# Colorado SB26-034: Auraria Board Student & Faculty Participation Colorado SB26-034, Auraria Board Student & Faculty Participation, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chris Kolker (Democratic), Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), Janice Marchman (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-03-27 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-034-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-034 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Auraria Board Student & Faculty Participation - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-26 - Last action: 2026-03-27, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: Higher Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (76 yes, 38 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Auraria board must address personal conflicts: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Auraria board members must take an oath or affirmation and act as fiduciaries, protecting the institution's interests. Members with a conflict of interest must step away from the affected vote or closed executive session. The board must set fair, clear, and consistent rul… - Auraria faculty gain more committee seats: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Auraria's faculty advisory committee grows from six to nine elected full-time faculty members. Each of the three institutions elects three members. The committee elects one member to a voting board seat for a one-year term beginning July 1. It can select a board member fr… - Auraria students gain votes and easier access: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Auraria's board has 11 voting members, including elected student and faculty representatives; nonvoting seats are eliminated. Representatives already serving gain voting rights without another election. The student advisory committee has six elected students, two from eac… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 43 | 21 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-034 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 3 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 19 | 11 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-034, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-03-27: 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) - 2026-03-11: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-10: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-10: House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-05: House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-18: Introduced In House - Assigned to Education (House) - 2026-02-17: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 02/17/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112005/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113304/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110941/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112041/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113156/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113128/download) - Senate Education Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111651/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113825/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/112005/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113304/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110941/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112041/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113156/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113128/download) - [Senate Education Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111651/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113825/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-SB26-034-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).