The Colorado Senate advanced multiple bills on third and second reading on Legislative Day 028, including a measure modernizing the bigamy statute by removing its cohabitation element and a resolution honoring 32 Colorado 2026 Winter Olympians and Paralympians. The chamber also passed bills on Fire and Police Pension disability benefits, crime victim compensation for tribal members, charitable organization tax definitions, and the insanity defense, while laying over a pre-production plastics bill until February 12.
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Senator Zamora Wilson requested to be recorded as a no vote specifically on SB 26012 while the broader third reading consent calendar was being passed. No other senator is named as directly responding or disputing this in the transcript.
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“The danger of this type of a ghost statute isn't in its frequent use by the state, but it's in its frequent use by abusers in DV situations. This clause is weaponized to keep victims from fleeing. Abusers threaten to report a victim for bigamy if they move in and with a new partner before a costly and time consuming divorce is finalized.”
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Sign in to subscribeVoter. Mr. Schoffler, please call the roll. Senators Amabile. Baisley. Ball. Bridges. Bright. Carson. Catlin. Cutter. Daniel. Danielson. Excuse. Doherty. Excused. Exum. Frizzell. Gonzalez. Gonzalez. Henriksen. Judah. Kip. Kirkmeyer. Kolker. Linstead. Liston. Marchman. Michaelson. Genet. Mullica. Pelton, b. Pelton. R. Rich. Roberts. Rodriguez. Simpson. Snyder. Sullivan. Sullivan. Excuse. Wallace. Weissman. Zamora. Wilson. Mr. President. Let's do this. The morning roll calls. 32. Presidents, zero. Absent, three. Excuse. We have a quorum. Senator Cutter, would you please lead us in the Pledge of allegiance? Thank you, Mr. President. Members, please join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United 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 catlin. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Senate Journal of February 9, 2026 be approved as corrected by the Secretary. You've heard the motion. All in favor say aye. Opposed, no. The ayes have it and that motion is still adopted. Senate services correctly engrossed. Senate Bill 9, 1214 and 39 correctly revised. House Resolution 1004-1005-1006-1007, 1008-1009-1010-1011, 1012-1013-1014-1015 and 1016. Committee reports. Mr. President, Committee on Judiciary has…
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