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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Family Time For Grandparents"
+description: "Current law allows a grandparent or great-grandparent to seek a court order granting the grandparent or great-grandparent the right to visit grandchildren or great-grandchildren when there is or has been a child custody case or a case concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities relating to that child. The act allows a court to appoint a child's legal representative to represent the child's best interests in a matter seeking to grant grandparents or great-grandparents family time (family time) with grandchildren or great-grandchildren."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
+legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
+session: "2023A"
+identifier: "HB 23-1026"
+citation: "Colorado HB 23-1026 (2023A)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Regina English", "Rhonda Fields"]
+version_count: 10
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-01-09T07:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-05-23T06:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf5ab4ab-6a64-4b38-aa4f-6b68fa3a14c2"
+source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1026"
+source_hash: "94cfb146e9c9246d3c4ea46291b670f2e5af5311922ed31981023407f1743cff"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
+---
+
+# Colorado HB 23-1026 (2023A) — Family Time For Grandparents
+
+Current law allows a grandparent or great-grandparent to seek a court order granting the grandparent or great-grandparent the right to visit grandchildren or great-grandchildren when there is or has been a child custody case or a case concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities relating to that child. The act allows a court to appoint a child's legal representative to represent the child's best interests in a matter seeking to grant grandparents or great-grandparents family time (family time) with grandchildren or great-grandchildren.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_hb1026_s_hhs_001.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed (04/10/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1026_eng.pdf)
+3. **Final Act (05/17/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1026_enr.pdf)
+4. **Introduced (01/09/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1026_01.pdf)
+5. **PA1 (03/23/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1026_h_jud_01.pdf)
+6. **PA2 (04/19/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1026_s_hhs_01.pdf)
+7. **Reengrossed (04/11/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1026_ren.pdf)
+8. **Rerevised (04/24/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1026_rer.pdf)
+9. **Revised (04/21/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1026_rev.pdf)
+10. **Signed Act (05/23/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_1026_signed.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- CONCUR — **58–6** (pass) · lower
+- REPASS — **51–13** (pass) · lower
+- BILL — **54–7** (pass) · lower
+- BILL — **34–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Regina English — primary (person)
+- Rhonda Fields — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-05-23T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
+- **2023-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
+- **2023-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
+- **2023-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
+- **2023-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
+- **2023-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
+- **2023-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 04/10/2023 - No Amendments
+- **2023-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 04/03/2023 - No Amendments
+- **2023-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
+- **2023-03-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 03/27/2023 - No Amendments
+- **2023-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf5ab4ab-6a64-4b38-aa4f-6b68fa3a14c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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