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HB 1245 CO
Introduced

Theft by Contractor

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 18, 2026

Latest action (Apr 21, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

Summary

The bill specifies that a person commits theft when the person knowingly uses an advance payment for a construction project for an unrelated purpose that results in the delay, end, abandonment, or material nonperformance of the construction project.The bill requires that before a contractor can take an advance payment from a customer, a contractor shall provide the customer with a written disclosure identifying the intended use of the advance payment, the anticipated timing of expenses identified in the disclosure, and the project's anticipated start date.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Sponsors (3)

Action history (7)

  1. Apr 21, 2026 House Third Reading Lost - No Amendments · lower
  2. Apr 20, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  3. Apr 17, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
  4. Apr 15, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  5. Mar 6, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  6. Mar 4, 2026 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  7. Feb 18, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor · lower
Subjects
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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