The 2026 Colorado General Assembly convened last week, and three bills of interest were quickly introduced:
SB26-004 Expand List of Petitioners for ERPO – Ceasefire Supports (Sens. Tom Sullivan / Rep. Meg Froelich). Adds health-care facilities, behavioral health treatment facilities, K-12 schools, and institutions of higher learning as institutional petitioners that may petition for an Extreme Risk Protection Order.
SB26-011 Social Media Search Warrants – Ceasefire Supports (Sens. Lisa Frizell and Dylan Roberts / Rep. Andew Boesenecker). Requires that websites, online services, online applications, and mobile applications 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 eight hours, providing status updates on search warrants, and generally complying with search warrants within 72 hours. A court may extend the time if deemed justified.
This bill was prompted by the experience of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office after the Evergreen shooting, when the shooter’s online activities were of interest to law enforcement, but investigations were delayed because of difficulties with the search warrant processes of the social media companies.
HB26-1021 Second Amendment Protection Act – Ceasefire Strongly Opposes (Reps. Brandi Bradly and Max Brooks). Assigned to House Judiciary. Repeals almost every gun violence prevention law enacted in Colorado from 2013 to 2025, as well as concealed carry prohibitions from 2003 (seriously, click the link above to see the list of 28 gun laws this would repeal). Repealed laws would include background checks on private sales, safe storage, ammunition regulations, gun show regulations, gun dealer regulations, and gun dealer permitting, as well as many others. 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.
While this bill is widely seen as a performative sop to the gun lobby with low chance of passage, it is exactly the kind of law Coloradans should expect if or when the state government returns to GOP control, according to gun violence prevention advocates. Voting matters, folks.
This year’s session promises to be a busy one, with new gun violence prevention bills introduced as well as the ongoing struggle to protect the gains we’ve made. Our upcoming Lobby Day will be February 26th, where you can learn more about what Ceasefire Legislative Action is doing and speak with your representatives personally. Registration info coming soon!
You can check on the status of any firearms bill during the session at this link, where you can also find information on reaching out to your representatives to voice your support or opposition. Remember, we need your help to keep Colorado at the forefront of gun violence prevention!