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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 73: Order of Additional Parenting Time

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 73 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Order of Additional Parenting Time. Primary sponsor: Scott Bright (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely.

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Official summary

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

The bill allows a court to order additional parenting time to a parent or legal custodian who was wrongfully denied court-ordered parenting time if the denial resulted from an investigation by a law enforcement agency, child welfare agency, or county department of human or social services and the investigation did not result in a substantial finding of abuse or neglect.The additional parenting time ordered by a court must be of the same type and duration as the parenting time that was wrongfully denied; may include weekend, holiday, or vacation periods; and must be exercised by the parent or legal custodian no later than 2 years after the date the court finds that parenting time was wrongfully denied.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott BrightPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13

“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 Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
  2. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

Sources

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