# Colorado HB26-1024: Raising Age of Voluntary Relinquishment of Child Colorado HB26-1024, Raising Age of Voluntary Relinquishment of Child, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Lisa Frizell (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-04-27 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1024-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1024 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Raising Age of Voluntary Relinquishment of Child - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-27, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Lisa Frizell (Republican), Rebecca Keltie (Republican) - Cosponsors: 31 - Subjects: Children & Domestic Matters - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (118 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents get longer to surrender infants: benefit, medium. Colorado extends safe surrender from 72 hours to 30 days old or younger. Parents must hand the child to a firefighter at a fire station or qualifying hospital or community clinic emergency-center staff. The receiving worker must take temporary physical custody without a court order. Parents gain a… - Schools teach updated infant surrender rules: benefit, low. Colorado schools offering human sexuality instruction must make it comprehensive and include age-appropriate information about safe surrender. The information covers surrender to a firefighter at a fire station or qualifying hospital or community clinic emergency-center staff. It explains the expan… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ava Flanell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brandi Bradley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Carlos Barron (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Richardson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ken DeGraaf (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Feret (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Garcia Sander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Larry Don Suckla (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Max Brooks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron Weinberg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Bottoms (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie Luck (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Slaugh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lynda Zamora Wilson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1024 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 65 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1024, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-04-27: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-04-16: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-16: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-01: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) - 2026-02-26: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-25: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2026-02-13: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-10: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-01-14: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112592/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114464/download) - House Health & Human Services Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111829/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110751/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112651/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113922/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113893/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115307/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112592/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114464/download) - [House Health & Human Services Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111829/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110751/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112651/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113922/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113893/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115307/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1024-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).