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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 175: Adjust Experience Modification Factor in Workers' Compensation

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 175 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on April 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Adjust Experience Modification Factor in Workers' Compensation. Primary sponsor: Chris Richardson (Republican), Tisha Mauro (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic), Marc Catlin (Republican). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 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 creates a process for employers and licensed insurance producers to update an employer's experience modification factor when:An open claim is reported by an insurance carrier to the rating bureau with a higher open claim amount than the amount after the claim was closed; andThe lower claim amount would reduce an employer's experience modification factor at least .05 compared to the previously released experience modification factor or from above 1.0 to 1.0 or below.     The employer must notify the insurance carrier between the time the claim is reported to a rating bureau and 31 days after the employer's rating effective date. The insurance carrier is required to credit the employer for a premium change resulting from the revised experience modification factor.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RichardsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Tisha MauroPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Marc SnyderPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Marc CatlinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Carlos BarronCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Adrienne BenavidezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Jarvis CaldwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
James ColemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Tony ExumCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Ava FlanellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Ryan GonzalezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Rebecca KeltieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Larry ListonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Rod PeltonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Robert RodriguezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32

“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 President of the Senate
  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  4. Sent to the Governor
  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  7. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  8. House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  9. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  10. Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
  11. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  12. Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar 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