Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1236
Session 2026A
Arbitration Reform
Active
Active
Passed Senate on May 13, 2026
Sponsors
Unknown
J. Mabrey
Unknown
Y. Zokaie
Unknown
M. Ball
Unknown
N. Hinrichsen
First Action
Feb 18, 2026
Latest Action
May 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1236
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
J. Mabrey
Sponsor
Unknown
M. Ball
Sponsor
Unknown
N. Hinrichsen
Sponsor
Unknown
Y. Zokaie
Sponsor
Unknown
A. Benavidez
Cosponsor
Unknown
C. Kipp
Cosponsor
Unknown
E. Sirota
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Bacon
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Coleman
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Joseph
Cosponsor
Unknown
K. Brown
Cosponsor
Unknown
K. Nguyen
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Lindsay
Cosponsor
Unknown
S. Lieder
Cosponsor
House Votes (7)
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
BILL
House Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Amabile
No
Unknown
Baisley
No
Unknown
Ball
Yes
Unknown
Benavidez
Yes
Unknown
Bridges
Yes
Unknown
Bright
No
Unknown
Carson
No
Unknown
Catlin
No
Unknown
Coleman
Yes
Unknown
Cutter
Yes
Unknown
Danielson
Yes
Unknown
Daugherty
No
Unknown
Exum
Yes
Unknown
Frizell
No
Unknown
Gonzales J.
Yes
Unknown
Hinrichsen
Yes
Unknown
Jodeh
Yes
Unknown
Kipp
Yes
Unknown
Kirkmeyer
No
Unknown
Kolker
Yes
Unknown
Lindstedt
No
Unknown
Liston
No
Unknown
Marchman
Yes
Unknown
Mullica
No
Unknown
Pelton B.
No
Unknown
Pelton R.
No
Unknown
President
Yes
Unknown
Rich
Yes
Unknown
Roberts
Yes
Unknown
Rodriguez
Yes
Unknown
Simpson
No
Unknown
Snyder
No
Unknown
Sullivan
Yes
Unknown
Wallace
Yes
Unknown
Weissman
Yes
Unknown
Zamora Wilson
No
Summary
The bill:      Prohibits a provision in an arbitration agreement that waives a party's ability to participate in a representative action except as preempted by federal law and disallows the waiver of this prohibition;Prohibits a provision in an arbitration agreement that requires an employee to an employer and employee contract or a consumer to a merchant and consumer contract to pay fees that substantially exceed the costs required to file a claim in state or federal court, except as preempted by federal law, and disallows the waiver of this prohibition;Prohibits an individual from serving as an arbitrator if the individual has a rule, policy, procedure, or demonstrated pattern of conduct that discriminates or prevents, or has the effect of discriminating or preventing, a certain party or type of party from asserting their rights or prevailing in arbitration or that discriminates against an attorney; andRequires an employer or merchant a party to fully comply with requirements of a record of an award, within 30 90 days after the date of the record of an award, or be liable for additional damages caused by their failure to comply.     Under current law, exemplary damages are prohibited in arbitration proceedings. The bill repeals this prohibition.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Actions (13)
05/13/2026
House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/08/2026
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/13/2026
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/12/2026
Senate
Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
05/11/2026
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
05/08/2026
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/11/2026 - No Amendments
05/06/2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/30/2026
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
04/28/2026
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/27/2026
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/22/2026
House
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/07/2026
House
House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
02/18/2026
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Sources
Record Created
Feb 19, 2026 4:12:13 PM
Record Updated
May 14, 2026 2:13:42 AM