Committee advances technical fix to welder certification language and updates energy terminology

Mar 31, 2026

The State Affairs Committee moved House Bill 26‑1303 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation; the bill replaces an inapplicable welding exam reference and standardizes statutory language from 'oil and gas operations' to 'energy and carbon management operations.'

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Sponsor introduced House Bill 26‑1303 on the committee floor, saying the measure makes two technical revisions to Colorado statutes related to energy and carbon management. The sponsor said the bill replaces an inaccurate reference to the International Code Council F31 (a journeyman mechanical exam) with the appropriate terminology for the exam welders must pass to obtain certification for oil and gas process piping work.

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