republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1314.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Family Stability & Kinship Care"
description: "The act expands the definitions of 'grandparent' and 'great-grandparent' in the context of court-ordered family time to account for situations in which the child's father or mother is deceased. To align with changes enacted in 2023 that address kinship and relative placements more broadly, the act repeals language specific to grandparent placements in child welfare cases and the types of evidence a court considers in connection with a grandparent's past abusive or neglectful conduct. When a child or youth is removed from the home, the act requires the court to prioritize the child's or youth's temporary placement with a relative or kin, unless the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that temporary placement with the relative or kin is not in the best interests of the child.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1314"
citation: "Colorado HB 1314 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children & Domestic Matters"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. English", "T. Exum"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-03-02"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad1ea518-f7da-4eb9-9885-27e5a3aa86aa"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1314"
source_hash: "ef28197ed4c09c62b05e9fe0dc53e11137bd9f6c0f67837aaa28f2873451dec2"
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 1314 (2026A) — Family Stability & Kinship Care

The act expands the definitions of 'grandparent' and 'great-grandparent' in the context of court-ordered family time to account for situations in which the child's father or mother is deceased. To align with changes enacted in 2023 that address kinship and relative placements more broadly, the act repeals language specific to grandparent placements in child welfare cases and the types of evidence a court considers in connection with a grandparent's past abusive or neglectful conduct. When a child or youth is removed from the home, the act requires the court to prioritize the child's or youth's temporary placement with a relative or kin, unless the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that temporary placement with the relative or kin is not in the best interests of the child.(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/112780/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114922/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116597/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115039/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115888/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115793/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116992/download)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment H). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment I). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1314, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1314 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- R. English — primary (person)
- T. Exum — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-01** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-22** 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`
- **2026-04-24** 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 Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-04-15** House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31** House Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- **2026-03-02** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad1ea518-f7da-4eb9-9885-27e5a3aa86aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).