Colorado House Bill 1236
Session 2026A
Arbitration Reform
Active
Passed Senate on May 13, 2026
Sponsors
4 Sponsors
J. Mabrey
Y. Zokaie
M. Ball
N. Hinrichsen
First Action
Feb 18, 2026
Latest Action
May 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1236
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
J. Mabrey
grade
Sponsor
M. Ball
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Sponsor
N. Hinrichsen
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Sponsor
Y. Zokaie
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Sponsor
A. Benavidez
Cosponsor
C. Kipp
Cosponsor
E. Sirota
Cosponsor
J. Bacon
Cosponsor
J. Coleman
Cosponsor
J. Joseph
Cosponsor
K. Brown
Cosponsor
K. Nguyen
Cosponsor
M. Lindsay
Cosponsor
S. Lieder
Cosponsor
Motion Text
BILL
House Roll Call Votes
Amabile
No
Baisley
No
Ball
Yes
Benavidez
Yes
Bridges
Yes
Bright
No
Carson
No
Catlin
No
Coleman
Yes
Cutter
Yes
Danielson
Yes
Daugherty
No
Exum
Yes
Frizell
No
Gonzales J.
Yes
Hinrichsen
Yes
Jodeh
Yes
Kipp
Yes
Kirkmeyer
No
Kolker
Yes
Lindstedt
No
Liston
No
Marchman
Yes
Mullica
No
Pelton B.
No
Pelton R.
No
President
Yes
Rich
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Simpson
No
Snyder
No
Sullivan
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Weissman
Yes
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.)
Committee Report for Judiciary on 05/06/2026
Committee Report for Judiciary on 04/22/2026
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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
CO Legislature
Record Created
Feb 19, 2026 4:12:13 PM
Record Updated
May 14, 2026 2:13:42 AM