HB 26-1024

House Bill 26-1024 changes Colorado law to allow parents to voluntarily give up their baby for adoption or foster care if the child is 30 days old or younger, instead of limiting this option to babies less than 72 hours old. It also requires the Department of Human Services to create rules that help parents who gave up their child to potentially reunite with them later. This bill has been signed into law and affects new parents considering giving up their newborns.

Official Summary

Under current law, a parent can voluntarily relinquish their child to a firefighter or hospital or community clinic emergency center staff member if the child is less than 72 hours old. The act allows a parent to voluntarily relinquish their child if the child is 30 days old or younger and requires the department of human services to adopt rules establishing a process for either parent of child who was relinquished to reunify with the child.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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