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| Bill | Epilepsy-Related Mortality Awareness | The act requires that, beginning July 1, 2027, a death certification professional ensure that they are aware of the most recent epilepsy-related death certification recommendations from a nationally recognized and reputable organization. On or before June 1, 2027, the department of public health and environment (department) must electronically notify all registered medical certifier users of the Colorado vital events system of this requirement. If a death certification professional determines that the cause of an individual's death is consistent with known or suspected sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, the act requires the professional to ensure that the individual's death certificate identifies epilepsy as a contributing cause or a suspected cause of death. The act allows the department to provide online guidelines for clinicians and medical certifiers for death certificates regarding epilepsy-related deaths, including sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) | us/states/co | Colorado General Assembly | 2026A | SB 77 | Colorado SB 77 (2026A) |
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Colorado SB 77 (2026A) — Epilepsy-Related Mortality Awareness
The act requires that, beginning July 1, 2027, a death certification professional ensure that they are aware of the most recent epilepsy-related death certification recommendations from a nationally recognized and reputable organization. On or before June 1, 2027, the department of public health and environment (department) must electronically notify all registered medical certifier users of the Colorado vital events system of this requirement. If a death certification professional determines that the cause of an individual's death is consistent with known or suspected sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, the act requires the professional to ensure that the individual's death certificate identifies epilepsy as a contributing cause or a suspected cause of death. The act allows the department to provide online guidelines for clinicians and medical certifiers for death certificates regarding epilepsy-related deaths, including sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.(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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Final Act (committee substitute) — source
- Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
- Revised (committee substitute) — source
- Signed Act (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment F). — pass (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-077, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment L). — pass (pass) · upper
- REPASS — pass (pass) · lower
- BILL — pass (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer Senate Bill 26-077, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- I. Jodeh — primary (person)
- K. Stewart — primary (person)
- L. Gilchrist — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- B. Kirkmeyer — cosponsor (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- C. Simpson — cosponsor (person)
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
- L. Feret — cosponsor (person)
- L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
- M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
- R. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- S. Bright — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-04-20 Governor Signed
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-04-07 Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-04-07 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2026-04-06 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- 2026-04-02 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-30 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- 2026-03-27 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- 2026-03-25 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-03-13 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
introduction - 2026-03-12 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-11 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/12/2026 - No Amendments
- 2026-03-10 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
reading-2 - 2026-03-05 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage - 2026-01-28 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7242f413-dad7-4da1-a709-bfed3684a163. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).