Colorado House Bill 1421

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-2)
Status: Passed on June 4 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-04 - Governor Signed
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Concerning prohibiting certain compensation arrangements in the legal profession, and, in connection therewith, creating the "Colorado Legal Practice Integrity and Fee-sharing Prohibition Act".

Fee Sharing with Nonlawyers in Legal Practice

Rep. Jarvis Caldwell [R]	Rep. Javier Mabrey [D]	Sen. Lindsey Daugherty [D]	Sen. Lisa Frizell [R]
Rep. Jennifer Bacon [D]	Rep. Kyle Brown [D]	Rep. Michael Carter [D]	Rep. Monica Duran [D]
Rep. Lorena Garcia [D]	Rep. Eliza Hamrick [D]	Rep. Jamie Jackson [D]	Rep. Junie Joseph [D]
Rep. Sheila Lieder [D]	Rep. Mandy Lindsay [D]	Rep. Julie McCluskie [D]	Rep. Karen McCormick [D]
Rep. Kenny Nguyen [D]	Rep. Manny Rutinel [D]	Rep. Emily Sirota [D]	Rep. Brianna Titone [D]
Rep. Jenny Willford [D]	Rep. Yara Zokaie [D]	Sen. Judith Amabile [D]	Sen. Adrienne Benavidez [D]
Sen. James Coleman [D]	Sen. Cathy Kipp [D]	Sen. Marc Snyder [D]

2026-05-12 - House - House: Senate Amendments Repass (Y: 53 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-12 - House - House: Senate Amendments Concur (Y: 59 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-11 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading Bill (Y: 33 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment B) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment A) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Refer House Bill 26-1421, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-01 - House - House: Third Reading Bill (Y: 51 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment J). (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment I). (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment H). (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment G). (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Judiciary: Refer House Bill 26-1421, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-04		Governor Signed
2026-06-03		Sent to the Governor
2026-06-03	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2026-06-03	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
2026-05-12	House	House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-05-11	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-08	Senate	Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-05-06	Senate	Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-05-04	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
2026-05-01	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-30	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-04-29	House	House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-04-21	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1421
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114991/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115523/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115579/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116178/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116306/download
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117042/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19703/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19702/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19701/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19706/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19705/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19704/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/19713/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/20009/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/20008/download
Amendment	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_amendments/20132/download
Supplement	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115260/download
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30630/votes/45032
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_votes/29504
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30630/votes/45174
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30630/votes/45175
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30630/votes/45176
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30630/votes/45177
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30630/votes/45178
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30630/votes/45179
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30806/votes/45337
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30806/votes/45461
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/30806/votes/45462
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_votes/29842
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_votes/29938
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_votes/29942