Colorado 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 166 — School Board Member Disqualifying Convictions

Last action — House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 16, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Current law disqualifies a person convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child from being a school director of a school district, commonly known as a school board member. The bill adds convictions for crimes of violence and for felony drug offenses involving distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale of a controlled substance to the list of offenses that disqualify a person from being a school board member. The bill specifies that a person is disqualified only for crimes of violence offenses and felony drug offenses committed when the person was an adult and when fewer than 10 years have passed since the person satisfied every aspect of the sentenced imposed for the conviction, including incarceration, financial penalties, and parole .(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

22 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill SB 166 now specifies that in addition to sexual offenses against children, individuals convicted of certain violent crimes and felony drug offenses will also be disqualified from serving as school board members. This change is important because it broadens the scope of disqualifications to better ensure that individuals with serious criminal backgrounds do not hold positions of authority in schools, thus aiming to protect children and maintain a safe educational environment.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill 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.) Currentlawdisqualifiesapersonconvictedofcommittingasexual offense against a child from being a school director of a school district, commonly known as a school board member.
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Action History

  1. House Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely

  2. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  3. Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

  4. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  5. Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  6. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Postpone Senate Bill 26-166 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.

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4400
Republican 4000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 9400
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Garcia Sander — Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Nay
Jacque Phillips Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Katie Stewart Democrat Nay
Lindsay Gilchrist Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Nay
Meghan Lukens Democrat Nay
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Yea
Ava Flanell Republican Yea
Dusty Johnson Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 166 do?
Current law disqualifies a person convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child from being a school director of a school district, commonly known as a school board member. The bill adds convictions for crimes of violence and for felony drug offenses involving distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale of a controlled substance to the list of offenses that disqualify a person from being a school board member. The bill specifies that a person is disqualified only for crimes of violence offenses and felony drug offenses committed when the person was an adult and when fewer than 10 years have passed since the person satisfied every aspect of the sentenced imposed for the conviction, including incarceration, financial penalties, and parole .(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Who sponsors SB 166?
SB 166 is sponsored by Adrienne Benavidez, L. Goldstein, and Cathy Kipp (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 166?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 16, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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