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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB26-069

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Mar 4, 2026       Location SCR 357

SB26-069 - Postponed Indefinitely
01:33:33 PM  
Senators Daugherty and Bright, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 26-069, which concerns the establishment of a high school student domestic exchange program. The co-sponsors provided opening comments on the bill and answered questions from the committee.
01:39:44 PM  
Barbara Taylor, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. David McCullough III, representing American Exchange Project, testified in support of the bill. Leigh Ann Baize, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Fatima Vega, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Brodie Saggau, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Celestrelle Rambaud, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The panel answered questions from the committee.

Additional written testimony submitted can be found as Attachment A.
02:13:25 PM  
Committee members made comments. Senator Bright distributed and explained amendment L.002 (Attachment B).

02:15:16 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Bright
Seconded
Benavidez
Bright
Kipp
Liston
Rich
Marchman Excused
Kolker
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:15:17 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
02:19:43 PM  
The committee came back to order. The co-sponsors provided closing comments on the bill. Members of the committee made comments.

02:28:06 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-069, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Bright
Seconded
Benavidez No
Bright Yes
Kipp No
Liston Yes
Rich Yes
Marchman No
Kolker No
YES: 3   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

02:28:39 PM
 Motion Postpone Senate Bill 26-069 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Marchman
Seconded
Benavidez Yes
Bright No
Kipp Yes
Liston No
Rich No
Marchman Yes
Kolker Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS