Colorado SB85: Military Protection Orders

What the bill says

From the chaptered text, May 6, 2026:

SENAT E BILL 26-085 BY SENATOR(S) Frizell and Ball, Bridges, Bright, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Marchman, Mullica, Pelton R., Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman; also REPRESENTA TIVE(S) Duran and Hartsook, Boesenecker, Caldwell, Clifford, Froelich, Gonzalez R., Jackson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, Marshall, Phillips, Rutinel, McCluskie. CONCERNING MILITARY PROTECTION ORDERS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, A PEACE OFFICER'S DUTY TO DETERMINE WHETHER A MILITARY PROTECTION ORDER EXISTS WHEN RESPONDING TO AN INCIDENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND A REQUIREMENT FOR THE COURT TO CONSIDER THE EXISTENCE OF A MILITARY PROTECTION ORDER AS RELEVANT EVIDENCE WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ISSUE A TEMPORARY CIVIL PROTECTION ORDER. SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 18-6-806 as follows: 18-6-806. Notification of potential violation of military 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. protection order - definitions. (1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: (a) "ARMEDFORCES"MEANSTHEARMY,NAVY,AIRFORCE,MARINE CORPS, SPACE FORCE, AND COAST GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES. (b) "COMMANDING OFFICER" MEANS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER OR WARRANT OFFICER IN A POSITION OF COMMAND IN THE ARMED FORCES OR NATIONAL GUARD. (c) "MILITARY PROTECTION ORDER" MEANS A PROTECTION ORDER ISSUED AGAINST A CURRENT MEMBER …

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Sponsors

• Duran, Monica (D, 23) · primary sponsor
• Hartsook, Anthony (R, 44) · primary sponsor
• Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
• Caldwell, Jarvis (R, 20)
• Clifford, Chad (D, 37)
• Froelich, Meg (D, 3)
• Gonzalez, Ryan (R, 50)
• Jackson, Jamie (D, 41)
• Joseph, Junie (D, 10)
• Keltie, Rebecca (R, 16)
• Lieder, Sheila (D, 28)
• Marshall, Bob (D, 43)

Latest actions

1. May 5, 2026: Governor Signed
2. April 27, 2026: Sent to the Governor
3. April 27, 2026: Signed by the Speaker of the House
4. April 27, 2026: Signed by the President of the Senate
5. April 23, 2026: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6. April 21, 2026: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
7. April 20, 2026: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
8. April 17, 2026: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
9. April 15, 2026: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
10. February 25, 2026: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

Votes

• House Amendments: REPASS (April 23, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House Amendments: CONCUR (April 23, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Third Reading: BILL (April 21, 2026): 63 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Refer Senate Bill 26-085, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (April 15, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment B). (April 15, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
• Third Reading: BILL (February 24, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB85?

SB85 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Military Protection Orders.

What does SB85 do?

Concerning military protection orders, and, in connection therewith, a peace officer's duty to determine whether a military protection order exists when responding to an incident of domestic violence and a requirement for the court to consider the existence of a military protection order as relevant evidence when determining whether to issue a temporary civil protection order.

What is the status of SB85?

Chaptered as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (May 5, 2026).

Who sponsored SB85?

Duran, Monica (D, 23), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB85?

On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-085