Advocacy Report

AGC Leads Opposition to State OSHA & Extreme Temp Bills

AGC continues the fight against a bill to establish a state version of OSHA with new enforcement rules and fines - HB26-1054 Protections for Worker Safety. AGC is OPPOSED to this bill and is collecting a growing group of business organizations to stop it on an opposition Fact Sheet. Watch for an email to your inbox next week where you can email members of the House Business and Labor Committee asking them to oppose the bill. If you want to testify (in-person or by zoom) contact Nicole at the AGC office for instructions on how to register to testify on HC26-1054.

 

A new draft of last year’s Extreme Temperatures bill is now being circulated at the Capitol and will be introduced soon. AGC took the lead in stopping this bill in it’s first committee last year and is evaluating the new draft now.

 

AGC Works with Coalition to Bring Data Centers & Other Large Energy Load Developments to Colorado and Slow Effort by State to Accelerate Clean Energy Plan from 2050 to 2040

AGC is a founding member of both the Energy Crossroads Coalition and the DataGrid Coalition and this week HB26-1030 Data Center & Utility Modernization has been introduced in the 2026 legislative session. AGC is now in an Amend position on HB26-1030 as labor groups have asked for new language in the bill and AGC is evaluating that language, as well as language being requested by utilities. AGC is also working with the Energy Crossroads Coalition to slow the effort to accelerate the state’s clean energy plan from 2050 to 2040 or sooner, as the infrastructure does not exist to accelerate the delivery of electricity to the front range. AGC is in a small delegation meeting with bill sponsors and the Colorado Energy Office next week to explain why the overall effort needs to slow down. Watch for progress as the session progresses and to get more involved in the DataGrid Coalition and help the bill pass contact Jeff Barratt or Michael Gifford at the AGC office.

 

AGC Meets with C3 to Coordinate Response to Large Batch of Anti-Business Bills

AGC is a top-level investor in the Colorado Competitive Council (C3) and Advocacy Director Michael Gifford and Lobbyist Amy Attwood met with C3 to address many of those bills. Here are some highlights:

 

HB26-1091 Homeowner’s Insurance Data Privacy Protections Oppose – The bill would prohibit an insurance company from declining to insure a home because of the loss history of the property or the owner.

HB26-1099 Protect Financial Condition of Homeowners Associations Oppose – This bill requires developers of new condos/HOA’s to fund 1.5% to the HOA reserve fund at turnover.

HB26-1101 Criminal Offenses Related to Critical Infrastructure Metals Amend – C3 is proposing an amendment to include the construction industry in the protection afforded in the bill. Thank you C3!

 

AGC & BuildingJobs4Colorado Coalition Host State Legislative Reception on Feb 12

AGC & BJ4C held their annual state legislative reception on Feb 12, 2026. Over 100+ industry members and legislators attended the event. AGC is a Board Member of the BuildingJobs4Colorado Coalition and AGC Advocacy Director Michael Gifford serves as chair of the coalition. Members include 14 construction & design organizations.

 

AGC Legislative Committee to Meet Feb 17 to Review Next Batch of 2026 Legislative Session Bills

AGC Legislative Committee members will meet on Feb 17 to review the next batch of bills in the 2026 legislative session.  There are 50+ members of the AGC Legislative Committee and all member firms are eligible to have a representative on the committee. To check it out or join the committee email Nicole at the AGC office at nicole@agccolorado.org.

 

2026 AGC Bill Tracker

AGC is once again providing the AGC Bill Tracker for members to follow along with AGC positions and action on bills affecting the construction industry. You can access the bill tracker through the AGC Website at www.agccolorado.org/advocacy or access it from the button at the top of this weekly AGC Advocacy Report. The same link works all session so you can also bookmark it on your computer for easy access!