SB 24-119
signedTerm Abandonment for Federal Classification Juvenile
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedSenate Bill 24-119 updates Colorado law to help more children qualify for special immigrant juvenile status. It clarifies that a child can be considered abandoned if one or both parents have died, making them eligible for federal classification as a special immigrant juvenile. This change affects children who might not previously have qualified due to the death of their parents instead of other forms of abandonment. The bill was signed into law and will take effect on August 7, 2024, meaning it will soon provide new opportunities for certain minors in Colorado.
Official Summary
Current law states that if there is sufficient evidence to determine that reunification of a child or youth with one or both parents is not viable due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or a similar basis, the child or youth is eligible for federal classification as a special immigrant juvenile. The act clarifies that abandonment includes, but is not limited to, the death of one or both parents. The act defines the phrase "special immigrant juvenile status findings".
APPROVED by Governor March 22, 2024
EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
- Chamber
- Senate
- First action
- 2024-03-22
- Latest action
- 2024-02-05
- Last action desc.
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
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Related Legislation
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amendsSB 17-242(2017A)· signedModernize Behavioral Health Terminology in Colorado Revised Statutes
amendsHB 23-1172(2023A)· signedChild Welfare And Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
amendsHB 23-1026(2023A)· signedFamily Time For Grandparents
amendsHB 17-1110(2017A)· signedJurisdiction Juvenile Court Parental Responsibilities
amendsHB 22-1245(2022A)· signedFoster Youth In Transition Program Clarifications
amendsSB 23-173(2023A)· signedColorado Child Support Commission Recommendations
amendsHB 17-1111(2017A)· signedDependency And Neglect Civil Protection Orders
relatesSB 18-037(2018A)· signedSentences For Habitual Criminals
relatesHB 17-1329(2017A)· signedReform Division Of Youth Corrections
relatesHB 22-1090(2022A)· signedReasonable Independence For Children
relatesHB 22-1056(2022A)· signedEmergency Temporary Care For Children
relatesHB 22-1319(2022A)· signedDependency Proceedings Unaccompanied Child
relatesHB 22-1131(2022A)· signedReduce Justice-involvement For Young Children
relatesHB 18-1156(2018A)· signedLimit Penalties For Juvenile Truancy
relatesHB 22-1245(2022A)· signedFoster Youth In Transition Program Clarifications
relatesHB 23-1012(2023A)· signedJuvenile Competency To Proceed
relatesHB 17-1330(2017A)· signedNo Escape Convictions For Habitual Criminals
relatesHB 22-1256(2022A)· signedModifications To Civil Involuntary Commitment
relatesSB 23-039(2023A)· signedReduce Child And Incarcerated Parent Separation
relatesSB 17-207(2017A)· signedStrengthen Colorado Behavioral Health Crisis System
relatesHB 17-1207(2017A)· signedNo Detention Facility Requirement Youth Ages 10-12
relatesSB 18-095(2018A)· signedOutdated References To "Illegitimate" Children
relatesSB 18-224(2018A)· signedSubsidization Adoption Special Needs
relatesHB 18-1104(2018A)· signedFamily Preservation For Parents With Disability
relatesHB 22-1038(2022A)· signedRight To Counsel For Youth
relatesHB 22-1295(2022A)· signedDepartment Early Childhood And Universal Preschool Program
relatesSB 18-154(2018A)· signedJuvenile Planning Committee Crossover Youth Plans
relatesSB 22-008(2022A)· signedHigher Education Support For Foster Youth
relatesHB 23-1157(2023A)· signedUniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act
relatesHB 23-1307(2023A)· signedJuvenile Detention Services And Funding
relatesHB 24-1088(2024A)· signedModifications to the Child Fatality Prevention Act
relatesHB 17-1032(2017A)· signedFirst Responder Peer Support Testimony Privilege
relatesSB 17-177(2017A)· signedChildren's Code Definition Of Special Respondent
relatesHB 17-1204(2017A)· signedJuvenile Delinquency Record Expungement
relatesSB 18-092(2018A)· signedUpdate References County Departments Social Services
relatesHB 18-1346(2018A)· signedAbuse Of Youth Under 21 In Care Of Institution
relatesHB 18-1306(2018A)· signedImproving Educational Stability For Foster Youth
relatesHB 23-1043(2023A)· signedEmergency And Continued Placement With Relative Or Kin
relatesHB 23-1191(2023A)· signedProhibit Corporal Punishment Of Children
relatesHB 23-1027(2023A)· signedParent And Child Family Time
relatesHB 22-1153(2022A)· signedAffirm Parentage Adoption In Assisted Reproduction
relatesSB 24-063(2024A)· signedConfidentiality of Group Peer Support Services
relatesHB 17-1038(2017A)· failedProhibit Corporal Punishment Of Children
relatesSB 18-084(2018A)· signedProtection Minor Victims Of Human Trafficking
relatesSB 23-082(2023A)· signedColorado Fostering Success Voucher Program
relatesSB 23-210(2023A)· signedUpdate Administration Of Certain Human Services
relatesHB 23-1160(2023A)· signedColorado TRAILS System Requirements
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amendsHB 25-1204(2025A)· signedColorado Indian Child Welfare Act
amendsSB 25-134(2025A)· signedUniform Guardianship & Conservatorship Act
amendsHB 25-1172(2025A)· signedSecure Fence Around Youth Psychiatric Facility
amendsHB 26-1259(2026A)· signedDepartment of Early Childhood Clean-Up
relatesHB 26-1425(2026A)· signedApplied Behavior Analysis Services
relatesHB 26-1314(2026A)· signedFamily Stability & Kinship Care
relatesHB 24-1408(2024A)· signedExpenditures for Care Assistance Programs
relatesHB 24-1403(2024A)· signedHigher Education Support Homeless Youth
relatesHB 24-1120(2024A)· signedResources for Persons in Child Welfare System
relatesSB 24-008(2024A)· signedKinship Foster Care Homes
relatesHB 24-1101(2024A)· signedEmpower Victims through Access Restorative Justice
relatesHB 24-1350(2024A)· signedParental Responsibilities Proceedings Child Safety
relatesHB 24-1031(2024A)· signedAccessibility for Persons in Child Welfare Matters
relatesHB 24-1045(2024A)· signedTreatment for Substance Use Disorders
relatesSB 24-047(2024A)· signedPrevention of Substance Use Disorders
relatesHB 25-1253(2025A)· signedYouth Health Protection Act
relatesSB 25-151(2025A)· signedMeasures to Prevent Youth from Running Away
relatesSB 25-276(2025A)· signedProtect Civil Rights Immigration Status
relatesHB 25-1271(2025A)· signedFederal Benefits for Youth in Foster Care
relatesHB 25-1146(2025A)· signedJuvenile Detention Bed Cap
relatesHB 26-1232(2026A)· signedCourt Costs Assessed to Juveniles
relatesHB 24-1122(2024A)· signedProtection Orders for Victims of Crimes
relatesHB 26-1295(2026A)· signedRepeal of Obsolete Statutory Requirements
relatesHB 25-1185(2025A)· signedChild Conceived from Sex Assault Court Proceedings
relatesHB 26-1227(2026A)· signedMinors' Rights in Dependency & Neglect Proceedings
relatesHB 26-1309(2026A)· signedAbuse in Cases of Separation
relatesHB 26-1347(2026A)· signedFederal Disability Benefits for Foster Care Youth
relatesHB 26-1426(2026A)· signedDepartment of Law Legislative Report
Votes
BILL
2024-03-18 · House · pass — Yes: 46 · No: 17 · Other: —
BILL
2024-03-01 · Senate · pass — Yes: 21 · No: 11 · Other: —