# Colorado SB26-004: Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order Colorado SB26-004, Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jenny Willford (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Meg Froelich (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-004-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-004 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Jenny Willford (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Meg Froelich (Democratic), Tom Sullivan (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 39 - Subjects: Courts & Judicial - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (150 yes, 150 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More people can seek protection orders: benefit, medium. Colorado allows more educators, crisis workers, and institutions to seek temporary or continuing extreme risk protection orders and renewals. Educators must have had a direct professional relationship with the person named or their child within the previous six months. Eligible educators include te… - Good-faith petitioners get liability protections: benefit, low. The law protects people and organizations from liability under the protection-order law for good-faith actions or failures to act. This includes reporting, investigating, and filing or declining to file temporary or continuing protection-order petitions. Protection covers criminal, civil, and admin… - Police must request firearm search warrants: mixed, medium. Police seeking a temporary extreme risk protection order must also file a sworn statement requesting a search warrant. This applies when they have probable cause to believe the person named has firearms in their custody, control, or possession. The requested warrant covers searches for that person'… - Protection order cases can include minors: mixed, medium. Colorado's extreme risk protection order law expressly includes people under 18 who are named as respondents in petitions. This means the order process applies to cases involving those minors, not just adults. - Health records shared with court safeguards: mixed, low. Authorized community members and institutions can share protected health information needed to investigate and resolve a protection-order petition. They must make reasonable efforts to share only the minimum needed. Courts can obtain relevant records for good cause and issue protective orders limit… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-20 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 39 | 24 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.003) | fail | 22 | 40 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.002) | fail | 27 | 36 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 31 | 32 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-004 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 20 | 13 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-004, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 3 | 2 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-04-06: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-03-27: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-03-26: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-20: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-19: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (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 Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-04: Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (House) - 2026-02-03: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/02/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111125/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113718/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110642/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111164/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113560/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113494/download) - Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111001/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114181/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/111125/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113718/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110642/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111164/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113560/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113494/download) - [Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111001/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114181/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-SB26-004-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).