HB 20-1326 Summary: Red Tape Reduction Act

• Creates occupational credential portability program allowing Colorado regulators to issue licenses, certifications, or registrations by endorsement, reciprocity, or transfer to qualified out-of-state professionals with substantially equivalent credentials

• Establishes presumption that skilled professionals licensed in good standing in another state or U.S. territory are entitled to Colorado credentials unless regulator demonstrates specific reasons to withhold them by preponderance of evidence

• Implements military spouse provision effective January 1, 2021, providing three-year temporary licenses for spouses of active-duty military personnel stationed in Colorado, with application fees waived

• Exempts 11 specific occupations from portability program including electricians, plumbers, combative sports, private investigators, and surgical assistants

• Applies program framework across 45+ Colorado professional licensing statutes for engineers, architects, nurses, dentists, physical therapists, physicians, psychologists, and other regulated occupations