republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-77.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Epilepsy-Related Mortality Awareness"
description: "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.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 77"
citation: "Colorado SB 77 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care & Health Insurance", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["I. Jodeh", "K. Stewart", "L. Gilchrist"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7242f413-dad7-4da1-a709-bfed3684a163"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-077"
source_hash: "355d7aa3228b43f4ff5b649eeb41ddbcfad7d77d28957784e23d7572c8ce6144"
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 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.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111019/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113107/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114183/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113193/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113962/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113802/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114954/download)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7242f413-dad7-4da1-a709-bfed3684a163`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).