House advances bill requiring schools to provide gun‑safety materials, adds legislative review

DENVER — The Colorado House advanced House Bill 12‑50 on March 17, 2025, requiring school districts, charter schools and other local education providers to distribute materials from the Office of Gun Violence Prevention about Colorado’s safe‑storage law at the start of each school year and to post the materials on the local provider’s website.

The bill’s sponsor, Representative Lisa Hamrick, told the committee the measure was intended "to keep children safe by providing information on Colorado's safe storage law through the schools," and noted the bill stems from work by the Colorado Youth Advisory Council and a 2023 interim committee.

Supporters said the bill gives parents easy access to safety resources. Hamrick pointed to an interactive map developed at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus and said districts may distribute the material as a printed handout or a web…