Person's Rights Related to Their Children
Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a person's inalienable rights related to their children.
Official status: Lost
Prime sponsors
- Ken DeGraaf (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Brandi Bradley (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Mark Baisley (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Lynda Zamora Wilson (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
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The concurrent resolution submits a constitutional amendment to the voters of the state at the 2026 general election that adds to the nonexclusive list of inalienable rights of all persons the right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. (Note: This summary applies to this concurrent resolution as introduced.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/13/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs |
| 04/20/2026 | House | House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Postpone Indefinitely |
Recorded votes
- 04/20/2026 — House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs: “Refer HCR26-1004 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion failed on a vote of 3–8.
- 04/20/2026 — House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs: “Postpone HCR26-1004 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.” — the motion passed on a vote of 8–3.
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Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED HCR26-1004 LLS NO. R26-0310.01 Anna Petrini x5497 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP DeGraaf and Bradley, Barron, Bottoms, Bradfield, Brooks, Caldwell, Flanell, Garcia Sander, Gonzalez R., Hartsook, Johnson, Keltie, Luck, Richardson, Slaugh, Suckla, Taggart, Weinberg, Winter T., Woog SENATE SPONSORSHIP Baisley and Zamora Wilson, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Frizell, Liston, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich House Committees Senate Committees State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 26-1004 SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION CONCERNING A PERSON'S INALIENABLE RIGHTS RELATED TO THEIR CHILDREN.
Resolution Summary (Note: This summary applies to this resolution as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this resolution passes third reading in the house of introduction, a resolution summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.) The concurrent resolution submits a constitutional amendment to the voters of the state at the 2026 general election that adds to the nonexclusive list of inalienable rights of all persons the right to direct the 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.
upbringing, education, and care of their children.
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
SECTION 1. At the election held on November 3, 2026, the secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state the ballot title set forth in section 2 for the following amendment to the state constitution:
In the constitution of the state of Colorado, amend section 3 of article II as follows:
Section 3. Inalienable rights.
All persons have certain natural, essential and inalienable rights, among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; OF DIRECTING THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION, AND CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN; of acquiring, possessing and protecting property; and of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
SECTION 2. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote either "Yes/For" or "No/Against" on the following ballot title: "Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a person's inalienable rights related to their children?"
SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40-123, Colorado Revised Statutes, if at least fifty-five percent of the electors voting on the ballot title vote "Yes/For", then the amendment will become part of the state constitution.
Official record
View HCR26-1004 on leg.colorado.gov
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