CO SB 145

enacted

Charter School Involvement in Local Ballot Questions

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CO SB 145 pass?

Yes. CO SB 145 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

What is CO SB 145 about?

The act requires a school district that is considering submitting to its voters a ballot question concerning capital construction to solicit proposals from its charter schools about their capital construction needs. The act specifies the solicitation process requirements and requires the school district to notify a charter school that submitted a proposal whether the school district will include the charter school's capital construction needs in the school district's ballot question or questions. If the school district decides not to include the charter school's capital construction needs in the ballot question, the notification must include the school district's reasons for the exclusion and must include an opportunity for the charter school to address issues raised by the school district. If the school district and charter school mutually agree to the content of the charter school's proposal, a school district that voluntarily submits to its voters a ballot question for the charter school's capital construction needs is not required to comply with the required solicitation process.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO SB 145?

L. Gilchrist, A. Boesenecker, C. Kipp and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO SB 145, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-03-20
Latest action: 2026-03-20 — Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-28
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-05-21
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-05-21
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-05-21
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-09
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-05-08
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-05
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-30
House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-20
Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
introduction
2026-04-17
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-16
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
reading-2
2026-04-13
Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage
2026-03-20
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
introduction

Versions

Introduced — 2026-03-20Compare
Engrossed — 2026-04-16Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-04-17Compare
Revised — 2026-05-08Compare
Rerevised — 2026-05-09Compare
Final Act — 2026-05-20Compare
Signed Act — 2026-05-30Compare
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Documents

Votes

Adopt amendment L.003
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.008
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.007
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.004
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.005
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.001
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Refer Senate Bill 26-145, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Jeff Bridges: yes
- Scott Bright: yes
- Lisa Frizell: yes
- Cathy Kipp: yes
- Janice Rich: yes
- Janice Marchman: yes
- Chris Kolker: yes
Adopt amendment L.002
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Refer Senate Bill 26-145 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-30 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Jennifer Bacon: yes
- Mary Bradfield: yes
- Ava Flanell: yes
- Lori Garcia Sander: yes
- Lindsay Gilchrist: yes
- Eliza Hamrick: no
- Anthony Hartsook: yes
- Dusty Johnson: yes
- Jacque Phillips: yes
- Katie Stewart: yes
- Tammy Story: no
- Matthew Martinez: yes
- Meghan Lukens: yes
BILL
2026-05-09 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: excused
- Bradfield: excused
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: yes
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-145

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