republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-12.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Compensable Losses for Tribal Members	The act allows persons who are indigenous to receive compensation for traditional Native American healing ceremonies and practices and related expenses under the 'Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act', which includes:Traditional counseling and healing from an elder or spiritual healer;Traditional ceremonial practices;Ceremonial burials, including clothing for the deceased, meals, and other related expenses;Child care during burial ceremonies;Reimbursement for honoraria provided in connection with ceremonial services; andReasonable travel expenses related to the traditional Native American healing ceremonies and practices.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	SB 12	Colorado SB 12 (2026A)	bill	Courts & Judicial	enacted	E. Velasco J. Danielson	7	15	6	2026-01-14	2026-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/6761e901-4df0-4071-92fd-e7475557772a	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-012	bbb7c414b5195a42d348e2ebf2ad19c7c1ae62568f8955901197b505cf4c9bb8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado SB 12 (2026A) — Compensable Losses for Tribal Members

The act allows persons who are indigenous to receive compensation for traditional Native American healing ceremonies and practices and related expenses under the 'Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act', which includes:Traditional counseling and healing from an elder or spiritual healer;Traditional ceremonial practices;Ceremonial burials, including clothing for the deceased, meals, and other related expenses;Child care during burial ceremonies;Reimbursement for honoraria provided in connection with ceremonial services; andReasonable travel expenses related to the traditional Native American healing ceremonies and practices.(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

• CONCUR — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer Senate Bill 26-012 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• REPASS — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer Senate Bill 26-012, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• E. Velasco — primary (person)
• J. Danielson — primary (person)
• A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
• B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
• B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
• C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
• C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
• C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
• C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
• C. Simpson — cosponsor (person)
• D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
• E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
• E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
• I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
• J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
• J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
• J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
• J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
• J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
• J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
• J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
• J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
• K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
• K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
• K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
• K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
• L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
• L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
• M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
• M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
• M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
• M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
• M. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
• M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
• M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
• M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
• N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
• R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
• S. Slaugh — cosponsor (person)
• T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
• W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
• Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-05-29 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-05-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-05-21 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-05-21 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-05-07 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
• 2026-05-04 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-01 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
• 2026-04-30 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
• 2026-03-09 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
• 2026-03-04 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-02-11 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary introduction
• 2026-02-10 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-09 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments reading-2
• 2026-02-04 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
• 2026-01-14 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6761e901-4df0-4071-92fd-e7475557772a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).