SB 25-128
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
SB 25-128: AG WORKER SERVICE PROVIDERS ACCESS PRIVATE PROP
Prime Sponsors:
Sen. Pelton B.; Roberts
Rep. McCormick; Winter T.
Published for: Senate Ag. & Natural Resources
Drafting number: LLS 25-0746
Fiscal Analyst:
Josh Abram, 303-866-3561
josh.abram@coleg.gov
Version: Initial Fiscal Note
Date: February 10, 2025
Fiscal note status: The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill repeals current law deemed unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court.
Types of impacts. The bill is expected to impact the following areas on an ongoing basis:
Minimal State Workload
Appropriations. No appropriation is required.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
State Revenue $0 $0
State Expenditures $0 $0
Transferred Funds $0 $0
Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $0
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE
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February 10, 2025 SB 25-128
Summary of Legislation
The bill repeals certain agricultural worker key service provider access provisions adopted in
Senate Bill 21-087.
Background
Under current law, an employer may not interfere with an agricultural worker’s reasonable
access to key service providers. The law permits third parties to have access to an employer’s
private property to communicate with workers during periods of uncompensated time. In
June 2021, the United State Supreme Court ruled in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, 594 U.S. 139
(2021) that this access provision violates the fifth amendment takings clause of the
U.S. Constitution.
State Expenditure
The bill aligns state law with federal law. The relevant sections of SB 21-087 primarily impacted
the conduct of private actors; however, the Departments of Law, Labor, and Agriculture have a
role in enforcing the protections of rights for agricultural workers established in SB 21-087.
These include adopting rules, providing legal services, and investigation and enforcement of all
claims and appeals. Removing access to key service providers as one right of agricultural
workers will minimally decrease the amount of state workload in these departments; however,
no change in appropriations is required.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his
signature, and applies to conduct occurring on or after that date.
State and Local Government Contacts
Agriculture
Counties
Labor
Law
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit the General Assembly website.