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Colorado House introduces a slate of bills on firearms, child welfare, elections and more
Summary
The Colorado House received a Senate message and the clerk introduced multiple House bills — including proposals on gun rights and elimination of extreme risk protection orders, increased county child‑welfare funding, mail‑ballot signature verification and changes to criminal penalties for trafficking minors — each assigned to committee for consideration.
The Colorado House convened on Feb. 2, 2026, received a message from the Senate and the clerk introduced a package of House bills and one Senate joint resolution for committee referral.
Most of the session consisted of the clerk reading bill titles and brief descriptions and the presiding officer assigning each measure to a committee. Notable introductions included House Bill 10 72, described as concerning "an individual's right to possess a firearm to the extent permitted by the constitution" and eliminating extreme risk protection orders; House Bill 10 75, which would increase funding for county child welfare prevention services and continue the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund and Board; and House Bill 10 82, which would change the penalty for human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude from a class 2 felony to a class 1 felony.
The clerk also introduced measures on legislative process and session length (House Bills 10 73 and 10 74 by Representative Weinberg); transportation statute updates (House Bill 10 76); a proposal on the average market rate of unprocessed retail marijuana (House Bill 10 77); expansion of concurrent enrollment off‑campus courses (House Bill 10 78); a requirement that minors obtain written permission for motorcycle instruction permits (House Bill 10 79); bipartisan election‑judge teams for mail‑ballot signature verification (House Bill 10 80); electric transmission optimization (House Bill 10 81); protections for female sports (House Bill 10 83); increased disclosure requirements for initiated statewide ballot measures and fiscal impact statements (House Bill 10 84); an option for pregnant persons to fill out a "do not abort" form (House Bill 10 85); subdivision access to state highways (House Bill 10 86); limits on certain health care interventions for minors (House Bill 10 87); entity filings with the secretary of state (House Bill 10 88); and enactment of a Uniform Mortgage Modification Act (House Bill 10 89).
The clerk read Senate Joint Resolution 6, described as a commitment to Coloradans navigating the federal immigration system and ensuring transparency in federal enforcement; the presiding officer laid the resolution over one day under House rules.
All introduced bills were referred to the committees named during the reading; no committee hearings, debates or recorded floor votes on the measures are recorded in this transcript. The House adjourned at the close of the reading and is scheduled to reconvene Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at 9 a.m.
