Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1227: Minors' Rights in Dependency & Neglect Proceedings
Status: Chaptered, June 1, 2026
Concerning affirming the rights of children and youth in dependency and neglect proceedings.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, June 3, 2026:
HOUSE BILL 26-1227 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gilchrist and Bradfield, Brown, Camacho, Duran, Froelich, Lindsay, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Ricks, Rydin, Stewart K., Story; also SENATOR(S) Mullica and Daugherty, Amabile, Benavidez, Exum, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Lindstedt, Snyder, Weissman, Coleman. CONCERNING AFFIRMING THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN DEPENDENCY AND NEGLECT PROCEEDINGS. and add (4.7) as follows: 19-3-502. Petition form and content - limitations on claims in dependency or neglect actions. (4 .5) A child OR YOUTH named in the petition shall be a party to the proceedings and have the right to attend and fully participate in all hearings related to the child's OR YOUTH'S case. As A PARTY TO THE PROCEEDINGS, A CHILD OR YOUTH HAS LEGAL STANDING REGARDING ALL MA TIERS RELATED TO THE CHILD'S OR YOUTH'S INTERESTS AND THE RIGHT TO HA VE THE CHILD'S 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. OR YOUTH'S INTERESTS FULLY REPRESENTED BY THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OR COUNSEL FOR YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING APPEALS. The child's OR YOUTH'S guardian ad litem or counsel for youth shall provide developmentally appropriate notice to the child OR YOUTH of all hearings related to the child's OR YOUTH'S case. ( …
Sponsors
- Gilchrist, Lindsay (D, 8) · primary sponsor
- Bradfield, Mary (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Brown, Kyle (D, 12)
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3)
- Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
- McCormick, Karen (D, 11)
- Nguyen, Kenny (D, 33)
- Paschal, Amy (D, 18)
- Ricks, Naquetta (D, 40)
- Rydin, Gretchen (D, 38)
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 Special Order - 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 Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (May 6, 2026): 28 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1227 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. (April 30, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (April 21, 2026): 45 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1227, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (April 17, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Adopt amendment L.006 (April 17, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Refer House Bill 26-1227, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. (March 4, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Child Abuse, Dependency, or Neglect, Children & Domestic Matters
Common questions
- What is HB1227?
- HB1227 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Minors' Rights in Dependency & Neglect Proceedings.
- What does HB1227 do?
- Concerning affirming the rights of children and youth in dependency and neglect proceedings.
- What is the status of HB1227?
- Chaptered as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1227?
- Gilchrist, Lindsay (D, 8), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1227?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1227
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