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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1227: Minors' Rights in Dependency & Neglect Proceedings

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1227 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Minors' Rights in Dependency & Neglect Proceedings. Primary sponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), Mary Bradfield (Republican). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): Governor Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Current law states that a child or youth named in a petition related to dependency and neglect proceedings is a party to the proceedings and has a right to attend and fully participate in all hearings related to the case. The act affirms that as a party to the proceedings, the child or youth has legal standing regarding all matters related to the child's or youth's interests and the right to have the child's or youth's interests fully represented by the guardian ad litem or counsel for youth throughout the proceedings, including appeals.     If a county department of human or social services (county department) seeks dismissal of a petition prior to the adjudicatory hearing and the child or youth, through the child's or youth's guardian ad litem or counsel for youth, objects to the dismissal and articulates a basis upon which the child is abused or neglected, the court shall set a hearing to determine whether or not the county department has a reasonable basis to dismiss the case. If the court determines that the county department shows a reasonable basis for dismissal, the court shall dismiss the case. If the county department does not show a reasonable basis to dismiss the case, the court must allow the case to proceed.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 25 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kyle MullicaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Lindsey DaughertyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Lindsay GilchristPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Mary BradfieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Judy AmabileCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Adrienne BenavidezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Kyle BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Sean CamachoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
James ColemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Tony ExumCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Meg FroelichCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Nick HinrichsenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Iman JodehCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Mandy LindsayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
William LindstedtCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Karen McCormickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Kenny NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Amy PaschalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Naquetta RicksCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Gretchen RydinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Marc SnyderCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Katie StewartCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Tammy StoryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Mike WeissmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Sent to the Governor
  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  7. Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  10. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  11. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
  12. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source