This is a summary of firearms bills introduced in the 2026 Colorado General Assembly. The list will be continually updated through this year’s session. Colorado Ceasefire’s position on each bill is indicated. You may find the email address of the prime sponsors of each bill by clicking on their name.
SB26-004 Expand List of Petitioners for ERPO – Support (Sen. Tom Sullivan / Rep. Meg Froelich). Passed Senate 3 rd reading on 2/3 on 20-13 vote. Passed House State
Affairs 3/2 on 8-3 party-line vote.
Adds health-care facilities that employ a health-care or mental health professional, and co-responders, to the list of community members who may petition for an ERPO, and health-care facilities, behavioral health treatment facilities, K-12 schools, and institutions of higher learning as institutional petitioners that may petition for an ERPO.
SB26-011 Social Media Search Warrants – Support (Sens. Lisa Frizell and Dylan Roberts / Rep. Andew Boesenecker). Passed Senate 3rd reading 2/18 by vote of 31-2. House Judiciary hearing
upon adjournment 3/10 upon adjournment. 5 th of 5. Room 0107.
Requires websites, online services, online applications, and mobile applications to streamline processes for Colorado law enforcement to contact the platform at all times. The process must include a staffed hotline for receiving and responding to search warrants, acknowledging search warrants within 8 hours, provide status updates on search warrants, and generally comply with search warrants within 72 hours. A court may extend the time if deemed justified.
SB26-043 Record Keeping and Regulations of Firearm Barrels – Support (Sen. Tom Sullivan / Reps. Meg Froelich and Kyle Brown). Passed Senate 3 rd reading 3/2 on 19-16
vote.
Requires that all firearm barrels must be transferred through an FFL, who is required to keep a record of transfers for 5 years. Transferees must be 18 years of age and legally allowed to purchase a firearm. Unlawful sale of a firearm barrel or possession of a barrel with intent to sell are subject to a misdemeanor.
HB26-1009 Mandatory Lethal Assessment – Support (Reps. Monica Duran and Ryan Gonzalez / Sen. Byron Pelton). Passed House Judiciary 2/18 on a 7-0 vote. Next stop: House Appropriations. Requires peace officers conduct a lethality assessment when responding to a domestic violence incident. In high risk situations, officer is required to connect the victim with victim’s services. Requires attorney general’s office to develop mandatory training for peace officers. In 2025, around 20% of gun homicides occurred in domestic violence situations.
HB26-1126 Requirements of Firearms Dealers – Strongly Support (Reps. Emily Sirota and Steven Woodrow/Sen. Cathy Kipp). Passed House State Affairs 3/2 on 8-3 party-line vote.
Extends requirements of the dealer to a “responsible person” who is someone who directs the policies and management of the dealer. Enables Department of Revenue to establish a fine schedule for second or subsequent violations. Requires that large capacity magazines be accessible only to staff. Requires greater security at entrances and a security alarm system that has video surveillance of each door and area where firearms are kept. Requires dealer report theft or loss within 72 hours.
HB26-1144 Prohibit Three-Dimensional Printing Firearms & Components – Support (Reps. Lindsay Gilchrist and Andrew Boesenecker, Sens. Tom Sullivan and Katie Wallace). Passed House Judiciary 2/18 on 7-4 party-line vote. Passed House 3rd reading on 3/2 on 40-25 vote.
Prohibits the manufacture of a firearm, receiver, large capacity magazine or rapid-fire device by 3D printing , and the possession or distribution of digital instructions for 3D printing of firearms or components.
HB26-1212 Permitless Concealed Carry – Strongly Oppose (Reps. Ava Flanell and Carlos Barron) Assigned to House Judiciary. Titled “Constitutional Carry of Handguns.” Would allow anyone legal to possess a firearm legal to carry concealed in the state of Colorado. No Background check, no training, no fingerprints, no sheriff discretion.
HB26-1255 Social Media Duty to Report and Search Warrants – Support (Rep. Tammy Story / Sen. Lisa Cutter) House Judiciary hearing 3/18 5th of 5 Room 0107. Social media platforms would be required to provide a streamlined process for law enforcement contacting the platform concerning a search warrant and requiring the operator to report to local law
enforcement if they receive notice that a user has posted content threatening harm to self or others, commit a crime, or entice another to commit a crime.
HB26-1264 School Safety (Rep. Regina English). Education hearing March 12th , 1st of 4 in room 0107. Requires public schools to provide information to staff, students and parents information about Safe2Tell program. Requires written reports from districts and charter schools on policies of student safety. Requires Department of Public Safety to create model messages on safe storage, preventing youth access to firearms, cybersecurity and online safety. Districts shall distribute these annually.
HB26-1265 Etrace – Support (reps. Manny Rutinel and Chad Clifford / Sen. Katie Wallace). Passed House State Affairs 3/2 on 8-3 party-line vote. Requires law enforcement agencies to participate in ATF electronic tracing system by submitting identifying information for firearms recovered or confiscated in criminal activity.
HB26-1302 CBI Instacheck Operating Hours (reps. Andrew Boesenecker and Anthony Hartsook). Hearing House State Affairs 3/16 1st of 1 Room LSB-A. Allows CBI to determine its own Instacheck operating hours to meet its business needs.
DEFEATED BILLS
SB26-030 Local Roads to State Parks – Oppose (Sen. Mark Baisley). DEFEATED 2/10 on 1-4 bipartisan vote.
Accesses “Keep Colorado Wild” motor vehicle funds beyond the first $36 million for grant program for local roads and infrastructure. Ceasefire opposed because it would access the funds used for the loan program to the semiautomatic permitting program.
HB26-1021 Second Amendment Protection Act – Strongly Oppose (Reps. Brandi Bradley and Max Brooks). DEFEATED in House Judiciary 2/7 on 4-7 party-line vote.
Repeals almost every gun violence prevention law enacted in Colorado from 2013 to 2025, as well as concealed carry prohibitions from 2003. The list of repealed laws is extensive and includes background checks on private sales, safe storage, ammunition regulations, gun show regulations, gun dealer regulations, and gun dealer permitting as well as many other laws. It repeals the office of gun violence prevention and requires the return of monies collected under several programs to the persons who provided the monies.
HB26-1072 Firearm Possession and Elimination of ERPO – Strongly Oppose (Rep. Scott Slaugh). Defeated in House State Affairs 3/2 on 3-8 party-line vote.
Codifies an individual’s right to possess and use firearms to the maximum extent permissible under state and federal constitutions. Repeals the Extreme Risk Protection Orders law.