---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exclude Cohabitation from Elements of Bigamy"
description: "The act excludes cohabitation as a possible element of bigamy.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 13"
citation: "Colorado SB 13 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "& Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Marchman", "N. Hinrichsen", "Y. Zokaie"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 16
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d0e7dc2-194e-4098-8ba7-c37ba54a0a18"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-013"
source_hash: "7b041047d93f68388eb2091baa6cf875115698a845f165f76f533180ef572553"
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 SB 13 (2026A) — Exclude Cohabitation from Elements of Bigamy

The act excludes cohabitation as a possible element of bigamy.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110714/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111649/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113418/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111712/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113152/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113118/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113770/download)

## Votes

- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer Senate Bill 26-013 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer Senate Bill 26-013 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Marchman — primary (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — primary (person)
- Y. Zokaie — primary (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- S. Woodrow — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-03-26** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-03-12** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 03/13/2026
- **2026-03-11** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2026-03-09** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-03-04** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-02-11** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-02-09** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/10/2026 - No Amendments
- **2026-02-04** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced In Senate - 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/2d0e7dc2-194e-4098-8ba7-c37ba54a0a18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).