Overtime Threshold for Agricultural Employees
Concerning the establishment of a threshold of fifty-six hours in a workweek for when an agricultural employer is required to pay overtime to an agricultural employee.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Robert Rodriguez (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Cleave Simpson (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Matthew Martinez (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Ty Winter (House) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
Official text — shown in English exactly as published by the official source. The official text controls.
Beginning January 1, 2027, the act requires an agricultural employer to pay certain agricultural employees overtime pay for time worked in excess of 56 hours in a workweek. The act also increases penalties for an agricultural employer who commits wage theft and repeals the authority of the director of the division of labor standards and statistics to adopt rules concerning overtime pay for agricultural employees. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/24/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology |
| 03/19/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/24/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 03/25/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/25/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources |
| 04/06/2026 | House | House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/09/2026 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/15/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 04/16/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/17/2026 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 04/17/2026 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Reconsider |
| 04/17/2026 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Pass |
| 04/27/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 04/27/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 04/27/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/04/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/06/2026 — House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources: “Refer Senate Bill 26-121 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 10–3.
- 03/19/2026 — Senate Business, Labor, & Technology: “Adopt amendment L.002” — the motion passed on a vote of 3–2.
- 03/19/2026 — Senate Business, Labor, & Technology: “Adopt amendment L.003” — the motion passed on a vote of 3–2.
- 03/19/2026 — Senate Business, Labor, & Technology: “Refer Senate Bill 26-121, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 3–2.
Proposed amendments (51 proposed amendments)
| Amendment | Committee / floor hearing | Offered | Disposition | Official document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.002 | Committee amendment — Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate) | 03/19/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.003 | Committee amendment — Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate) | 03/19/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.006 Sponsor: Senator Rodriguez | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.024 Sponsor: Senator Rodriguez | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.007 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.013 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.009 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.012 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.010 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.011 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.014 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.018 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.019 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.008 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.015 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.016 Sponsor: Senator Danielson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| S.001 | Floor amendment — Committee of the Whole (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| S.003 | Floor amendment — Committee of the Whole (Senate) | 03/24/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.047 Sponsor: Representatives Martinez and Winter | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.032 Sponsor: Representative Velasco | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.064 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.065 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.063 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.066 Sponsor: Representative Garcia | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.062 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.031 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.041 Sponsor: Representative Velasco | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.045 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.037 Sponsor: Representative Garcia | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.043 Sponsor: Representative Zokaie | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.044 Sponsor: Representative Zokaie | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.042 Sponsor: Representative Zokaie | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.035 Sponsor: Representative Garcia | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.049 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.056 Sponsor: Representative Velasco | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.029 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.040 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.057 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.058 Sponsor: Representative Story | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.059 Sponsor: Representative Lindsay | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.053 Sponsor: Representative Velasco | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.048 Sponsor: Representative Velasco | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.038 Sponsor: Representative Garcia | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.052 Sponsor: Representative Lindsay | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.039 Sponsor: Representative Garcia | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.034 Sponsor: Representative Velasco | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| H.001 | Floor amendment — Committee of the Whole | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| H.002 | Floor amendment — Committee of the Whole | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| H.008 | Floor amendment — Committee of the Whole | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| H.005 | Floor amendment — Committee of the Whole | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| H.007 | Floor amendment — Committee of the Whole | 04/15/2026 | Lost | View official document |
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 05/05/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 04/22/2026
- Rerevised version (official PDF), 04/16/2026
- Revised version (official PDF), 04/15/2026
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 03/25/2026
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 03/24/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 02/24/2026
Official record
View SB26-121 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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