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Military Protection Orders

CO · session 2026A · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 10, 2026

Latest action (May 5, 2026) Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

Summary

This bill requires peace officers responding to suspected domestic violence incidents to search the national crime information center database for military protection orders. If a military protection order has been issued against one of the parties, the peace officer must notify the military law enforcement agency that entered the order into the database. The bill also makes the existence of a military protection order relevant evidence that courts must consider when deciding whether to issue a temporary civil protection order.

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Official abstract

When a peace officer has reasonable suspicion that a crime of domestic violence has occurred, the peace officer is required to search the national crime information center database to determine whether a military protection order has been issued against one of the parties. If a military protection order has been issued against a party, the peace officer shall notify the military law enforcement agency that entered the protection order into the database.     The act includes the existence of a military protection order as relevant evidence that the court shall consider when determining whether to issue a temporary civil protection order.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (4)
35 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (14)
  1. May 5, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Apr 27, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. Apr 27, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  4. Apr 27, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. Apr 23, 2026 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
  6. Apr 21, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  7. Apr 20, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  8. Apr 17, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
  9. Apr 15, 2026 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  10. Feb 25, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
  11. Feb 24, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  12. Feb 23, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
  13. Feb 18, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  14. Feb 10, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
Subjects
Military & Veterans

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