HB 25-1204
signedColorado Indian Child Welfare Act
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedHB 25-1204, also known as the Colorado Indian Child Welfare Act (CO-ICWA), turns federal protections for Native American children into state law. This means that when it comes to matters like adoption and foster care, Colorado will have specific rules to protect the rights and best interests of Native American children. The bill ensures these children are placed with their extended families or within their tribes first if possible. Since Governor Jared Polis signed this bill into law, it is now official state policy and must be followed by agencies dealing with child welfare in Colorado.
Official Summary
The act codifies the federal "Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978" into state law as the "Colorado Indian Child Welfare Act" (CO-ICWA) and provides additional protections for Indian children and children known or determined to be Indian children under state law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
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- First action
- 2025-05-31
- Latest action
- 2025-02-10
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- Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
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Sponsors
- Monica Duran (primary) · Democratic
- Junie Joseph (primary) · Democratic
- Jessie Danielson (primary) · Democratic
- Jennifer Bacon (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Andy Boesenecker (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Kyle Brown (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Sean Camacho (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Chad Clifford (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Regina English (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Cecelia Espenoza (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Meg Froelich (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lorena García (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lindsay Gilchrist (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Eliza Hamrick (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jamie Jackson (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Sheila Lieder (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Mandy Lindsay (cosponsor) · Democratic
- William Lindstedt (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Meghan Lukens (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Javier Mabrey (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Matt Martinez (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Julie McCluskie (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Karen McCormick (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jacque Phillips (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Naquetta Ricks (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Manny Rutinel (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Gretchen Rydin (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Emily Sirota (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Katie Stewart (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Tammy Story (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Brianna Titone (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Alex Valdez (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Elizabeth Velasco (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jenny Willford (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Steven Woodrow (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Judy Amabile (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jeff Bridges (cosponsor) · Democratic
- John Carson (cosponsor) · Republican
- James Coleman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lisa Cutter (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lindsey Daugherty (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Tony Exum (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lisa Frizell (cosponsor) · Republican
- Julie Gonzales (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Iman Jodeh (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Cathy Kipp (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Janice Marchman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Kyle Mullica (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Dylan Roberts (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Cleave Simpson (cosponsor) · Republican
- Marc Snyder (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Tom Sullivan (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Katie Wallace (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Mike Weissman (cosponsor) · Democratic