by Colleen Enos
Colorado is becoming much more antagonistic towards families and people of faith. Our leadership appears to place more importance on ideology, secrecy, and crime when introducing and debating bills. The last two weeks have been an example of that mindset.
The legislative session crossed the halfway mark in mid-March and is racing towards the finish line of May 13. SB26-018, Legal Protections for the Dignity of Minors, passed out of committee on March 25 and is headed for second and third reading in the State House this week. The most problematic section of the bill was stripped out in the Senate, but the secrecy provision for minors who request a name change for reasons including conforming to their new gender identity remains intact. There is no requirement in the bill to notify a noncustodial parent who does not affirm a new gender of the name change.
HB26-1322, Civil Actions for Conversion Therapy Survivors, is openly anti-faith. This bill removes the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits against a “licensed mental health professional” who counsels regarding sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts and someone who has authority over that counselor or group. Conversion therapy is a phrase used to describe the efforts of biblical counselors to help individuals overcome same sex attraction and rejection of their God-given gender. If enacted into law, this bill could be used against people hiring counselors for their loved ones. It even extends past the death of the person who received the counseling and gives their estate up to five years to file a lawsuit.
Protecting your family from harm could become a thing of the past in Colorado if the current direction of the legislature goes unchecked. On March 19th, three separate anti-protection bills were debated in the State House. They were SB26-004, Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order, which could result in pro-second amendment families being targeted by a school or doctor’s office, SB26-043, Record Keeping and Regulation of Sale of Firearm Barrel, which is the beginning of a gun registry in Colorado and HB26-1126, Requirements for Firearms Dealers, which aims to put small gun dealers out of business. All three bills were the subject of Rule 14 applied by the majority party to limit debate to 2 or 3 hours. The day of back-to-back debates was referred to by the minority party as “Infringement Day,” harkening back to the constitutional promise that our rights “shall not be infringed.”
Last, the legislature just cannot ignore Colorado citizens’ right to place an initiative directly onto the ballot, and consequently introduced their own legislation to restrict the process further. HB26-1320, Accessible Language Statutory Ballot Title Requirements, mandates that the language used in the ballot title meet certain qualifiers, but neglects to include the same requirements for its own ballot initiatives, which the legislature can place directly on an upcoming election ballot. This bill has passed the State House and is moving on to the State Senate.
Parents who desire to protect their families and practice their faith must make their voices heard. Homeschool Day at the Capitol is an opportunity to do just that. Some of us must run for office as well to advance Christian values and help redirect our state. Only then will Colorado return to the land of the free and the home of the brave.
What you can do
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- Register to attend the FREE Homeschool Day at the Capitol on April 9, 2026, and support homeschool freedom!! We need every man, woman, and child who supports homeschool freedom to attend!
- Call and email your state representative and state senator: ask them to stand up for Colorado families.
In Him,
Colleen Enos
CHEC Director of Government Relations
Colleen@CHEC.org
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