Colorado 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 7 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 25-064 — Safe2tell Handle with Care Notice

Last action — House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The bill requires the safe2tell program (safe2tell) to provide a handle-with-care notice to a school when a student has had an adverse childhood experience beginning with the 2026-27 school year, for students enrolled in a school in a small rural school district; beginning with the 2027-28 school year, for students enrolled in a small rural school district or a large rural school district; and beginning with the 2028-29 school year, for students enrolled in any school statewide. A peace officer who responds to an incident that is an adverse childhood experience shall may report to safe2tell the name and age of the child involved in the incident or provide information to the child's parent or guardian about how to inform the school through safe2tell . Upon receipt of a report, safe2tell shall send a handle-with-care notice to the child's school that includes only the child's name and the phrase "handle with care". A school shall only share the notice with school staff who need to know about the notice. Other than notifying school staff, a school is not required to take any action with respect to the notice. The bill expressly includes personal data as a "material" for the purposes of safe2tell. (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

23 added · 19 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SB 25-064 clarify the responsibilities of the safe2tell program to notify schools when a student has experienced an adverse childhood experience. Specifically, the bill now specifies that safe2tell must send a "handle-with-care" notice to the child's school, providing essential information to help support the student. This change is important because it ensures that schools are better informed and can take necessary steps to support students who may be going through difficult times, ultimately promoting a safer and more empathetic school environment.

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First 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.
First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
25-0473.01 Conrad Imel x2313 SENATE BILL 25-064 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Marchman and Frizell, Kipp HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Clifford, Senate Committees House Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING NOTIFYING A SCHOOL WHEN A STUDENT HAS EXPERIENCED A TRAUMATIC EVENT .
25-0473.01 Conrad Imel x2313 SENATE BILL 25-064 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Marchman and Frizell, Kipp, Cutter, Exum, Jodeh, Wallace, Winter F.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Clifford, Senate Committees House Committees Education Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING NOTIFYING A SCHOOL WHEN A STUDENT HAS EXPERIENCED A TRAUMATIC EVENT .
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.) The bill requires the safe2tell program (safe2tell) to provide a handle-with-care notice to a school when a student has had an adverse childhood experience.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill e n passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that m 2 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at T n 2 A U 5 http://leg.colorado.gov.) E i i S a p The bill requires the safe2tell program (safe2tell) to provide a R A r handle-with-care notice to a school when a student has had an adverse 3 childhood experience.
Upon receipt of a report, d safe2tell shall send a handle-with-care notice to the child's school that e 2 T R 2 A 2 4 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
Upon receipt of a report, i a 5 safe2tell shall send a handle-with-care notice to the child's school that E R 0 A n , N 2 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
E d i Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
S e r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n Ap Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
e A includes only the child's name and the phrase "handle with care".
e A A includes only the child's name and the phrase "handle with care".
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Action History

  1. House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

  2. House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  3. Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

  4. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  5. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  6. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  7. Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations

  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

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3 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (92)

92 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

BILL

Passed 26 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 21100
Republican 4700
Unaffiliated 1100
Total 26900
% of votes cast 74%26%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Lundeen — Nay
Winter F. — Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Nay
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Katie Wallace Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matt Ball Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Byron Pelton Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Nay
John Carson Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lisa Frizell Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay
Scott Bright Republican Nay

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 25-064 do?
The bill requires the safe2tell program (safe2tell) to provide a handle-with-care notice to a school when a student has had an adverse childhood experience beginning with the 2026-27 school year, for students enrolled in a school in a small rural school district; beginning with the 2027-28 school year, for students enrolled in a small rural school district or a large rural school district; and beginning with the 2028-29 school year, for students enrolled in any school statewide. A peace officer who responds to an incident that is an adverse childhood experience shall may report to safe2tell the name and age of the child involved in the incident or provide information to the child's parent or guardian about how to inform the school through safe2tell . Upon receipt of a report, safe2tell shall send a handle-with-care notice to the child's school that includes only the child's name and the phrase "handle with care". A school shall only share the notice with school staff who need to know about the notice. Other than notifying school staff, a school is not required to take any action with respect to the notice. The bill expressly includes personal data as a "material" for the purposes of safe2tell. (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 25-064?
SB 25-064 is sponsored by F. Winter, Katie Wallace (Democrat), Iman Jodeh (Democrat), Tony Exum (Democrat), Lisa Cutter (Democrat), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), Chad Clifford (Democrat), Lisa Frizell (Republican), and Janice Marchman (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 25-064?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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