CO SB 43

died on adjournment

Record Keeping & Regulation of Sale of Firearm Barrel

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CO SB 43 pass?

No. CO SB 43 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 (2026-01-27): Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

What is CO SB 43 about?

The bill requires a firearm barrel to be sold or transferred in person by a federally licensed firearm dealer. A person who is not a federally licensed firearm dealer shall not possess a firearm barrel with the intent to sell or transfer, or with the intent to offer to sell or transfer, the firearm barrel. Unlawful sale of a firearm barrel and unlawful possession with intent to sell a firearm barrel are each an unclassified misdemeanor.A person must be 18 years old or older and legally allowed to purchase a firearm under state and federal law to purchase a firearm barrel, subject to certain exceptions.The bill requires a federally licensed firearm dealer to record a sale or transfer of a firearm barrel for at least 5 years.The bill requires the Colorado bureau of investigation to create a form for federally licensed firearm dealers to record a sale or transfer of a firearm barrel.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Who sponsors CO SB 43?

M. Froelich, K. Brown, T. Sullivan are the primary sponsors of CO SB 43, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-27
Latest action: 2026-01-27 — Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-13
House Third Reading Laid Over to 05/14/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-20
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-19
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-03-16
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-09
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
introduction
2026-03-02
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-02-27
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
reading-2
2026-02-26
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/27/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-25
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/26/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-24
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/25/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-23
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/24/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-18
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/23/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-12
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-01-27
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
introduction

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-27Compare
Engrossed — 2026-02-27Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-03-02Compare
Revised — 2026-03-19Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Votes

Refer Senate Bill 26-043 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-02-12 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (5)
- William Lindstedt: yes
- Rod Pelton: no
- Lynda Zamora Wilson: no
- Tom Sullivan: yes
- Katie Wallace: yes
Refer Senate Bill 26-043, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-16 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Scott Bottoms: no
- Max Brooks: no
- Michael Carter: yes
- Cecelia Espenoza: yes
- Lisa Feret: yes
- Meg Froelich: yes
- Stephanie Luck: no
- Kenny Nguyen: yes
- Naquetta Ricks: yes
- Chad Clifford: yes
- Jenny Willford: yes
Adopt amendment L.014 (Attachment B).
2026-03-16 · pass · 0-0
AMD (H.001)
2026-03-19 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: excused
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: excused
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: excused
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: no
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: no
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: no
- Valdez: no
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no
AMD (H.003)
2026-03-19 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: excused
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: no
- English: no
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: excused
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: no
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: no
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: no
- Valdez: no
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no
AMD (H.005)
2026-03-19 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: excused
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: no
- English: no
- Espenoza: excused
- Feret: no
- Flanell: excused
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: no
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: no
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: no
- Valdez: no
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no
AMD (H.004)
2026-03-19 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: excused
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: no
- English: no
- Espenoza: excused
- Feret: no
- Flanell: excused
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: no
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: no
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: no
- Valdez: no
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-043

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