# Colorado SB26-120: Missing Person Training & Higher Education Reporting Colorado SB26-120, Missing Person Training & Higher Education Reporting, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brandi Bradley (Republican), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Katie Wallace (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-120-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-120 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Missing Person Training & Higher Education Reporting - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-23 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Brandi Bradley (Republican), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Katie Wallace (Democratic), Yara Zokaie (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 40 - Subjects: Higher Education, State Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (110 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Officers must learn missing-person alert rules: benefit, low. Colorado’s Department of Public Safety must create training on the state’s missing-person alerts and emergency alert system. People seeking initial peace officer certification or renewal of an expired certification must take it. The state’s officer training board must include it in basic, reserve,… - Colleges gain missing-student lawsuit protection: cost, low. Colleges and their employees gain protection from civil lawsuits over missing-student responses when they follow the response requirements in good faith. A college claiming this protection must show it started the required minimum wellness-check steps. For public colleges, this protection adds to e… - Missing-student checks allow limited information sharing: mixed, low. The law covers Colorado public and private colleges and private occupational schools when a student’s last known home is in Colorado. After a missing-student report, schools must immediately notify police or start a preliminary wellness check. Required checks include digital contact, residential ve… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brandi Bradley (Republican), House - Sponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez - Cosponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), 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: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-27 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 60 | 3 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-120 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 1 | | | 2026-03-16 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-120, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-05-26: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-05: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-04: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-27: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-24: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-31: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-26: House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-03-16: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (House) - 2026-03-13: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/13/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/12/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/10/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113286/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115466/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112512/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113329/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115291/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115243/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112912/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116715/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/113286/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115466/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112512/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113329/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115291/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115243/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112912/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116715/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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