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CO HB1314
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Regina English
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AI Summary
- Courts may order monetary penalties, community service, and mandatory use of parenting time tracking tools for parents who intentionally violate parenting time orders, with remedies proportionate to the frequency and severity of noncompliance
- Temporary placement of removed children with relatives or kin becomes the required preference unless the court finds by preponderance of evidence that such placement is not in the child's best interests; county departments must complete modified safety assessments within 14 days and may provide one-time placement stipends to emergency kinship caregivers
- Courts must make written findings about existing grandparent-grandchild relationships before finalizing adoptions and may order post-adoption contact agreements granting grandparents reasonable contact unless clear and convincing evidence shows continued contact would be detrimental
- State Department of Human Services must develop protocols for referring noncustodial parents who are current on child support to supervised or facilitated family-time services
- Foster care prevention services pilot program launches July 1, 2027, selecting three county departments to implement expedited kinship placement pathways, kinship navigator programs, and family time tracking tools, with a required report to the legislature in January 2029
Legislative Description
Family Stability & Kinship Care
Children & Domestic Matters
Last Action
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
3/2/2026
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services3/2/2026
Full Bill Text
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