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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 170: Task Force to Expand Effective Public Schools

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

SB 170 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on April 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Task Force to Expand Effective Public Schools. Primary sponsor: Matt Martinez (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), James Coleman (Democratic), Scott Bright (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): Governor Signed.

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Official summary

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

The act creates the access to opportunity task force (task force) to study and report on how to expand access to effective public schools to address opportunity gaps.     The act requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, the governor, the state board of education, the commissioner of education, and the department of education on or before January 1, 2027. If the first meeting of the task force is not until after July 31, 2026, then the report deadline is 5 months after the task force's first meeting.     The act specifies that the task force will only conduct a study and prepare a report if the department of education receives sufficient gifts, grants, and donations.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Jennifer BaconPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
James ColemanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Scott BrightPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Judy AmabileCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Adrienne BenavidezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Jeff BridgesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
John CarsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Lisa CutterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Tony ExumCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Lisa FrizellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Julie GonzalesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Iman JodehCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Barbara KirkmeyerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
William LindstedtCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Kyle MullicaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Jacque PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Naquetta RicksCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Robert RodriguezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Tom SullivanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27

“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 President of the Senate
  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  4. Sent to the Governor
  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  7. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  8. House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
  9. House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Finance
  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
  12. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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