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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB26-005

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Feb 2, 2026       Location Old Supreme Court

SB26-005 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
02:42:10 PM  
Chair Weissman provided ground rules for the hearing.

Senators Gonzales and Weissman, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 26-006, concerning state court remedies for violations of federal constitutional rights occurring during immigration enforcement.

Committee members asked questions about current statutes and related case law.  Additional inquiries were raised about preempting federal law.
03:05:28 PM  
Ousman Ba, representing COPa, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Enrique Orozco-Perez, representing Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kaylinn Hathaway, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Christina Zaldivar, representing CIRC/ AFSC/ Not 1 More Deportation Rountable, testified in support of the bill.
03:17:58 PM  
Meagan Forbes, representing Institute for Justice, testified in support of the bill. Ariane Frosh, representing ACLU of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Harrison Stark, representing State Democracy Research Initiative, University of Wisconsin Law School, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
03:24:53 PM  
Ms. Sofia Llamas, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Juan Candil , representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Missy Espinoza, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:32:08 PM  
Ms. Jeany Rush, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Nicole Annen, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Mrs. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:39:24 PM  
Hans Meyer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Iris Halpern, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Isaac Green, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Shaleen Morales, representing Rocky Mountain Immigration Advocacy Network, testified in support of the bill. Joy Athanasiou, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Bobbie Moreno, representing Colorado People’s Alliance, testified in support of the bill.
03:55:40 PM  
Jennifer Arreola, representing Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Christopher Nurse, representing Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lamine Kane, representing Colorado People’s Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Alex Sanchez, representing Voces Unidas de las Montañas/ Voces Unidas Action Fund, testified in support of the bill.
04:08:24 PM  
Ms. Jean Demmler, representing Colorado Council of Churches, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Paul Galloway, representing Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. David Schwartz, representing Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Betty Nguyen, representing Together Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
04:19:36 PM  
Devynn Dewey, representing Don’t Strip Our Rights, testified in support of the bill. Alexis Salas, representing Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Carter Flenike, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Bruce Taylor, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

The bill sponsors discussed extortion statutes.
04:33:24 PM  
Ms. Jeanette Vizguerra, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Vanessa Martinez, representing Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), testified in support of the bill. Ms. Dawn Fritz, representing Colorado PTA , testified in support of the bill. Sara Hardie, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Peggy Leech, representing League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
04:48:14 PM  
Ms. Marcella Schieffelin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Linda Badwan, representing The Colorado Palestine Lobbying and Advocacy Group, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
04:57:30 PM  
Meg Reed, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kate Hawthorne, representing Stand With Veterans, testified in support of the bill.
05:02:49 PM  
Megan Rutter, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Olivia Hernandez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Megan Eleazer, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ben DeNardo, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Christina Swope, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Tiffany Chacon, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:15:57 PM  

Mr. Joel Benjamin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony submitted about the bill is in Attachment A.

05:20:35 PM  

The bill sponsors returned to the table and distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment B).

Committee members asked about amendment's impact on the fiscal note.

05:25:29 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B)
Moved Weissman
Seconded
Carson
Gonzales J.
Hinrichsen
Wallace
Zamora Wilson
Roberts
Weissman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:25:31 PM  
The bill sponsors made closing comments.

Committee members made closing statements.

06:00:08 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-005, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Weissman
Seconded
Carson No
Gonzales J. Yes
Hinrichsen Yes
Wallace Yes
Zamora Wilson No
Roberts Yes
Weissman Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS