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CO SB 145

enacted

Charter School Involvement in Local Ballot Questions

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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.)

Introduced
2026-03-20
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-28 — Governor Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • L. Gilchristsponsor
  • A. Boeseneckersponsor
  • C. Kippsponsor
  • S. Brightsponsor
  • C. Richardsoncosponsor
  • J. Phillipscosponsor
  • J. McCluskiecosponsor
  • B. Marshallcosponsor
  • R. Keltiecosponsor
  • R. Gonzalezcosponsor
  • D. Woogcosponsor
  • M. Durancosponsor
  • J. Caldwellcosponsor
  • B. Bradleycosponsor
  • L. Frizellcosponsor
  • J. Carsoncosponsor
  • L. Garcia Sandercosponsor
  • K. Stewartcosponsor
  • S. Slaughcosponsor
  • N. Rickscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-28

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-21

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-05-21

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage

  4. 2026-05-21

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  5. 2026-05-09

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  6. 2026-05-08

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-05-05

    House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  8. 2026-04-30

    House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  9. 2026-04-20

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

    introduction

  10. 2026-04-17

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2026-04-16

    Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

    reading-2

  12. 2026-04-13

    Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage

  13. 2026-03-20

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

    introduction

Versions

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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