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Bill Sterilization Rights of Person with Disabilities The act prohibits sterilization of a person with an intellectual and developmental disability without the person's informed consent if the person has decision-making capacity. The act prohibits sterilization of a person with an intellectual and developmental disability without the person's informed consent if the person does not have decision-making capacity, except in accordance with processes in existing law that allow another person with legal authority to make medical decisions for the person to consent on the person's behalf. The act repeals provisions that:Explain what happens when there is a disagreement about whether an adult with an intellectual and developmental disability is capable of consenting to sterilization;Set forth a process for a person to petition a court for, and a court to order, sterilization of a person with an intellectual and developmental disability who either cannot consent or is a minor; andRequire all records, hearings, and proceedings related to a decision to sterilize a person with an intellectual and developmental disability to remain confidential.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) us/states/co Colorado General Assembly 2026A HB 1040 Colorado HB 1040 (2026A)
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M. Froelich
7 14 8 2026-01-14 2026-03-27 openstates ocd-bill/51691120-ced3-4b7b-a69c-8ecd8a384f54 https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1040 ce390f5f69fa0ea87c75e83c6c8c7c6cb928cdd6e6c0d79d20c48d4a194981f8 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Colorado HB 1040 (2026A) — Sterilization Rights of Person with Disabilities

The act prohibits sterilization of a person with an intellectual and developmental disability without the person's informed consent if the person has decision-making capacity. The act prohibits sterilization of a person with an intellectual and developmental disability without the person's informed consent if the person does not have decision-making capacity, except in accordance with processes in existing law that allow another person with legal authority to make medical decisions for the person to consent on the person's behalf. The act repeals provisions that:Explain what happens when there is a disagreement about whether an adult with an intellectual and developmental disability is capable of consenting to sterilization;Set forth a process for a person to petition a court for, and a court to order, sterilization of a person with an intellectual and developmental disability who either cannot consent or is a minor; andRequire all records, hearings, and proceedings related to a decision to sterilize a person with an intellectual and developmental disability to remain confidential.(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
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Final Act (committee substitute) — source
  4. Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
  5. Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
  6. Revised (committee substitute) — source
  7. Signed Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1040, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
  • BILL — pass (pass) · lower
  • Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment F). — pass (pass) · upper
  • Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). — pass (pass) · lower
  • Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). — pass (pass) · lower
  • Refer House Bill 26-1040, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
  • CONCUR — pass (pass) · upper
  • REPASS — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • L. Cutter — primary (person)
  • M. Froelich — primary (person)
  • A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
  • A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
  • B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
  • C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
  • C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
  • C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
  • D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
  • E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
  • E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
  • E. Velasco — cosponsor (person)
  • G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
  • I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
  • J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
  • J. Willford — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
  • K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
  • K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
  • L. García — cosponsor (person)
  • L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
  • L. Suckla — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
  • R. English — cosponsor (person)
  • R. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
  • R. Taggart — cosponsor (person)
  • R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
  • S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
  • S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
  • T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
  • T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)
  • T. Story — cosponsor (person)
  • T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
  • W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
  • Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-03-27 Governor Signed executive-signature
  • 2026-03-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-19 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-03-18 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-03-12 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
  • 2026-03-11 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-10 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor reading-2
  • 2026-03-09 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/10/2026 - No Amendments
  • 2026-03-04 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
  • 2026-02-12 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services introduction
  • 2026-02-10 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-09 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
  • 2026-02-04 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2026-01-14 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/51691120-ced3-4b7b-a69c-8ecd8a384f54. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).