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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 101: Local Government Landfill Methane Emission Reduction Regulations

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 101 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on February 11, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Government Landfill Methane Emission Reduction Regulations. Primary sponsor: Chris Richardson (Republican), Meghan Lukens (Democratic), Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Byron Pelton (Republican). It lists 32 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2026): Governor Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act:Allows the department of public health and environment (department) to expend money from the community impact cash fund to provide grants for municipal solid waste landfill methane emission reduction projects;Requires the environmental justice advisory board to prioritize a grant request from a local government that owns or operates a municipal solid waste landfill over a grant request from a private entity that owns or operates a municipal solid waste landfill;Requires an entity that receives money from the department to use the money as supplemental funding only; andAmends the definition of 'disproportionately impacted community'.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 21 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RichardsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Meghan LukensPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Dylan RobertsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Byron PeltonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Matt BallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Carlos BarronCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Adrienne BenavidezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Andy BoeseneckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jarvis CaldwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Marc CatlinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
James ColemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Regina EnglishCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Ava FlanellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Meg FroelichCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Eliza HamrickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Jamie JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Iman JodehCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Dusty JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Rebecca KeltieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Barbara KirkmeyerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Julie McCluskieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Karen McCormickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Kenny NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Naquetta RicksCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
M. RutinelCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Gretchen RydinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Cleave SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Lesley SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Marc SnyderCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Matt SoperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Katie StewartCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Elizabeth VelascoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Ron WeinbergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Ty WinterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Dan WoogCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate
  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  7. House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
  10. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
  11. Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2026 - No Amendments
  12. Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source