Non-Employment Educational Opportunities Background Check Information
Concerning information collected for a background check by entities that provide non-employment-based educational opportunities.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Naquetta Ricks (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Junie Joseph (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Mike Weissman (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Adrienne Benavidez (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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The act requires an entity that requires an individual to provide a social security number for a background check for a non-employment-based educational opportunity to accept an individual's taxpayer identification number in lieu of a social security number, including in clinical educational experiences for health-related academic programs, subject to certain exceptions. A licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or a state institution of higher education or local district college that offers a non-employment-based educational opportunity that involves work with a vulnerable population, shall accept either an applicant's taxpayer identification number or a fingerprint-based background check in lieu of a social security number. An applicant for a non-employment-based educational opportunity that involves work with a vulnerable population at a licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or a state institution of higher education or local district college, is permitted to have their fingerprints taken by a local law enforcement agency or an entity approved by the Colorado bureau of investigation for taking fingerprints for the purpose of a background check. A licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or state institution of higher education or local district college, must determine who pays the fee for the fingerprint-based background check. The attorney general is authorized to bring a civil action to enforce the provisions of the act. An entity that violates this act is subject to a civil penalty of $2,000 for the first violation and $5,000 for each subsequent violation. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/04/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs |
| 02/26/2026 | House | House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 04/21/2026 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/21/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/22/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/24/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education |
| 04/29/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 05/01/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/04/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 06/02/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 06/02/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 06/02/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 06/03/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/29/2026 — Senate Education: “Refer House Bill 26-1143 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 4–3.
- 04/21/2026 — House Appropriations: “Refer House Bill 26-1143, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 7–2.
- 02/26/2026 — House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs: “Refer House Bill 26-1143 to the Committee on Appropriations.” — the motion passed on a vote of 8–3.
Proposed amendments (4 proposed amendments)
| Amendment | Committee / floor hearing | Offered | Disposition | Official document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.003 | Committee amendment — Appropriations (House) | 04/21/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.006 Sponsor: Representative Richardson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/21/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.008 Sponsor: Representative Taggart | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/21/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| H.002 | Floor amendment — Committee of the Whole (House) | 04/21/2026 | Lost | View official document |
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 06/03/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 06/01/2026
- Rerevised version (official PDF), 05/04/2026
- Revised version (official PDF), 05/01/2026
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 04/22/2026
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 04/21/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 02/04/2026
Official record
View HB26-1143 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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