Week 9 was the Colorado General Assembly’s most active of the 2026 session. Fifty-one good bills — legislation that reduces government or strengthens constitutional rights — advanced. Fifty-two bad bills — legislation that expands government, imposes mandates, or restricts individual rights — advanced alongside them.
The week’s strongest floor performances came on bills with broad bipartisan support. Magnus’ Law passed the Senate unanimously, requiring officers to offer voluntary breathalyzer tests at fatal crash scenes. SB26-011 passed 31 to 2, compelling large online platforms to comply with valid search warrants within 72 hours. HB26-1009 passed the House 62 to 2, bringing a domestic violence lethality assessment program statewide with Republican prime sponsors in both chambers. HB26-1031 passed 65 to 0, protecting Colorado-grown produce brands from fraudulent out-of-state competition.
On the expansion side, SB26-135 would ask voters to retain TABOR surplus revenues for K-12 spending rather than return them to taxpayers. Senate Finance advanced it 6 to 3. HB26-1148 requires social media platforms to configure settings that block parents from monitoring their children’s accounts and location without the minor’s permission. Three tax expenditure bills created new refundable tax credits. A bill capping rideshare fare retention imposed a state price ceiling on private contracts.
The House State Affairs Committee killed four bills in one afternoon on March 9. It rejected the Protect Female Sports Act 8 to 3. It rejected the retail delivery fee repeal 7 to 4 — the third consecutive session that bill has failed. It rejected a property tax revenue reduction 9 to 4. It rejected a bill that would have applied to second and third-trimester abortion facilities the same CDPHE inspection standards that govern every other surgical center in the state.
Two expansion bills died on their own. The prostitution decriminalization bill was pulled by its lead sponsor after he acknowledged he lacked committee votes. A poultry ventilation shutdown ban failed 5 to 1 in Senate Agriculture after state agricultural organizations testified that producers need flexibility to respond to disease outbreaks. The session has now tracked 165 bills. The cumulative count stands at 66 reducing government. It stands at 85 expanding it — a gap that Week 9’s record output did not close.
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