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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1142

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 12, 2026       Location Old Supreme Court

HB26-1142 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
02:53:54 PM  
The committee recessed.
02:57:30 PM  
The committee resumed.
02:57:49 PM  
Senators Roberts and Ball, primary bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 26-1142, which amends the definition of a “child advocacy center” in statute and defines a “child advocacy center multidisciplinary team” as a group of various professionals who work collaboratively with a child advocacy center on behalf of children served by a child advocacy center. The bill allows information sharing between county departments of human services and child advocacy center multidisciplinary team members when the information is relevant to protecting a child in a child maltreatment case. The bill provides civil and criminal immunity for child advocacy centers regarding the information they share between multidisciplinary teams and county departments. It also provides civil immunity for child advocacy center board members, staff, and volunteers for actions taken in good faith during the investigation of child maltreatment or for disclosures of information with the child advocacy center multidisciplinary team. Civil immunity does not extend to acts of gross negligence, wanton misconduct, intentional wrongdoing, or medical negligence.
02:59:36 PM  
Ashley Jellison, representing Colorado Children's Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Diana Goldberg, representing Colorado Children's Alliance - SungateKids Child Advocacy Center, testified in support of the bill. Mr. David Karnes, representing Violence Free Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment D).
03:07:32 PM  
The primary bill sponsors provided closing remarks.
03:07:52 PM  
Committee members provided closing remarks.

03:08:41 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 26-1142 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Weissman
Seconded
Benavidez Yes
Bright Yes
Carson Yes
Cutter Excused
Daugherty Yes
Frizell Yes
Jodeh Yes
Weissman Yes
Mullica Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS