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HB25-1250

Gun Violence Prevention & Parents of Students

Type Bill
Session 2025 Regular Session
Subjects
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Concerning providing materials about gun violence prevention to parents with students in K-12.

Bill Summary:

The act requires the office of gun violence prevention (office) in the department of public health and environment (department) to post the office's gun violence prevention materials (materials) in an accessible manner on the office's website for school districts, boards of cooperative services, district charter schools, institute charter schools, and the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind (local education providers) to access and distribute to parents, guardians, and legal custodians of elementary or secondary school students.

The act requires each local education provider to:

  • Provide the materials in a written or electronic format to students' parents, guardians, and legal custodians at the beginning of each school year; and
  • Post the materials or a link to the materials on the local education provider's website.

Beginning in January 2026, and in January every year thereafter, the department shall include in its "SMART Act" hearing information concerning the materials.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/02/2025 Signed Act PDF
05/13/2025 Final Act PDF
04/29/2025 Rerevised PDF
04/28/2025 Revised PDF
03/19/2025 Reengrossed PDF
03/17/2025 Engrossed PDF
02/12/2025 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/10/2025 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/31/2025 FN2 PDF
03/03/2025 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 25-1250 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-3. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed on a vote of 9-3. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 25-1250, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-5. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/29/2025 Third Reading BILL
21
AYE
11
NO
3
OTHER
Vote record
04/29/2025 Third Reading AMEND (L.004)
15
AYE
17
NO
3
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/19/2025 Third Reading BILL
43
AYE
21
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
03/19/2025 Third Reading AMD (L.003)
64
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
03/19/2025 Third Reading PERM
55
AYE
9
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/29/2025 L.004 Third Reading Lost PDF
03/19/2025 L.003 Third Reading Passed PDF
03/17/2025 L.002 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
03/06/2025 L.001 HOU Education Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
06/02/2025 Governor Governor Signed
05/13/2025 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/13/2025 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/13/2025 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/29/2025 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/28/2025 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/24/2025 Senate Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/24/2025 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
03/19/2025 House House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
03/18/2025 House House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/17/2025 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
03/11/2025 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/06/2025 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/12/2025 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/06/2025 351 Gun Violence Prevention & Parents of Students PDF