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Bill	Abuse in Cases of Separation	The act clarifies that, for the purposes of the 'Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act', domestic violence includes specified acts or threatened acts of harm or property damage against a family or household member; and clarifies that the conduct in the definition of domestic violence is domestic violence regardless of whether it constitutes a criminal offense. A person's protective behaviors do not constitute domestic violence. For purposes of determining the allocation of parental responsibilities based on the best interests of the child, the act requires that for any evidence submitted to the court concerning whether a party has committed domestic violence, child abuse or neglect, or sexual assault that resulted in the conception of a child, the court may consider any relevant and admissible evidence, and the court shall make findings on the record by a preponderance of the evidence whether the party has committed domestic violence, child abuse or neglect, or sexual assault that resulted in the conception of a child. If the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that a party has committed domestic violence, child abuse or neglect, or sexual assault that resulted in the conception of a child, the act outlines the considerations that the court must undertake when determining decision-making responsibility and parenting time. Under current law, prior to a court ordering a party accused of domestic violence or child abuse to take steps to improve a relationship with a protected party, a mental health professional who is approved by the domestic violence offender management board must verify the accused party's behavior. Instead, the act requires that the accused party participate in treatment with a mental health professional who holds a master's or doctoral degree and a mental health professional license and has specialized training and expertise in treating survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence and child abuse and the effects of domestic violence and child abuse.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	HB 1309	Colorado HB 1309 (2026A)	bill	Children & Domestic Matters Courts & Judicial	enacted	K. Wallace M. Froelich T. Story	7	15	9	2026-03-02	2026-05-27	openstates	ocd-bill/5a4234d7-bd5a-4715-a8e7-a99638013469	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1309	9d9074696c1167abf43b36a56bdb3fac67d78959a3a89865db838be0c0bf6388	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado HB 1309 (2026A) — Abuse in Cases of Separation

The act clarifies that, for the purposes of the 'Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act', domestic violence includes specified acts or threatened acts of harm or property damage against a family or household member; and clarifies that the conduct in the definition of domestic violence is domestic violence regardless of whether it constitutes a criminal offense. A person's protective behaviors do not constitute domestic violence. For purposes of determining the allocation of parental responsibilities based on the best interests of the child, the act requires that for any evidence submitted to the court concerning whether a party has committed domestic violence, child abuse or neglect, or sexual assault that resulted in the conception of a child, the court may consider any relevant and admissible evidence, and the court shall make findings on the record by a preponderance of the evidence whether the party has committed domestic violence, child abuse or neglect, or sexual assault that resulted in the conception of a child. If the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that a party has committed domestic violence, child abuse or neglect, or sexual assault that resulted in the conception of a child, the act outlines the considerations that the court must undertake when determining decision-making responsibility and parenting time. Under current law, prior to a court ordering a party accused of domestic violence or child abuse to take steps to improve a relationship with a protected party, a mental health professional who is approved by the domestic violence offender management board must verify the accused party's behavior. Instead, the act requires that the accused party participate in treatment with a mental health professional who holds a master's or doctoral degree and a mental health professional license and has specialized training and expertise in treating survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence and child abuse and the effects of domestic violence and child abuse.(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

• Adopt amendment L.004 — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment D). — pass (pass) · upper
• Refer House Bill 26-1309, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). — fail (fail) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.005 — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1309, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1309, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• K. Wallace — primary (person)
• M. Froelich — primary (person)
• T. Story — primary (person)
• C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
• C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
• E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
• G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
• J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
• J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Willford — cosponsor (person)
• K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
• K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
• L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
• L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
• M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
• M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
• M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
• S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
• T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
• W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-05-27 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-05-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-05-21 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-05-21 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-05-13 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
• 2026-05-13 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-12 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
• 2026-05-11 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
• 2026-05-07 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-05-07 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs introduction
• 2026-05-06 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-05 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
• 2026-05-05 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-03-31 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2026-03-02 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5a4234d7-bd5a-4715-a8e7-a99638013469. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).