# Colorado HB26-1265: Law Enforcement National Electronic Tracing System & Share Program

Colorado HB26-1265, Law Enforcement National Electronic Tracing System & Share Program, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chad Clifford (Democratic), Katie Wallace (Democratic), Manny Rutinel (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-01 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado HB26-1265
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Law Enforcement National Electronic Tracing System & Share Program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-19
- Last action: 2026-06-01, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Chad Clifford (Democratic), Katie Wallace (Democratic), Manny Rutinel (Democratic), William Lindstedt (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (72 yes, 40 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Colorado police must share firearm tracing data: benefit, low. By September 1, 2026, covered Colorado law enforcement agencies must register with the federal National Electronic Tracing System and join its shared-data feature. Covered agencies have original authority to investigate firearm crimes, including local police, sheriffs, campus police, town marshals,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez
- Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 12 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1265 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 3 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 39 | 23 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1265, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 3 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-06-01: Governor Signed (House)
- 2026-05-29: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2026-05-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-05-29: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2026-04-14: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/13/2026 - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-06: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House)
- 2026-03-05: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-02: House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2026-02-19: Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113002/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116785/download)
- House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112839/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112341/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113035/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114552/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114500/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116990/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/113002/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116785/download)
- [House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112839/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112341/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113035/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114552/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114500/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116990/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1265-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).
