Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB77: Epilepsy-Related Mortality Awareness
Status: Chaptered, April 20, 2026
Concerning epilepsy-related mortality awareness.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, April 6, 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 26-077 BY SENATOR(S) Jodeh, Amabile, Ball, Benavidez, Bright, Carson, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Marchman, Mullica, Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gilchrist and Stewart K., Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, Feret, Froelich, Hamrick, Jackson, Lieder, Lindsay, Marshall, Nguyen, Rutinel, Rydin, Stewart R., Story, Titone, McCluskie. CONCERNING EPILEPSY-RELATED MORTALITY AWARENESS. SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add article 60 to title 25 as follows: ARTICLE 60 Epilepsy-related Mortalities and Awareness 25-60-101. Short title. THE SHORT TITLE OF THIS ARTICLE 60 IS "LINCOLN'S LAW". ________ 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. 25-60-102. Legislative declaration. (1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT: (a) EPILEPSY IS A BRAIN DISORDER THAT CAUSES RECURRING AND UNPROVOKED SEIZURES AND AFFECTS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, IMPACTING APPROXIMATELY THREE MILLION ADULTS AND FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX THOUSAND CHILDREN IN THE UNITED …
Sponsors
- Gilchrist, Lindsay (D, 8) · primary sponsor
- Stewart, Katie (D, 59) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Brown, Kyle (D, 12)
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Clifford, Chad (D, 37)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Feret, Lisa (D, 24)
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3)
- Hamrick, Eliza (D, 61)
- Jackson, Jamie (D, 41)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- : House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- : House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Votes
- House Amendments: REPASS (April 6, 2026): 33 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Amendments: CONCUR (April 6, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (April 2, 2026): 57 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-077, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (March 25, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment F). (March 25, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Third Reading: BILL (March 12, 2026): 33 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Health and Environment
Common questions
- What is SB77?
- SB77 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Epilepsy-Related Mortality Awareness.
- What does SB77 do?
- Concerning epilepsy-related mortality awareness.
- What is the status of SB77?
- Chaptered as of April 20, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (April 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB77?
- Gilchrist, Lindsay (D, 8), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB77?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-077
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