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| Bill | Minors' Rights in Dependency & Neglect Proceedings | Current law states that a child or youth named in a petition related to dependency and neglect proceedings is a party to the proceedings and has a right to attend and fully participate in all hearings related to the case. The act affirms that as a party to the proceedings, the child or youth has legal standing regarding all matters related to the child's or youth's interests and the right to have the child's or youth's interests fully represented by the guardian ad litem or counsel for youth throughout the proceedings, including appeals. If a county department of human or social services (county department) seeks dismissal of a petition prior to the adjudicatory hearing and the child or youth, through the child's or youth's guardian ad litem or counsel for youth, objects to the dismissal and articulates a basis upon which the child is abused or neglected, the court shall set a hearing to determine whether or not the county department has a reasonable basis to dismiss the case. If the court determines that the county department shows a reasonable basis for dismissal, the court shall dismiss the case. If the county department does not show a reasonable basis to dismiss the case, the court must allow the case to proceed.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) | us/states/co | Colorado General Assembly | 2026A | HB 1227 | Colorado HB 1227 (2026A) |
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Colorado HB 1227 (2026A) — Minors' Rights in Dependency & Neglect Proceedings
Current law states that a child or youth named in a petition related to dependency and neglect proceedings is a party to the proceedings and has a right to attend and fully participate in all hearings related to the case. The act affirms that as a party to the proceedings, the child or youth has legal standing regarding all matters related to the child's or youth's interests and the right to have the child's or youth's interests fully represented by the guardian ad litem or counsel for youth throughout the proceedings, including appeals. If a county department of human or social services (county department) seeks dismissal of a petition prior to the adjudicatory hearing and the child or youth, through the child's or youth's guardian ad litem or counsel for youth, objects to the dismissal and articulates a basis upon which the child is abused or neglected, the court shall set a hearing to determine whether or not the county department has a reasonable basis to dismiss the case. If the court determines that the county department shows a reasonable basis for dismissal, the court shall dismiss the case. If the county department does not show a reasonable basis to dismiss the case, the court must allow the case to proceed.(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 — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment Q). — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment R). — pass (pass) · lower
- BILL — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1227 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1227, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1227, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- K. Mullica — primary (person)
- L. Daugherty — primary (person)
- L. Gilchrist — primary (person)
- M. Bradfield — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-06-01 Governor Signed
executive-signature - 2026-05-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-20 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2026-05-20 Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-05-06 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-05-05 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- 2026-04-30 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage - 2026-04-27 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
introduction - 2026-04-21 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-04-20 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- 2026-04-17 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- 2026-04-17 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-03-04 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-02-18 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/58b9ab3d-bb41-4d14-a0ad-b35e55573517. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).