US EditionBill that Would Expand Colorado's 'Red Flag' Gun Law Passes State Senate
The bill adds behavioral health co-responders and institutions to qualified petitioners, with 692 petitions filed since 2020, 478 resulting in temporary firearm removal.
- On Tuesday, Colorado Senate approved SB 4 on a 20-13 vote, sending it to the House, where Democrats hold a 43-22 majority.
- Building on the 2019 law and a 2023 update, Senate Bill 4 broadens petitioners to include behavioral health co-responders and institutions like schools and treatment facilities.
- State data show that 692 petitions were filed from 2020–2024, with 478 temporary removals; approval rates exceed 80% for law enforcement petitioners but only 22% for non-law enforcement petitioners.
- The governor's office signaled support, saying Colorado's red flag law has shown success since 2020 and is open to strengthening it; Legislative Council Staff estimate minimal fiscal impact, and Democrats' nearly 2-to-1 majority increases passage prospects.
- Opponents argued the expansion 'will inflict unnecessary harm on innocent citizens' and warned it would increase unfounded petitions, as Sen. Lynda Zamora Wilson said on Monday.
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Steamboat Pilot & Today
Bill expanding Colorado’s ‘red flag’ gun law sails through state Senate, heads to House
The Colorado Senate voted nearly along party lines Tuesday to pass a bill expanding the state’s “red flag” law that lets judges temporarily remove someone’s guns. Senate Bill 4 now heads to the House, where Democrats hold a 43-22 majority and are expected to pass the legislation amid Republican opposition. That means the bill is all but assured to reach Gov. Jared Polis’ desk. The measure expands a 2019 law that allows law enforcement officers …
Denver Post
The Fort Morgan TimesRed flag law expansion heads to Colorado House after Senate approves bill
The Colorado Senate voted to approve an expansion of who can invoke Colorado's red flag law on Tuesday, sending the proposal to the House for consideration.
Colorado bill would add schools, hospitals to list of ‘red flag’ petitioners
A bill to expand the types of eligible petitioners under Colorado’s temporary firearm removal law cleared a committee on Tuesday during the first lengthy and contentious bill hearing of the 2026 legislative session, which began earlier this month.
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