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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Compensable Losses for Tribal Members"
description: "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.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 12"
citation: "Colorado SB 12 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts & Judicial"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["E. Velasco", "J. Danielson"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 15
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6761e901-4df0-4071-92fd-e7475557772a"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-012"
source_hash: "bbb7c414b5195a42d348e2ebf2ad19c7c1ae62568f8955901197b505cf4c9bb8"
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 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](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110702/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111524/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116568/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111639/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115718/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115534/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116819/download)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6761e901-4df0-4071-92fd-e7475557772a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).