Colorado State Legislation

Bill would delay cancer-related test results in electronic health records by at least three business days.

Colorado Senate resolution proclaims May 2026 ALS Awareness Month and urges support for research. Copies go to health-care groups and state officials.

The bill would create an optional certification program for residential contractors overseen by a 13-member board in the Department of Law, funded by fees and a $10,000 loan, repealing 2037.

Colorado bill would bar school board candidates with violent or drug offenses for 10 years after sentence completion; sexual offenses against a child remain disqualifying. The measure failed.

A proposed Investment Performance Authority would invest public money to support county child-care aid. The bill failed.

A Colorado Senate concurrent resolution would have let local laws supersede state laws in 18 areas within the enacting local government's territory.

Colorado caucuses would file quarterly money and item reports, with donor names and amounts public and addresses redacted; applies to actions after Oct 1, 2026.

Senate resolution recognizes Western Colorado University's 125th anniversary and commends its students, faculty, alumni and supporters.

Resolution would have directed outside investigations of alleged Colorado False Claims Act violations. It would require appointing an alternate state's attorney general and a joint select committee.

Senate bill would have created a Colorado state-court civil-rights claim with a two-year filing limit. It failed.

Lawmakers would extend whistleblower protections to workers at two public hospital authorities. It would remove Government Immunity Act limits on whistleblower actions.

Resolution would urge Colorado lawmakers to consider lifetime income options for PERA and boost financial education.

Colorado would let counties grant a mortgage-free, owner-occupied home property tax exemption starting 2027; voters would decide in participating counties, but the amendment failed.

The bill would shift cannabis product testing to the Department of Public Health and Environment and tax products by milligrams of intoxicating cannabinoids beginning in 2027.

Lawmakers would regulate hemp-derived THC drinks with licenses and 21+ age limit, but the bill failed.

Colorado voters would decide a constitutional amendment limiting how narrowly proclamations can frame a special session in the November 3, 2026 election.

Resolution recognizes April 9, 2026 as Home Education Day in Colorado, honoring home educators and their children.

The Colorado Senate designates April 2026 as National Donate Life Month and honors donors and affected families. No changes to donor registration or funding.

Colorado Senate designates April 2026 as Second Chance Month to honor work removing barriers for people with criminal records. The measure is a non-binding resolution with no funding or duties.

Lawmakers push a resolution to add a constitutional right to direct upbringing and education of children; the measure would require 55% voter approval.

Colorado would-be constitutional amendment would bar appointees from serving the next term in the same district. It would go to voters in 2026 for both chambers, but failed.

The House resolution would affirm support for TABOR and urge officials to honor it with clear ballot disclosures. The measure failed to advance.

Memorial would urge Congress to end federal testing ties to accountability and expand state/local assessment flexibility.