The act adds a co-responder who is part of a co-responder community response to the list of community members who may petition the court for an extreme risk protection order. Health-care facilities, behavioral health treatment facilities, school districts, the state charter school institute, K-12 charter schools, private schools, and institutions of higher education are established as institutional petitioners that may petition a court for an extreme risk protection order.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Colorado SB 4 (2026A) — Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order
The act adds a co-responder who is part of a co-responder community response to the list of community members who may petition the court for an extreme risk protection order. Health-care facilities, behavioral health treatment facilities, school districts, the state charter school institute, K-12 charter schools, private schools, and institutions of higher education are established as institutional petitioners that may petition a court for an extreme risk protection order.(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.
Refer Senate Bill 26-004, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
J. Gonzales — primary (person)
J. Willford — primary (person)
M. Froelich — primary (person)
T. Sullivan — primary (person)
A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
D. Michaelson Jenet — cosponsor (person)
E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
E. Sirota — 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. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
L. García — cosponsor (person)
L. Gilchrist — cosponsor (person)
L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
R. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
S. Woodrow — cosponsor (person)
T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
T. Story — cosponsor (person)
W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-04-06 Governor Signed executive-signature
2026-03-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
2026-03-26 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
2026-03-26 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
2026-03-20 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-03-19 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-05 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-02 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-02-04 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs introduction
2026-02-03 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-02-02 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor reading-2
2026-01-30 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/02/2026 - No Amendments
2026-01-27 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-01-14 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7d7a036a-1055-49af-b2e2-c42575b4198b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).