The Colorado Senate advanced five substantive bills on second reading, with SB 26-005 — creating a civil remedy for constitutional violations during civil immigration enforcement — generating the session's most contentious debate; the bill passed 24-8 in the committee of the whole report, while SB 18, covering dignity protections and name change records for minors, passed on a voice vote after the S001 amendment was defeated 15-17, and SB 31, addressing Schedule 1 prescription drug availability after federal rescheduling, also passed on a voice vote, as did SB 85 and SB 25 — covering military protection orders and land survey monumentation, respectively — which advanced together on the consent calendar; all five bills were ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage; separately, SB 37 was laid over until February 25, 2026, the Senate confirmed the Governor's Juvenile Parole Board appointments 32-0 with one vacancy, and SB 120, addressing missing persons law enforcement procedures, was introduced and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
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Senator Liston moved L005 to bar a cause of action if the plaintiff provoked the conduct giving rise to the claim. Senator Weissman argued the amendment 'guts the bill' and characterized it as 'victim blaming' comparable to practices in Russia, China, and Hungary, stating that exercising First Amendment rights does not legally open a person to unlimited force. Senators Carson and Zamora Wilson supported L005 as a guardrail against frivolous lawsuits. The amendment failed on voice vote.
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“How bad is it going to have to get? U.S. citizen Alex Preddy utilizing his first and Second Amendment rights, his constitutional rights were trampled upon. How bad is it gonna have to get? That is why we bring Forward Senate Bill 5 for your consideration today. I hope that this bill comes out of this chamber 35 to 0, because how bad is it gonna have to get before Coloradans civil rights. Coloradans constitutional rights are trampled and infringed upon over the course and conduct of federal immigration enforcement.”
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