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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB26-125

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 11, 2026       Location SCR 357

SB26-125 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
01:32:54 PM  
Senators Kolker and Marchman, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 26-125, which concerns disability rights protections in public schools. They provided opening comments and distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
01:40:41 PM  
Emily Harvey, representing Disability Law Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Sarah Grazier, representing CO DD Council, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Molly Kirkham, representing Speaking For Ourselves, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Ashley Sutton, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The panel answered questions from the committee.
01:55:33 PM  
Madi Ashour, representing the Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Tess Rittenberg, representing Colorado Children's Campaign, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Paul Baumann, representing AdvocacyDenver, testified in support of the bill.
02:04:22 PM  
Mrs. Courtney Hansen, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Yael Cohen, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jack Johnson, representing Disability Law Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Kristina Ericson, representing Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, testified in support of the bill. The panel answered questions from the committee.
02:16:49 PM  
Julia Miller, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Deanna Miller, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Carson Covey, representing Family Voices Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Dani Lawrence, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Marcella Schieffelin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dawn Fritz, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill. Ronnie Broyles, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The panel answered questions from the committee.
02:44:03 PM  
Meighen Lovelace, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Bryce Rafferty, representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC), testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Elizabeth Moran, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:59:11 PM  
Additional written testimony submitted can be found as Attachment B. The co-sponsors explained amendment L.001 (Attachment A).

03:02:03 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Kolker
Seconded
Bright
Frizell
Kipp
Rich
Snyder
Marchman
Kolker
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:02:13 PM  
The co-sponsors provided closing comments. Committee members made comments.
03:05:26 PM  
Anna Gerstle, Legislative Council Staff, answered questions from the committee on the bill's fiscal note.

03:11:49 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-125, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Marchman
Seconded
Bright Yes
Frizell Yes
Kipp Yes
Rich Yes
Snyder Yes
Marchman Yes
Kolker Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS