# Colorado SB26-013: Exclude Cohabitation from Elements of Bigamy Colorado SB26-013, Exclude Cohabitation from Elements of Bigamy, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Janice Marchman (Democratic), Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Yara Zokaie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-013-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-013 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Exclude Cohabitation from Elements of Bigamy - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Yara Zokaie (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 14 - Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (317 yes, 52 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Living together alone no longer means bigamy: benefit, low. Colorado removes living together as a basis for bigamy and repeals the related definition of cohabitation. Bigamy still covers marrying or entering a civil union in Colorado with someone else while already married. It also covers someone still in a civil union marrying or entering another civil uni… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 27 | 7 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 31 | 3 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | Third reading: Amd (l.009) | pass | 64 | 1 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | Third reading: Perm | pass | 56 | 8 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 46 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | pass | 52 | 5 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-013 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 27 | 5 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-013 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-03-18: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-18: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-03-17: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 03/13/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2026-03-10: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2026-03-09: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-04: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-12: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2026-02-11: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/10/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111649/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113418/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110714/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111712/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113152/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113118/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113770/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/111649/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113418/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110714/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111712/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113152/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113118/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113770/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-SB26-013-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).