# Colorado SB26-149: Pathways for Individuals with Mental Health Disorder Colorado SB26-149, Pathways for Individuals with Mental Health Disorder, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cleave Simpson (Republican), Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-21 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-149-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-149 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Pathways for Individuals with Mental Health Disorder - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-03-26 - Last action: 2026-05-21, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Julie McCluskie (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 62 - Subjects: Civil Law, Courts & Judicial, Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement, Human Services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (491 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 80 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lower-level charges dismissed for incompetent defendants: benefit, high. Courts must dismiss listed lower-level charges after a final finding that the defendant is not competent to proceed. The highest charge must be an infraction, misdemeanor traffic offense, covered unclassified or named misdemeanor, class 2 misdemeanor, petty offense, or drug misdemeanor. The rule ex… - Restoration time limits can end defendants' charges: benefit, high. At review, courts must dismiss charges and release still-incompetent defendants after six months of qualifying restoration custody or wait time for class 1 misdemeanors, first impaired-driving misdemeanors, or level 4 drug felonies. The limit is one year for class 5 or 6 felonies, repeat impaired-d… - Mental health care despite unpaid costs: benefit, high. Providers cannot deny evaluations or treatment under Colorado’s Article 65 mental health law because a person cannot pay. They also cannot discharge someone for that reason. This protection does not set a payment amount or promise free care. - Appeal rights for protective placement patients: benefit, medium. People under protective-placement or enhanced protective-placement orders have a right to appeal. Courts must explain that right after the hearing, and appeals receive priority for the earliest practical decision. People in protective-placement cases or placements also receive the disability rights… - Clearer disability assessments for criminal defendants: benefit, medium. A defendant is not competent when a mental or developmental disability prevents consulting with a lawyer or understanding criminal proceedings. Evaluation reports must address disability, diagnosis, expected course, competency, and whether treatment can restore competency. Evaluators must review pr… - Faster competency exams and second opinions: benefit, medium. Courts must require supporting materials to reach the Colorado Department of Human Services within two business days, with proof of delivery. Department exams for people in custody must start within 21 business days after receiving the order and materials; community exams must finish within 42 days… - Discharge protections for protective placement patients: benefit, medium. Protective placement ends when the professional in charge finds, after reasonable observation and treatment, that the person no longer meets placement criteria. Short-term placement may also end with signatures from the treating medical professional and facility medical director. Facilities must ma… - Regular court reviews for incompetent defendants: benefit, medium. Courts must set a review hearing within 91 days after a commitment or outpatient restoration order, then review cases every 91 days. Evaluators and treatment teams must report at least 10 days before reviews on competency, treatment, release plans, disability services, and safety. Jail or inpatient… - State help finding and coordinating treatment: benefit, medium. For short-term certification without a suitable, willing provider, courts must order the state human services department to coordinate care. The department must diligently search for a provider and give the court written updates. It can receive relevant case, health, competency, and criminal justic… - Treatment deadlines protect defendants awaiting beds: benefit, medium. After receiving the order and supporting materials, human services must admit urgent Tier 1 restoration patients within seven days. Tier 2 patients must be admitted within 28 days, with bed and admission updates every 28 days afterward. Subject to available funding, human services must require coun… - Evidence safeguards for defendants’ competency hearings: benefit, low. The law sets participation and evidence rules for hearings about competency and whether competency can be restored. Lay witnesses may describe observations, conversations, and opinions; courts may question witnesses. Experts must provide the records and test results supporting their conclusions at… - Mental health case records become private: benefit, low. When a mental health certification or civil commitment ends, the clerk must immediately seal the case and remove the person's name from the index. After short-term treatment release, the facility must notify the clerk within five days, triggering immediate sealing. Courts can reopen records for goo… - More coordination for defendants needing evaluations: benefit, low. A court district can assign a Bridges court liaison by the date it orders a defendant's competency evaluation. Assignment is allowed, not required. When either party requests an evaluation, the court must share all report-return court dates with the responsible attorney and liaison. - More guardian support in placement cases: benefit, low. Criminal courts and civil courts supervising commitment or enhanced protective placement can appoint emergency guardians where the related law authorizes appointment. After prosecutors file written notice seeking commitment or placement, the defendant, Bridges court liaison, or human services depar… - More notice rights for crime victims: benefit, low. Victim-rights protections cover civil commitment and enhanced protective-placement trials, hearings to end placement, and the person's transfer, release, or escape. These added stages apply to victims connected to the specified cases. District attorneys may share protective-placement information wi… - Privacy and challenges for protective placements: benefit, low. Protective-placement records must remain separate and nonpublic; clerks must immediately seal them and remove index names when placement ends. Records may reopen for good cause or a later long-term placement petition; access requires a signed release or court order. Detained people may file a prope… - Review rights before defendants’ civil cases: benefit, low. Courts must consider a defendant’s objections before ordering a county attorney to start a civil case. The written order must explain the facts and legal basis, identify the proceeding, and include related orders. It must set a filing deadline no later than 21 days after the order. A county attorne… - Coordinated placements for people with disabilities: benefit, low. Courts may keep a case but switch to the disability placement process when the mental-health commitment process is improper. This requires an intellectual or developmental disability or neurocognitive disorder, with no other mental health disorder. After a short-term protective-placement petition,… - Crisis teams consulted before forced transport: benefit, low. Before an involuntary emergency transport, an officer or emergency medical provider must access a behavioral health crisis response team. This duty applies when the team is known to be available in time. It does not apply to voluntary transport. - Patients get clearer treatment handoffs: benefit, low. Before discharging a short-term outpatient treatment patient, the professional must notify the state behavioral health agency. On request, the program must provide discharge instructions within seven days to the patient, attorney, and applicable guardian. Before a transfer, the program must send tr… - Safer handoffs for outpatient treatment patients: benefit, low. For certified short-term outpatient treatment, the approved professional overseeing care can discharge the person by signing the discharge. The professional must notify the Behavioral Health Administration first. If requested, discharge instructions must be available to the person, their attorney,… - More filing options for treatment cases: benefit, low. Mental health petitions generally may be filed where the person lives or is physically present for treatment. Protective-placement petitions may be filed where the person lives or receives inpatient care. For incompetent criminal defendants or enhanced placement transfers, additional options includ… - More funding for courts and guardianship: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026–27, the law provides $6.568033 million in general-fund money for courts and related offices. This includes $4.740122 million for courts and administration, $648,860 for public defenders, and $206,345 for alternate defense conflict-of-interest contracts. Public Guardianship rece… - Colorado funds Medicaid and specialized care: benefit, low. For 2025–26, Colorado provides $535,934: $485,934 for Wheat Ridge intermediate care and $50,000 for contracted skilled nursing beds. For 2026–27, Medicaid medical and long-term care receive $1.751732 million in state money, with an equal federal amount anticipated. The resulting $3.503464 million i… - Medicaid mental health services get review: benefit, low. Colorado's health financing department and partners must continuously review services for Medicaid members with serious mental illness. The review explores better financing, benefits, and care delivery, including less restrictive appropriate settings and fewer avoidable high-cost services. It does… - More coordination for defendants awaiting treatment: benefit, low. Courts may delay restoration orders for eligible defendants found incompetent so Bridges can assess their care needs; both parties must agree. If outpatient services have not started, providers must notify the court, state agencies, and court liaison within 21 days of the order. The human services… - More funding for disability care placements: benefit, low. Colorado provides $3.577898 million from its capital construction fund in 2025–26 to renovate a Pueblo mental health hospital unit. The unit provides enhanced protective placements for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Unspent funds remain available for this work from July 1,… - Long-term treatment petitions drop refusal requirement: cost, medium. After an extended treatment certification, long-term treatment petitions no longer require proof that voluntary treatment was offered and refused. Professional staff and the court or jury must still find that the person meets short-term treatment criteria. The long-term treatment facility must be d… - Patient rights remain limited in jail: cost, low. The patient rights covered by this provision may be restricted while a person is lawfully jailed on a criminal charge. Restrictions must be allowed by law. The provision does not list any additional restrictions. - Placement process rules end in 2031: cost, low. On July 1, 2031, the law repeals the section governing the specified protective-placement and civil-commitment process. This repeal ends that section's rules, not all state commitment law. The provision does not identify a replacement framework. - Commitment and protective placement laws sunset: cost, low. The law repeals the identified civil commitment section on July 1, 2031. It also repeals Part 5's protective-placement framework on that date. That framework covers people whose primary diagnosis is an intellectual or developmental disability or a neurocognitive disorder. The provided provisions do… - Release rights and limits for committed people: mixed, high. Courts must end civil commitment when a person no longer poses a substantial risk of serious harm to others. Release is also required when the person lacks a mental health disorder likely to cause danger and shows capacity and willingness to obey the law. A written request needs a professional's su… - Civil placement ends defendants’ criminal cases: mixed, medium. Within three business days of a placement order, courts, prosecutors, and human services must send needed records to the county attorney. Prosecutors and human services must provide additional information on request. Sheriffs must provide secure transport as soon as practical unless courts approve… - Commitment requires proof of serious danger: mixed, medium. Prosecutors must prove disability, a qualifying charged act, and substantial risk of serious harm to others by clear and convincing evidence. The act must involve homicide, a crime of violence, or felony unlawful sexual behavior charged in Colorado with competency raised. Courts assess jailed or ho… - Cooperation rules shape defendants' competency decisions: mixed, medium. Defendants must cooperate with competency evaluators and related testing and imaging services. Noncooperation can rebut evidence of competency only when it is not caused by a mental or developmental disability. Evaluators can use available offense evidence and medical and social history when defend… - Defendants can agree to protective custody: mixed, medium. A defendant can agree to civil commitment or enhanced protective placement instead of a trial. The agreement must be written and stated at a hearing the defendant attends, with any appointed guardian's consent. The court must confirm understanding of waived rights and consequences, voluntary agreem… - Defendants face limits on inpatient exams: mixed, medium. Courts can order inpatient competency exams on a state clinical recommendation, insufficient or conflicting evaluations, or extraordinary circumstances making admission necessary. A clinical recommendation requires consultation with the defendant and review of clinical or supporting materials. Cour… - Defendants face new civil trial evidence rules: mixed, medium. In linked civil trials, disability and self-caused intoxication cannot defend whether a qualifying act occurred; other allowed defenses remain available. Acquitted or convicted acts cannot qualify, though admissible evidence about them can address disability or harm risk. Uncontested disability is… - Defendants face new competency hearing deadlines: mixed, medium. Parties have 14 days after receiving the initial evaluation report to request a competency, restorability, or restoration hearing. When a second evaluation is requested, the deadline runs from receipt of that report. The court must decide within 14 days and hold an approved hearing within 35 days,… - Defendants get deadlines for commitment trials: mixed, medium. For unrestorable defendants or those reaching restoration limits, prosecution notice seeking commitment pauses dismissal and triggers state placement planning. Verbal notice must become written within seven days, identify relied-on acts, and exclude acts resulting in acquittal. Trial must be set wi… - Defendants get guardians and civil proceedings: mixed, medium. When emergency guardianship is appropriate under state law, the court must appoint the Office of Public Guardianship. After a final incompetency finding, a court can order the county attorney to start a civil case while criminal charges continue. A qualified evaluator or treating professional must… - Defendants' competency records reach more participants: mixed, medium. Raising competency, or a finding of incompetency, waives confidentiality or privilege for covered evaluation records and related materials. The waiver also covers prior criminal cases where competency was raised or incompetency was found. Prosecutors, defense lawyers, Bridges court liaisons, and co… - Different proof burdens for disabled defendants: mixed, medium. In most cases, prosecutors must show it is more likely than not that treatment can restore the defendant's competency. For Victim Rights Act crimes, unlawful sexual contact, or indecent exposure, defendants must instead prove restoration is not possible. Defendants found restorable receive appropri… - Faster hospital evaluations and jail returns: mixed, medium. For a court-ordered inpatient competency evaluation, the program must offer admission within 14 days of receiving the order and supporting materials. The court must review the case within 21 days to check transportation and any needed orders. When human services returns a defendant to jail after ev… - New civil care pathways for defendants: mixed, medium. Civil proceedings linked to competency cases include short-term treatment certification, orders limiting legal rights, and protective placement. Designated state behavioral health or human services representatives can request these proceedings. Other professionals can request them only when their s… - New standards for defendants receiving treatment: mixed, medium. A defendant is restorable when services offer a substantial chance of restoring competency in the reasonably foreseeable future. Missing restoration services or refusing prescribed medicine can count as unwillingness to participate. Conduct mainly caused by a genuine medical or mental health disord… - Release protections and treatment conditions for defendants: mixed, medium. Courts must consider required bond factors, including pretrial services and Bridges liaison information. Cooperation with outpatient competency exams becomes a release condition, but needing an exam cannot be used to set monetary bond. For listed impaired-driving misdemeanors and the specified care… - Restoration reviews and custody rules for defendants: mixed, medium. Either side can request a restoration hearing for good cause, including approaching the maximum restoration time. A hearing must be set when an evaluator finds competency during ordered services and no hearing occurred, or 182 days have passed since a finding of continued incompetency. Without a ti… - Care transitions for defendants receiving treatment: mixed, medium. The state human services director may transfer defendants between state facilities for their care or for public or staff safety. The department must notify the required parties about placements and moves. Clinically appropriate moves to less restrictive facilities are allowed with court notice. Whe… - Civil commitment review with court enforcement: mixed, medium. After transfer from criminal court, the civil court alone oversees the commitment, notifies the county attorney, appoints counsel, and schedules review. It must explain rights to appear, have counsel, seek changes and periodic review, and contest termination, including by trial. The court may chang… - Community care planning for disabled defendants: mixed, medium. For unrestorable defendants outside custody or nearing release, courts must order outpatient restoration unless the state recommends inpatient care as clinically appropriate. Participation becomes a bond condition, and courts can arrange help with care and housing. When inpatient restoration is not… - Court treatment pathways for incompetent defendants: mixed, medium. After a criminal court referral, courts must order no more than three months of treatment when certification criteria are met. Authorized petitioners include county attorneys, district attorneys, appointed guardians, authorized intervening professionals, professional persons, and state behavioral h… - Court-linked outpatient treatment adds care safeguards: mixed, medium. During outpatient restoration, human services can seek a short-term treatment referral; the court must first hear the defendant's objections. A qualified professional with a treatment relationship and an evaluation within the past three months can certify eligible patients for up to three months. T… - Crisis transport powers with patient safeguards: mixed, medium. Certified peace officers and emergency medical providers can take a person into protective custody and transport them for crisis care. They need probable cause that, without professional help, the person may endanger themselves or others, or be gravely disabled. Destinations include outpatient ment… - Disability diagnoses guide court placement pathways: mixed, medium. People with an intellectual and developmental disability or a neurocognitive disorder follow the protective-placement law rather than the usual mental health commitment law. Courts may convert civil commitment to enhanced protective placement and change its terms on the human services department's… - Disability-related commitments shift to protective care: mixed, medium. Courts must convert some civil commitments to enhanced protective placement for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities or neurocognitive disorders. Conversion applies when the person does not qualify for termination of commitment. No other mental health disorder can substantially c… - Dismissed defendants get help, records remain: mixed, medium. When an incompetent defendant’s case is dismissed after all applicable stays end, the court can request Bridges Court Liaison help. The liaison can help plan and coordinate services. Courts must require state human services to offer case-management services and supports to defendants released from… - Evidence rules for forced mental health treatment: mixed, medium. Short-term or long-term involuntary treatment requires an offer of voluntary care that the person does not accept. There must also be reasonable grounds to believe the person will not stay in voluntary treatment. Clear and convincing evidence must show either a persistent mental health disorder or… - Forced medication hearings include lawyer protections: mixed, medium. Treating doctors can seek court orders for treatment or forced medication when people refuse medication in the covered criminal-court or custody cases. A court near the facility can hear the case with permission from the committing court. The court must appoint a lawyer if none is appointed and hol… - Long-term protective care can restrict rights: mixed, medium. After extended protective placement, a court can order long-term placement for up to six months and renew it in six-month terms. Facility professionals and the court or jury must find continued need, and state agencies must identify a provider or placement. The order gives custody to the state beha… - Outpatient patients gain rights but face transport: mixed, medium. Outpatient facilities must actively reach out to engage people in treatment. Courts can order transport when a person refuses treatment or court-ordered medication and their psychiatric condition worsens, without finding imminent danger. Transport must go to an appropriate, least-restrictive design… - Outpatient treatment extensions with legal safeguards: mixed, medium. Courts must immediately appoint a lawyer when outpatient certification is filed, including representation in appeals; waiver requires informed consent in court. You may request review at any time, and the court must hold it within 10 days. A hearing is required for a challenge or missing provider s… - Protective care adds limits and rights: mixed, medium. Protective placement requires clear and convincing evidence of a neurocognitive disorder and danger to self or others. There must also be reasonable grounds to believe the person will not stay in voluntary treatment; incarcerated people are assessed as if in the community. After a criminal court fi… - Safer community placements with court safeguards: mixed, medium. Civil commitment placements must provide appropriate care in the least restrictive setting that protects victims and the community. The human services director chooses state facilities for court-ordered inpatient care and may transfer people for care or safety. Courts review civil placement changes… - State placement duties include custody enforcement: mixed, medium. After commitment findings or an accepted agreement, courts identify the primary diagnosis; ordinary civil commitment places the person in human services custody. Intellectual and developmental disabilities or neurocognitive disorders instead follow the enhanced protective-placement pathway, with th… - Treatment reviews include protected second opinions: mixed, medium. Courts can require treatment providers to report regularly on progress and information needed for supervision. For good cause, courts can order a psychologist or psychiatrist to examine progress and commitment or placement criteria. A timely second-opinion request qualifies when an annual report sa… - Some misdemeanor defendants can skip restoration: mixed, low. Courts may skip restoration services and dismiss charges after ordering the county attorney to start a civil proceeding. This option applies when the highest charge is a misdemeanor outside the law's separate mandatory-dismissal rule. The dismissal does not prevent prosecutors from bringing the cha… - Agencies share records for treatment cases: mixed, low. State human services and behavioral health agencies may receive relevant records for short-term involuntary treatment cases. The behavioral health agency may also receive and share relevant records in outpatient certification cases. State agencies, providers, and parties may share needed informatio… - Care coordination and shared defendant records: mixed, low. When the specified competency-court order leads to a civil petition, the petitioner must notify the criminal court. The Behavioral Health Administration must provide care coordination directly or through a contractor. After a court orders a civil case, prosecutors and human services must send neede… - Care records stay private with exceptions: mixed, low. Protective-placement care records remain confidential, with exceptions for professional care, authorized releases, benefit claims, court needs, and protected research. Family members and involved caregivers may receive listed information about diagnosis, treatment, medication, hospitalization, and… - Court safeguards for forced medication: mixed, low. For defendants in state custody for competency evaluation or restoration, forced medication requires meeting constitutional standards. The court where the defendant is located must hear the petition. The state human services department must send the petition and order to the required court, prosecu… - Extra review before ending involuntary treatment: mixed, low. After a reasonable observation and treatment period, the professional in charge and state behavioral health agency decide whether short-term involuntary treatment can end. They must find that treatment has provided sufficient benefit and the person no longer meets treatment criteria. Usually, two p… - Phone access during emergency mental health detention: mixed, low. People detained under emergency transport rules can keep and use a cell phone. Care or security staff can restrict access if it destabilizes the person or creates danger. A licensed provider involved in care or transport must find those grounds before other covered rights are denied. Denials must b… - Placement release requests face professional review: mixed, low. Professional approval to end protective placement requires two independent opinions that placement criteria no longer apply, including one from the main treating professional. The two-person rule does not apply when the provider employs and contracts with only one professional. People may request e… - Regional center access without court orders: mixed, low. Colorado regional centers can admit a person without a court order during an emergency or for temporary respite care. They can also do so when the person meets enhanced protective-placement criteria. These exceptions allow admission without first obtaining court approval. - Treatment bed priority and civil access: mixed, low. People with covered short-term or extended short-term certifications, or outpatient long-term treatment, get priority for residential mental health beds. That priority excludes beds serving people covered by home- and community-based waivers, and puts other applicants behind priority patients. Sepa… - Counties fund transfers and provide assistance: mixed, low. For treatment and protective-placement cases moved outside the person’s home county or starting county, the transferring county must cover reasonable costs or handle the case itself. These are county obligations, not household charges. In counties with 50,000 or fewer people, public attorneys must… - Safer community placements with defendant protections: mixed, low. Community placement requires a court finding that risks can be managed, plus victim notice and a chance to be heard. Courts must choose the least restrictive suitable setting that protects victims and the community and provides care and supervision. Among equally restrictive suitable options, court… - Required training for new competency evaluators: mixed, low. The state must partner with an accredited Colorado college to provide rigorous forensic evaluation training. New competency evaluators must complete training in competency, sanity, report writing, expert testimony, and related skills. The human services department must create an exemption process f… - State shifts money to construction fund: mixed, low. Colorado transfers $3.577898 million from its general fund to its capital construction fund. The transfer is due three days after the effective date of the subsection ordering it. This moves state money between funds rather than providing a direct household payment. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ava Flanell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Anthony Hartsook (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carlos Barron (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dan Woog (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Garcia Sander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Larry Don Suckla (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ty Winter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Rich (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lynda Zamora Wilson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Baisley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Third reading: Amd (l.090) | pass | 62 | 2 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Third reading: Amd (l.091) | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Third reading: Perm | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Third reading: Amd (l.092) | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2026-05-01 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-149, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-149, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-04-24 | Senate | Third reading: Amend (l.056) | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-24 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Adopt amendment J.001 | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-149, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-149, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2026-05-21: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-20: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-11: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2026-05-07: House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2026-05-04: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-01: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-01: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-04-29: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-04-24: Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2026-04-23: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115136/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116548/download) - House Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115572/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113736/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115174/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116100/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115648/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115088/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115043/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116677/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/115136/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116548/download) - [House Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115572/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113736/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115174/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116100/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115648/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115088/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115043/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116677/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-SB26-149-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).