The Colorado Legislative Session is now over for 2026.
It's likely no coincidence that Governor Polis waited until after the final gavel to make a decision Coloradans have pressured him to make for months.
On Friday, May 15th, Governor Polis commuted Tina Peters' nine-year sentence, and she will be released on parole June 1st.
Within hours, progressive activists in Colorado were already organizing calls to impeach or censure the Governor, who is term-limited and only has 7 months left to serve.
Polis' commutation does not erase Peters' convictions, and she will still be considered a convicted felon unless she later receives a pardon or another form of relief, but at least she's no longer in prison!
We'll let Polis deal with the outrage from his own base.
2026 Session Overview
With more than 600 bills each year to track, it can be difficult to keep up.
Here are the top 5 most discussed bills that passed the Legislature, as well as the top five most discussed bills that failed.
PASSED
SB26-004 — Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order
Expanded Colorado’s “red flag” firearm law to allow additional petitioners like school employees and health care workers.
SB26-135 - “State Public K-12 Education Funding”
A subversion of TABOR under the guise of "school funding" was referred to voters for the November ballot.
HB26-1152 — Student Access to Reproductive Health Care
Required broader abortion medication access through college health systems.
SB26-018 — Legal Protections for Dignity of Minors
Parents can now lose custody of their children for not affirming their child's gender confusion.
HB26-1410 — 2026-27 Long Appropriations Bill
Colorado budget that took funds away from law enforcement and other meaningful programs to make up for the $1.5B budget deficit, but didn't budge one inch on spending for illegal immigrants.
DEFEATED
SB26-005 — Worker Protection Collective Bargaining
Attempted repeal/modification of Colorado’s second union election requirement under the Labor Peace Act.
HB26-1030 — Data Center Development and Grid Modernization
Incentive package for large-scale data centers that became controversial over energy and water usage.
HB26-1208 — Decriminalization of Commercial Sex Work
Legalized prostitution proposal that ultimately failed to advance.
HB26-1092 — Regulation of Digital Firearm Manufacturing Files
Would have restricted distribution of 3D-printed firearm instructions and files.
SB26-090 — Consumer Electronics Right-to-Repair Amendments
The controversial “anti-repair” measure that triggered backlash from consumer advocates, repair groups, and tech activists.
Each year, after the conclusion of the Legislative Session, the Freedom Action Report pivots to a bi-weekly newsletter.
This year we will continue to bring you important updates about how local elections are shaping up, and we will also send you more action items which focus on the Federal Government!
Thanks for being a reader! Stay tuned.
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