HB 1265 CO
Law Enforcement National Electronic Tracing System & Share Program
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Summary
This bill would require each Colorado local law enforcement agency to register for the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives national electronic tracing system by September 1, 2026. Law enforcement would be required to report information about recovered or confiscated firearms to the tracing system within 90 days of recovery or confiscation, subject to certain exceptions. The measure would establish a reporting requirement for firearms submitted to the federal tracing system.
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Official abstract
The act requires each local law enforcement agency, on or before September 1, 2026, to register for the United States bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives national electronic tracing system and transmit to the electronic tracing system information about each firearm it recovers or confiscates within 90 days after recovery or confiscation of a firearm, subject to certain exceptions.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- C. Clifford Democratic · sponsor
- M. Rutinel Democratic · sponsor
- W. Lindstedt Democratic · sponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · sponsor
18 coauthors / cosponsors
- A. Boesenecker Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Camacho Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Froelich Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Nguyen Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Woodrow Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Benavidez Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Gonzales Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kolker Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Sullivan Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Weissman Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (14)
- Jun 1, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- May 29, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 29, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 29, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 14, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 13, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 10, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/13/2026 - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 7, 2026 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 12, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 6, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 2, 2026 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
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