personally liable for each other's acts. However, an assignee is personally liable for a breach of fiduciary duty. A court may remove an assignee for cause or if removal best serves the interests of the creditors. The assignee is discharged from the assignee's duties upon sending a final accounting and distributing all assets.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Committee Report for Business, Labor, & Technology on 02/26/2026
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02/26/2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Postpone Indefinitely
02/04/2026
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
Sources
CO Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Feb 5, 2026 12:52:49 PM
Record Updated
Feb 28, 2026 1:07:26 AM