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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Compensable Losses for Tribal Members"
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description: "The act allows persons who are indigenous to receive compensation for traditional Native American healing ceremonies and practices and related expenses under the 'Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act', which includes:Traditional counseling and healing from an elder or spiritual healer;Traditional ceremonial practices;Ceremonial burials, including clothing for the deceased, meals, and other related expenses;Child care during burial ceremonies;Reimbursement for honoraria provided in connection with ceremonial services; andReasonable travel expenses related to the traditional Native American healing ceremonies and practices.(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 12"
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citation: "Colorado SB 12 (2026A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Courts & Judicial"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["E. Velasco", "J. Danielson"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-05-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6761e901-4df0-4071-92fd-e7475557772a"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-012"
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source_hash: "bbb7c414b5195a42d348e2ebf2ad19c7c1ae62568f8955901197b505cf4c9bb8"
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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 12 (2026A) — Compensable Losses for Tribal Members
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The act allows persons who are indigenous to receive compensation for traditional Native American healing ceremonies and practices and related expenses under the 'Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act', which includes:Traditional counseling and healing from an elder or spiritual healer;Traditional ceremonial practices;Ceremonial burials, including clothing for the deceased, meals, and other related expenses;Child care during burial ceremonies;Reimbursement for honoraria provided in connection with ceremonial services; andReasonable travel expenses related to the traditional Native American healing ceremonies and practices.(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/110702/download)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111524/download)
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3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116568/download)
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4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111639/download)
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5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115718/download)
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6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115534/download)
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7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116819/download)
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## Votes
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- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Refer Senate Bill 26-012 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Refer Senate Bill 26-012, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). — **pass** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- E. Velasco — primary (person)
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- J. Danielson — primary (person)
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- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Simpson — cosponsor (person)
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- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
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- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
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- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
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- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
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- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Slaugh — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
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- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
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- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-05-29** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-21** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-05-21** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-05-07** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2026-05-04** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-01** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2026-04-30** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
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- **2026-03-09** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2026-03-04** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-11** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
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- **2026-02-10** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-09** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-04** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-14** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `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/6761e901-4df0-4071-92fd-e7475557772a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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