Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 25-064: Safe2tell Handle with Care Notice
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- Introduced
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Plain-language summary
SB 25-064 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Safe2tell Handle with Care Notice. Primary sponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), Lisa Frizell (Republican), Janice Marchman (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
The bill requires the safe2tell program (safe2tell) to provide a handle-with-care notice to a school when a student has had an adverse childhood experience beginning with the 2026-27 school year, for students enrolled in a school in a small rural school district; beginning with the 2027-28 school year, for students enrolled in a small rural school district or a large rural school district; and beginning with the 2028-29 school year, for students enrolled in any school statewide. A peace officer who responds to an incident that is an adverse childhood experience shall may report to safe2tell the name and age of the child involved in the incident or provide information to the child's parent or guardian about how to inform the school through safe2tell . Upon receipt of a report, safe2tell shall send a handle-with-care notice to the child's school that includes only the child's name and the phrase "handle with care". A school shall only share the notice with school staff who need to know about the notice. Other than notifying school staff, a school is not required to take any action with respect to the notice. The bill expressly includes personal data as a "material" for the purposes of safe2tell. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Clifford | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 37 |
| Lisa Frizell | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 2 |
| Janice Marchman | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Lisa Cutter | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 20 |
| Tony Exum | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 11 |
| Iman Jodeh | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 29 |
| Cathy Kipp | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Katie Wallace | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 17 |
| F. Winter | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
- House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
- Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education