SB 91

Colorado Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: passed_upper. Latest action: May 6, 2026.

Exclusion of Newspaper Deliverers as Employees.

Bill ID CO-2026-SB-91
Session 2026
Status passed_upper
Committee Business, Labor, & Technology; Appropriations; Business Affairs & Labor
Senate passed_upper 2026-05-06
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.)

Sponsor
Marc Snyder
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-10 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-29 Status passed_upper
2026-05-06 Latest Action House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Postpone Indefinitely
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