The second week of Colorado's 2026 Legislative Session leaves us with more than 100 bills introduced at the Colorado Capitol.
In the weeks ahead, that number will more than sextuple.
And that's exactly why action matters now.
When fewer bills are moving, bad ideas are easier to stop. Committee members are paying closer attention, activists are not spread thin, and pressure is harder to ignore.
Waiting until later in the session, when attention is divided and calendars are crowded, is how dangerous legislation slips through quietly.
Senate Bill 26-004, the expansion of Red Flag Laws which we briefly touched on last week, is one of those bills.
It is moving early, and it is doing so by design. If it is not stopped now, it will become much harder to defeat once dozens of other bills are competing for attention and public pressure is diluted.
Senate Bill 26-004
SB 26-004 - Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Orders
Colorado's first Red Flag law was passed in 2019 and became law January 1, 2020.
As we all know, Red Flag Laws are a violation of due process and allow the seizure of firearms based on vague standards and minimal evidentiary thresholds.
And now, Senator Tom Sullivan wants to dramatically expand Colorado’s Red Flag law by allowing health care facilities, behavioral health treatment facilities, K-12 schools, and institutions of higher education to be able to petition courts for extreme risk protection orders.
Of course, this expansion is ripe for abuse especially when considering how "woke" Colorado's public schools and hospitals are nowadays.
But, this bill is moving quickly and will be heard Tuesday, January 27th at 2:00 PM in the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.
Please take a moment today to contact the members of the committee and urge them to vote NO on SB 26-004.
In other news this week, Initiative 95 qualified for the ballot after the number of valid signatures submitted was deemed sufficient.
This certainly will not be the last time you hear about this ballot initiative before November.
Colorado Initiative 95 asks voters to amend the state constitution to require law enforcement agencies statewide to alert the Department of Homeland Security when they charge someone with a prior felony conviction or suspect someone of committing a violent crime, and the person’s immigration status is in question.
Lastly, if you missed our email or social media posts last week about standing up for parental rights, there is an additional action item for you to help block SB26-018 here:
Email the Judiciary Committee here.
Thanks for fighting with us!
For Freedom,
Colorado Freedom Force
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