Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 020

Monday, February 2, 2026·4h 21m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Colorado Senate passed SB 26-004 expanding Extreme Risk Protection Order petitioners to include institutional filers (21-12) after defeating seven minority amendments on due process, domestic violence protections, and HIPAA grounds, and adopted SJR 26006 on immigrant civil rights (20-12) over unified Republican opposition.

Key Actions

·SB 26-004 – ERPO Institutional Petitioners ExpansionPassed

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Controversies

Whether SB 26-004 is constitutional

Senator Sullivan argued 'This legislation is constitutional and saying it's not over and over and over again is not going to change that fact,' citing six-plus years of ERPO enforcement and court rulings. Senator Zamora Wilson countered: 'Even though it's been said this is constitutional due to the judgment of Colorado judges. I will say it again, they have been wrong,' citing the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling on President Trump's ballot status as an example of courts being overruled.

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Notable Quotes

“The man who killed my son Alex and 11 others at the theater massacre was a student at the Anschutz in 2012 and no such program existed. I'm hopeful today that I might be enlightened how those who feel concerned of someone's life being ruined felt about those who were impacted on July 20, 2012. The 12 who lost their lives, the three that have been committed to a wheelchair for the remainder of their lives, and several others that I know of who have taken their own lives since then.”
Senator Sullivan — Senator Sullivan, sponsor of SB 26-004 expanding ERPO petitioners to institutions, responded to opponents' concerns about harm to falsely accused individuals by invoking the 2012 Aurora theater shooting in which her son was killed.

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Votes

Adoption of SJR 26006 (immigrant civil rights resolution)Passed

Yes (1)not individually named in transcript; co-sponsors added include Amabile, Cutter, Danielson, Marchman, Wallace, Gonzalez, Kip, Michaelson, Gena, Roberts, Mullica, Exum, Kolker, Linstadt, Sullivan, Ball, Snyder, 'the President

No (11)Frizell, Kirkmeyer, Rich, Zamora Wilson, Pelton B., Bright, Carson, Catlin, Pelton R., Liston, Baisley

Absent (1)3 excused, not named

Adoption of Committee of the Whole report — SB 26-004 as amended (second reading)Passed

No (11)Frizell, Kirkmeyer, Zamora Wilson, Rich, Liston, Baisley, Catlin, Pelton R., Carson, Bright, Pelton B.

Absent (1)2 excused, not named

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TranscriptPreview

Senators amabile, baisley, ball, bridges. Excused. Bright, carson. Catlin. Cutter. Danielson. Danielson. Excused. Doherty. Excused. Exum. Frizzell. Gonzalez. She's walking up the stairs. Henriksen. Excused. Judah, Kip, Kirkmeyer. Kolker. Linstead. Liston. Liston, Liston. Marchman. Michelson. Gena, mullica. Pelton. Baltnar. Rich. Roberts. Rodriguez. Simpson. Snyder. Snyder. Excused. Sullivan. Wallace. We. Zamora, wilson. Mr. President. Let's do this. The morning roll call is 30. Present. Zero absent, five. Excused. We have a quorum. Senator Carson, would you please lead us in the Pledge of allegiance? Thank you, Mr. President. Please rise in the chamber and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the frag of the Nicotine States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice. For all. Approval of the Journal. Senator Malika. My man. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Senate journal of January 30, 2026 be approved as corrected by the Secretary. You've heard the motion. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? No, But I still have it. The motion is adopted. Senate services correctly printed. Senate Joint Resolution 7. Correctly engrossed. Senate Joint Resolution 4. Mr. Majority Leader. Thank you,…

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