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CO SB 166

died on adjournment

School Board Member Disqualifying Convictions

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CO SB 166 pass?

No. CO SB 166 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-06): House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely

What is CO SB 166 about?

Current law disqualifies a person convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child from being a school director of a school district, commonly known as a school board member. The bill adds convictions for crimes of violence and for felony drug offenses involving distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale of a controlled substance to the list of offenses that disqualify a person from being a school board member. The bill specifies that a person is disqualified only for crimes of violence offenses and felony drug offenses committed when the person was an adult and when fewer than 10 years have passed since the person satisfied every aspect of the sentenced imposed for the conviction, including incarceration, financial penalties, and parole .(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.)

Who sponsors CO SB 166?

L. Goldstein, C. Kipp, A. Benavidez are the primary sponsors of CO SB 166.

Description

Current law disqualifies a person convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child from being a school director of a school district, commonly known as a school board member. The bill adds convictions for crimes of violence and for felony drug offenses involving distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale of a controlled substance to the list of offenses that disqualify a person from being a school board member. The bill specifies that a person is disqualified only for crimes of violence offenses and felony drug offenses committed when the person was an adult and when fewer than 10 years have passed since the person satisfied every aspect of the sentenced imposed for the conviction, including incarceration, financial penalties, and parole .(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.)

Introduced
2026-04-16
Latest action
2026-05-06 — House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • L. Goldsteinsponsor
  • C. Kippsponsor
  • A. Benavidezsponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-06

    House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely

  2. 2026-04-28

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  3. 2026-04-28

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

    introduction

  4. 2026-04-27

    Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

    reading-2

  5. 2026-04-22

    Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  6. 2026-04-16

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Adopt amendment L.001

    2026-04-22 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Scott Bright: yes
    • James Coleman: excused
    • Lisa Frizell: no
    • Cathy Kipp: yes
    • Janice Rich: no
    • Janice Marchman: yes
    • Chris Kolker: yes

  • Refer Senate Bill 26-166, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-04-22 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Scott Bright: no
    • James Coleman: yes
    • Lisa Frizell: no
    • Cathy Kipp: yes
    • Janice Rich: no
    • Janice Marchman: yes
    • Chris Kolker: yes

  • Postpone Senate Bill 26-166 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.

    2026-05-06 · 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
    • Jacque Phillips: yes
    • Katie Stewart: no
    • Tammy Story: yes
    • Matthew Martinez: no
    • Meghan Lukens: no
    • Anthony Hartsook: yes
    • Dusty Johnson: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-166

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