Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1024: Raising Age of Voluntary Relinquishment of Child
Status: Chaptered, April 27, 2026
Concerning raising the age of a child who may be voluntarily relinquished from seventy-two hours old to thirty days old or younger.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, April 13, 2026:
HOUSE BILL 26-1024 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Keltie and Rydin, Barron, Bottoms, Bradley, Brooks, Caldwell, Camacho, DeGraaf, Duran, English, Feret, Flanell, Garcia Sander, Gonzalez R., Lieder, Lindsay, Luck, Richardson, Slaugh, Suckla, Weinberg; also SENATOR(S) Frizell and Marchman, Carson, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Mullica, Pelton R., Zamora Wilson, Coleman. CONCERNING RAISING THE AGE OF A CHILD WHO MAY BE VOLUNTARILY RELINQUISHED FROM SEVENTY-TWO HOURS OLD TO THIRTY DAYS OLD OR YOUNGER. SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-3-304.5, amend (1)(a); and add (5.5) as follows: 19-3-304.5. Emergency possession of certain relinquished children - rules - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) If a parent voluntarily delivers a child to a firefighter, as defined in section 18-3-201 (1.5), or a staff member who engages in the admission, ________ 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. care, or treatment of patients at a hospital or community clinic emergency center, as defined in subsection (9) of this section, when the firefighter is at a fire station or the staff member is at a hospital or community clinic emergency center, as defined in subsection (9) of this section, the firefighter or staff member of the hospital or community clinic …
Sponsors
- Keltie, Rebecca (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Rydin, Gretchen (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Barron, Carlos (R, 48)
- Bottoms, Scott (R, 15)
- Bradley, Brandi (R, 39)
- Brooks, Max (R, 45)
- Caldwell, Jarvis (R, 20)
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- DeGraaf, Ken (R, 22)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- English, Regina (D, 17)
- Feret, Lisa (D, 24)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (April 1, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1024 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. (March 26, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (February 26, 2026): 65 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1024, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (February 10, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment F). (February 10, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Children & Domestic Matters, Adoption and Relinquishment
Common questions
- What is HB1024?
- HB1024 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Raising Age of Voluntary Relinquishment of Child.
- What does HB1024 do?
- Concerning raising the age of a child who may be voluntarily relinquished from seventy-two hours old to thirty days old or younger.
- What is the status of HB1024?
- Chaptered as of April 27, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (April 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1024?
- Keltie, Rebecca (R, 16), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1024?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1024
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