# Colorado SB26-048: Remove Exception to Marry with Judicial Approval Colorado SB26-048, Remove Exception to Marry with Judicial Approval, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Janice Marchman (Democratic), Junie Joseph (Democratic), Lorena Garcia (Democratic) and 1 others; status failed, last action 2026-05-13 (Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Not Repassed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-048-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-048 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Remove Exception to Marry with Judicial Approval - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-05-13, Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Not Repassed - Sponsors: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Junie Joseph (Democratic), Lorena Garcia (Democratic), Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 19 - Subjects: Children & Domestic Matters - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (145 yes, 104 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | fail | 11 | 24 | | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 18 | 17 | | | 2026-05-06 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 41 | 23 | | | 2026-05-01 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-048 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-048, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 6 | 5 | | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 22 | 13 | | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2026-03-20 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-048, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-048 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 3 | 2 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-05-13: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Not Repassed (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2026-05-06: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-05: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-05-01: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-06: House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-03-30: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (House) - 2026-03-27: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/27/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/26/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/25/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113801/download) - House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114248/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110974/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113831/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115988/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115838/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113529/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113801/download) - [House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114248/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110974/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113831/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115988/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115838/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113529/download) ## Related - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [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) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [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-SB26-048-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).