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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 27: Parental Equality & Child Empowerment Act

Introduced 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 27 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Parental Equality & Child Empowerment Act. Primary sponsor: Lynda Zamora Wilson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely.

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.

Under current law, the court is required to determine the allocation of parental responsibilities, including parenting time and decision-making responsibilities, based on the best interests of the child.The bill creates a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best interests of the child to allocate equal parenting time to both parents if both parents reside within 25 miles of a reasonable location determined by the court, including the child's child care, preschool, school, the location where the child participates in their educational program, or another reasonable location. The presumption may be rebutted based on clear and convincing evidence that equal parenting time is not in the best interests of the child.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lynda Zamora WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate9

“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. Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
  2. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Sources

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