Colorado 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 D cosponsors

SB 91 — Exclusion of Newspaper Deliverers as Employees

Last action — House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Postpone Indefinitely

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 10, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

In current law , the 'Colorado Employment Security Act' excludes services performed by certain individuals engaged in the trade or business of delivering or distributing newspapers or shopping news from the definition of 'employment' . The bill adds the same exclusion to the 'Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado', the 'Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act', and provisions concerning wages repeals that exclusion and adds clarifying language regarding how the independent contractor test should be applied to determine whether such individuals are employees. The bill adds the same clarifying language to the provisions concerning wages.(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.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

22 added · 18 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to SB 91 clarify that individuals who deliver or distribute newspapers and shopping news are no longer classified as "employees" under the Colorado Employment Security Act. This change is significant because it impacts the benefits and protections these workers receive, potentially affecting their eligibility for unemployment compensation. By explicitly excluding this group from the employee definition, the bill aims to address specific labor market dynamics related to these types of jobs.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
26-0727.01 Renee Leone x2695 SENATE BILL 26-091 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Snyder and Cutter, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Soper, Senate Committees House Committees Business, Labor, & Technology Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING ADDING THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PRINTED NEWS DELIVERERS FROM THE DEFINITION OF " EMPLOYEE " IN THE "C OLORADO EMPLOYMENT S ECURITY ACT " TO OTHER STATE LABOR LAWS .
26-0727.01 Renee Leone x2695 SENATE BILL 26-091 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Snyder and Cutter, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Soper, Senate Committees House Committees Business, Labor, & Technology Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING ADDING THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PRINTED NEWS DELIVERERS FROM THE DEFINITION OF " EMPLOYEE " IN THE "C OLORADO E MPLOYMENT S ECURITY ACT " TO OTHER STATE LABOR LAWS .
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Action History

  1. House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Postpone Indefinitely

  2. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  3. Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

  4. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  5. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  6. Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations

  7. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Postpone Senate Bill 26-091 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.

Passed 7 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0500
Democrat 7100
Total 7600
% of votes cast 54%46%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Gretchen Rydin Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Nay
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sean Camacho Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
Chris Richardson Republican Nay
Larry Don Suckla Republican Nay
Max Brooks Republican Nay
Rebecca Keltie Republican Nay
Ryan Gonzalez Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Refer Senate Bill 26-091 to the Committee on Appropriations.

Failed 6 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Democrat 1700
Total 6700
% of votes cast 46%54%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bob Marshall Democrat Nay
Gretchen Rydin Democrat Nay
Javier Mabrey Democrat Nay
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Nay
Sean Camacho Democrat Nay
Sheila Lieder Democrat Nay
Tisha Mauro Democrat Nay
Chris Richardson Republican Yea
Larry Don Suckla Republican Yea
Max Brooks Republican Yea
Rebecca Keltie Republican Yea
Ryan Gonzalez Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 91 do?
In current law , the 'Colorado Employment Security Act' excludes services performed by certain individuals engaged in the trade or business of delivering or distributing newspapers or shopping news from the definition of 'employment' . The bill adds the same exclusion to the 'Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado', the 'Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act', and provisions concerning wages repeals that exclusion and adds clarifying language regarding how the independent contractor test should be applied to determine whether such individuals are employees. The bill adds the same clarifying language to the provisions concerning wages.(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.)
Who sponsors SB 91?
SB 91 is sponsored by M. Soper, Marc Snyder (Democrat), and Lisa Cutter (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 91?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 10, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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