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type: "Bill"
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title: "Use of Prescription Product with Controlled Substance"
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description: "The act exempts from schedule I a prescription drug product containing a schedule I controlled substance (product) if the product is:Approved for prescription use by the United States food and drug administration;Designated or rescheduled by the United States drug enforcement agency (DEA); Dispensed by a pharmacy or prescription drug outlet, or administered by an authorized practitioner; andPossessed by a person who is authorized to possess a controlled substance. The exemption applies upon the DEA's designation or rescheduling. The act requires that the product be controlled in Colorado in the same manner as the product is controlled by the DEA and state law. The act clarifies that its provisions do not apply to or affect the regulation of or lawful actions or conduct concerning natural medicine, natural medicine product, marijuana, or marijuana concentrate.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2026A"
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identifier: "SB 31"
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citation: "Colorado SB 31 (2026A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "& Enforcement"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J. Rich", "M. Soper", "S. Camacho", "W. Lindstedt"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2026-01-22"
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last_action: "2026-04-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83241539-e461-496e-85cc-596d70b0ea98"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-031"
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source_hash: "25b78da87e685a3541a8c67be620279ae3dfd5e6075c62d3751882a6f4c4d29f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado SB 31 (2026A) — Use of Prescription Product with Controlled Substance
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The act exempts from schedule I a prescription drug product containing a schedule I controlled substance (product) if the product is:Approved for prescription use by the United States food and drug administration;Designated or rescheduled by the United States drug enforcement agency (DEA); Dispensed by a pharmacy or prescription drug outlet, or administered by an authorized practitioner; andPossessed by a person who is authorized to possess a controlled substance. The exemption applies upon the DEA's designation or rescheduling. The act requires that the product be controlled in Colorado in the same manner as the product is controlled by the DEA and state law. The act clarifies that its provisions do not apply to or affect the regulation of or lawful actions or conduct concerning natural medicine, natural medicine product, marijuana, or marijuana concentrate.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110914/download)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112510/download)
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3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114202/download)
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4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112537/download)
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5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113979/download)
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6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113873/download)
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7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114959/download)
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## Votes
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- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Refer Senate Bill 26-031, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D). — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Refer Senate Bill 26-031, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- J. Rich — primary (person)
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- M. Soper — primary (person)
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- S. Camacho — primary (person)
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- W. Lindstedt — primary (person)
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- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
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- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
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- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-04-20** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-07** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-04-07** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-04-06** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2026-04-02** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2026-03-30** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
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- **2026-03-25** House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
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- **2026-02-24** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-23** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-18** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/23/2026 - No Amendments
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- **2026-02-12** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-04** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
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- **2026-01-22** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83241539-e461-496e-85cc-596d70b0ea98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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