SB 50 — Child Care Center Required Policy Disclosures
Last action — Governor Signed
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on April 06, 2026.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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15 sponsors
4 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
The act requires a child care center to disclose the following information in its policies and procedures to the parents or guardians of children being served at the child care center:A statement that child care center workers are mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect under state law; andFor a child care center that utilizes video recording equipment, a disclosure of the presence of video recording equipment and the child care center's policies and procedures regarding the use of the video recording equipment and the generated video footage.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
23 added · 33 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of SB 50 includes a new requirement that child care centers must clearly communicate their video recording policies. This includes informing parents about how video footage is recorded, retained, and disposed of, as well as privacy protections and access rights. This change is significant because it enhances transparency and accountability in child care settings, helping to ensure that children's safety and privacy are prioritized.
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(7) A CHILD CARE CENTER SHALL DISCLOSE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THE CHILD CARE CENTERCENTER'S 'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO THE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN BEING SERVED AT THE CHILD CARE CENTERCENTER: :
________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;
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(a) A STATEMENT THAT CHILD CARE CENTER WORKERS ARE MANDATORY REPORTERS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECTNEGLECT, , AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 19-3-304 (2)(m);AND (b) FOR A CHILD CARE CENTER THAT UTILIZES VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT, , A STATEMENT DISCLOSING THE USE OF VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND THE CHILD CARE CENTERCENTER'S S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF THE VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND THE GENERATEDVIDEOFOOTAGEGENERATED ,INCLUDING WHENAPPLICABLE THECENTER S RECORDING ,RETENTION ,ANDDISPOSALPOLICY ;PRIVACYPROTECTIONSAND LIMITATIONS;PARENTAL AND LEGAL ACCESS TO THE VIDEO FOOTAGEFOOTAGE, ;ANDINCLUDING, ANYOTHERPOLICIESORPROCEDURESTHECHILDCARECENTERDEVELOPSINWHEN RELATIONAPPLICABLE,THECENTER'S TORECORDING, THERETENTION, USE OF THE VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND THEDISPOSALPOLICY; GENERATED VIDEO FOOTAGE .
PRIVACYPROTECTIONSAND LIMITATIONS;
PARENTAL AND LEGAL ACCESS TO THE VIDEO FOOTAGE;
AND ANY OTHERPOLICIES ORPROCEDURESTHECHILDCARE CENTERDEVELOPS IN RELATION TO THE USE OF THE VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND THE GENERATED VIDEO FOOTAGE.
on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodninety-day period after final adjournment ofofthe the general assembly(Augustassembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);
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____________________________ ____________________________ James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
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Action History
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Governor Signed
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Sent to the Governor
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Signed by the President of the Senate
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Signed by the Speaker of the House
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House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
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Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
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Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
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Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/02/2026 - No Amendments
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Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
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Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
Sponsors
- Janice Marchman · Primary
- James Coleman · Cosponsor
- Tony Exum · Cosponsor
- Julie Gonzales · Cosponsor
- Nick Hinrichsen · Cosponsor
- Cathy Kipp · Cosponsor
- Katie Wallace · Cosponsor
- M. Rutinel · Cosponsor
- K. Nguyen · Cosponsor
- B. Marshall · Cosponsor
- M. Duran · Cosponsor
- J. Bacon · Cosponsor
- M. Soper · Primary
- J. Joseph · Primary
- Scott Bright · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →4 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 86 not signed on · 8 voted No
Sponsors (4)
- Janice Marchman Democrat
- M. Soper
- J. Joseph
- Scott Bright Republican
Co-sponsors (11)
- James Coleman Democrat
- Tony Exum Democrat
- Julie Gonzales Democrat
- Nick Hinrichsen Democrat
- Cathy Kipp Democrat
- Katie Wallace Democrat
- M. Rutinel
- K. Nguyen
- B. Marshall
- M. Duran
- J. Bacon
Not signed on (86)
86 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 86 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 12% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (65)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Gonzalez R. | — | Yea |
| Stewart K. | — | Yea |
| Stewart R. | — | Yea |
| Winter T. | — | Yea |
| Garcia Sander | — | Yea |
| Alex Valdez | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Paschal | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew Boesenecker | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Marshall | Democrat | Yea |
| Brianna Titone | Democrat | Yea |
| Cecelia Espenoza | Democrat | Yea |
| Chad Clifford | Democrat | Yea |
| Eliza Hamrick | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth Velasco | Democrat | Yea |
| Emily Sirota | Democrat | Yea |
| Gretchen Rydin | Democrat | Yea |
| Jacque Phillips | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamie Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier Mabrey | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Bacon | Democrat | Yea |
| Jenny Willford | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie McCluskie | Democrat | Yea |
| Junie Joseph | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen McCormick | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenny Nguyen | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Lesley Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay Gilchrist | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Feret | Democrat | Yea |
| Lorena Garcia | Democrat | Yea |
| Lori Goldstein | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandy Lindsay | Democrat | Yea |
| Manny Rutinel | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Meg Froelich | Democrat | Yea |
| Meghan Lukens | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Duran | Democrat | Yea |
| Naquetta Ricks | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina English | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean Camacho | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Lieder | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Woodrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy Story | Democrat | Yea |
| Tisha Mauro | Democrat | Yea |
| Yara Zokaie | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony Hartsook | Republican | Yea |
| Ava Flanell | Republican | Nay |
| Brandi Bradley | Republican | Nay |
| Carlos Barron | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Woog | Republican | Yea |
| Dusty Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Jarvis Caldwell | Republican | Yea |
| Ken DeGraaf | Republican | Nay |
| Larry Don Suckla | Republican | Nay |
| Mary Bradfield | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Soper | Republican | Not Voting |
| Max Brooks | Republican | Nay |
| Rebecca Keltie | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Taggart | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Weinberg | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Bottoms | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Slaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Luck | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 15% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bob Marshall | Democrat | Yea |
| Gretchen Rydin | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier Mabrey | Democrat | Yea |
| Naquetta Ricks | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina English | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean Camacho | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Lieder | Democrat | Yea |
| Tisha Mauro | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Don Suckla | Republican | Nay |
| Max Brooks | Republican | Nay |
| Rebecca Keltie | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Gonzalez | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Iman Jodeh | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessie Danielson | Democrat | Yea |
| Nick Hinrichsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Liston | Republican | Yea |
| Marc Catlin | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 50 do?
- The act requires a child care center to disclose the following information in its policies and procedures to the parents or guardians of children being served at the child care center:A statement that child care center workers are mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect under state law; andFor a child care center that utilizes video recording equipment, a disclosure of the presence of video recording equipment and the child care center's policies and procedures regarding the use of the video recording equipment and the generated video footage.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
- Who sponsors SB 50?
- SB 50 is sponsored by Janice Marchman (Democrat), James Coleman (Democrat), Tony Exum (Democrat), Julie Gonzales (Democrat), Nick Hinrichsen (Democrat), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), Katie Wallace (Democrat), M. Rutinel, K. Nguyen, B. Marshall, M. Duran, J. Bacon, M. Soper, J. Joseph, and Scott Bright (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 50?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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