Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HCR1004: Person's Rights Related to Their Children
Status: Failed, April 20, 2026
Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a person's inalienable rights related to their children.
What the bill says
A resolution summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.) The concurrent resolution submits a constitutional amendment to the voters of the state at the 2026 general election that adds to the nonexclusive list of inalienable rights of all persons the right to direct the Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law…
From the introduced text, April 13, 2026:
a resolution summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.) The concurrent resolution submits a constitutional amendment to the voters of the state at the 2026 general election that adds to the nonexclusive list of inalienable rights of all persons the right to direct the Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. upbringing, education, and care of their children. Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein: SECTION 1. At the election held on November 3, 2026, the secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state the ballot title set forth in section 2 for the following amendment to the state constitution: In the constitution of the state of Colorado, amend section 3 of article II as follows: Section 3. Inalienable rights. All persons have certain natural, essential and inalienable rights, among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; OF DIRECTING THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION, AND CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN; of acquiring, possessing and protecting property; and of seeking and …