republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1141.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Discriminatory Practices in Public Schools"
description: "The act clarifies that an educational institution denies a person the full and equal enjoyment of a place of public accommodation when the educational institution:On the basis of a protected class, excludes a student from participation in, denies a student the benefits of, or otherwise subjects a student to discrimination in any of the educational institution's programs or activities;Denies educational services, benefits, or opportunities to a student or group of students by treating them differently from a similarly situated student who is, or group of students who are, part of a different subgroup of students within the same protected class; orHas actual notice that a hostile environment based on a protected class exists at the educational institution but fails to take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to eliminate the hostile environment, end the harassment that gave rise to the hostile environment, and prevent the harassment from recurring. The act adds pregnancy and parental status as characteristics that may constitute a protected class for the purpose of 'harassment or discrimination' at an elementary or secondary public school. The act requires each public institution of higher education (institution) to designate an individual to serve as the Title VI coordinator for the institution. The Title VI coordinator is responsible for ensuring the institution's compliance with the requirements of Title VI of the federal 'Civil Rights Act of 1964', enforcing the institution's Title VI grievance procedures, identifying institutional issues related to Title VI compliance, and aggregating and making publicly available data about alleged violations of Title VI at the institution.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1141"
citation: "Colorado HB 1141 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Kolker", "J. Bacon", "J. Marchman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 15
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc28a29d-456e-4921-b715-decf1d07a032"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1141"
source_hash: "7ab3df5dd2cb0e5a8f2d42ba5658c332bed34b124221973f7c2ee3e8b6845061"
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 HB 1141 (2026A) — Discriminatory Practices in Public Schools

The act clarifies that an educational institution denies a person the full and equal enjoyment of a place of public accommodation when the educational institution:On the basis of a protected class, excludes a student from participation in, denies a student the benefits of, or otherwise subjects a student to discrimination in any of the educational institution's programs or activities;Denies educational services, benefits, or opportunities to a student or group of students by treating them differently from a similarly situated student who is, or group of students who are, part of a different subgroup of students within the same protected class; orHas actual notice that a hostile environment based on a protected class exists at the educational institution but fails to take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to eliminate the hostile environment, end the harassment that gave rise to the hostile environment, and prevent the harassment from recurring. The act adds pregnancy and parental status as characteristics that may constitute a protected class for the purpose of 'harassment or discrimination' at an elementary or secondary public school. The act requires each public institution of higher education (institution) to designate an individual to serve as the Title VI coordinator for the institution. The Title VI coordinator is responsible for ensuring the institution's compliance with the requirements of Title VI of the federal 'Civil Rights Act of 1964', enforcing the institution's Title VI grievance procedures, identifying institutional issues related to Title VI compliance, and aggregating and making publicly available data about alleged violations of Title VI at the institution.(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/111294/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115974/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116790/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116091/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116468/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116385/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117021/download)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 26-1141 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.007 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.004 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1141, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1141, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.003 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Kolker — primary (person)
- J. Bacon — primary (person)
- J. Marchman — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. McCormick — 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. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-01** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-29** 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`
- **2026-05-13** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-05-11** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2026-05-11** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-08** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-05-07** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-05-06** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc28a29d-456e-4921-b715-decf1d07a032`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).