Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB5: Rights Violation in Immigration Enforcement Remedy
Status: Vetoed, June 3, 2026
Concerning state court remedies for violations of federal constitutional rights occurring during immigration enforcement, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 21, 2026:
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws. SENATE BILL 26-005 BY SENATOR(S) Weissman and Gonzales J., Coleman, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Marchman, Rodriguez, Wallace, Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Kolker, Lindstedt, Snyder, Sullivan; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Mabrey and Zokaie, Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Duran, English, Froelich, Garcia, Gilchrist, Jackson, Joseph, Lindsay, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Story, Titone, Velasco, Willford, Woodrow. CONCERNING STATE COURT REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OCCURRING DURING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Since the earliest days of the nation, the United States supreme court has held, in cases such as Little v. Barreme, 6 U.S. 170 (1804), and Murray v. The Charming Betsey, 6 U.S. 64 (1804), that federal officials may be liable in damages for violations of federal laws; ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act. (b) In later 19th century …
Sponsors
- Mabrey, Javier (D, 1) · primary sponsor
- Zokaie, Yara (D, 52) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Brown, Kyle (D, 12)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- English, Regina (D, 17)
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3)
- Garcia, Lorena (D, 35)
- Gilchrist, Lindsay (D, 8)
- Jackson, Jamie (D, 41)
- Joseph, Junie (D, 10)
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- : House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- : House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (May 7, 2026): 41 yea, 22 nay, passed
- MISC: LIMIT (May 6, 2026): 36 yea, 24 nay, passed
- Committee of the Whole: AMD (H.001) (May 6, 2026): 22 yea, 43 nay, failed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-005 to the Committee of the Whole. (May 4, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-005 to the Committee on Appropriations. (April 22, 2026): 7 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (February 24, 2026): 20 yea, 11 nay, passed
Subjects: Actions, Courts and Judicial
Common questions
- What is SB5?
- SB5 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Rights Violation in Immigration Enforcement Remedy.
- What does SB5 do?
- Concerning state court remedies for violations of federal constitutional rights occurring during immigration enforcement, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
- What is the status of SB5?
- Vetoed as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5?
- Mabrey, Javier (D, 1), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-005
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