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SB26-143 • 2026

Rename Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee

The bill renames the Colorado youth advisory council review committee to honor and memorialize Senator Faith Winter. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. K. Wallace, Rep. L. García, Rep. J. Willford, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. L. Daugherty, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Sen. I. Jodeh, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. W. Lindstedt, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. D. Roberts, Sen. M. Snyder, Sen. T. Sullivan, Sen. M. Weissman
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how or if public involvement is required, nor does it specify actions needed for the name change after the ninety-day period.

Renaming Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee

The bill renames the Colorado youth advisory council review committee to honor and memorialize Senator Faith Winter.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the name of the existing Colorado youth advisory council review committee to include 'Senator Faith Winter'.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members and staff involved with the Colorado youth advisory council review committee.

Terms To Know

Colorado Revised Statutes
The official collection of laws for the state of Colorado.
General Assembly
The legislative branch of the government in Colorado, consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how or if the public will be involved in this change.
  • It is unclear what actions need to happen for the name change to take effect after the ninety-day period.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

  2. 2026-04-13 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  3. 2026-04-10 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  4. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  5. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Official Summary Text

The bill renames the Colorado youth advisory council review committee to honor and memorialize Senator Faith Winter.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Current Bill Text

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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0867.01 Veronica Parish x2606 SENATE BILL 26-143
Senate Committees House Committees
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING UPDATING THE NAME OF THE COLORADO YOUTH101
ADVISORY COUNCIL REVIEW COMMITTEE.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)
The bill renames the Colorado youth advisory council review
committee to honor and memorialize Senator Faith Winter.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 13, 2026
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 10, 2026
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Coleman and Wallace, Amabile, Bridges, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Gonzales
J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Lindste dt, Marchman, Mullica, Roberts, Snyder,
Sullivan, Weissman
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Willford and Garcia,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1305.5, amend1
(1) as follows:2
2-2-1305.5. Representative Hugh McKean and Senator Faith3
Winter Colorado youth advisory council review committee - created.4
(1) There is created in the legislative branch the Representative5
Hugh McKean AND SENATOR FAITH WINTER Colorado youth advisory6
council review committee to review the council's work. The committee7
is comprised of ten members, as described in subsection (2) of this8
section.9
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1301.5, amend10
(4) as follows:11
2-2-1301.5. Definitions.12
As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires:13
(4) "Review committee" means the Representative Hugh McKean14
AND SENATOR FAITH WINTER Colorado youth advisory council review15
committee created in section 2-2-1305.5.16
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act17
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the18
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August19
12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a20
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the21
state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act22
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect23
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in24
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the25
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.26
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