Skip to main content
CivicGate

SB 31 CO
Became Law

Use of Prescription Product with Controlled Substance

CO · session 2026A · Senate · bill

A state bill is a proposed law in a state legislature — separate from the U.S. Congress. Learn more →

Introduced Jan 22, 2026

Latest action (Apr 20, 2026) Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services

Summary

The act exempts from schedule I a prescription drug product containing a schedule I controlled substance (product) if the product is:Approved for prescription use by the United States food and drug administration;Designated or rescheduled by the United States drug enforcement agency (DEA); Dispensed by a pharmacy or prescription drug outlet, or administered by an authorized practitioner; andPossessed by a person who is authorized to possess a controlled substance.     The exemption applies upon the DEA's designation or rescheduling.     The act requires that the product be controlled in Colorado in the same manner as the product is controlled by the DEA and state law.     The act clarifies that its provisions do not apply to or affect the regulation of or lawful actions or conduct concerning natural medicine, natural medicine product, marijuana, or marijuana concentrate.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (4)

13 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (16)

  1. Apr 20, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Apr 8, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. Apr 7, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  4. Apr 7, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. Apr 6, 2026 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
  6. Apr 2, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  7. Mar 31, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  8. Mar 30, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
  9. Mar 25, 2026 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  10. Feb 25, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower
  11. Feb 24, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  12. Feb 23, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
  13. Feb 18, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/23/2026 - No Amendments · upper
  14. Feb 12, 2026 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  15. Feb 4, 2026 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only · upper
  16. Jan 22, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
Subjects
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Full text

The full text hasn’t been imported yet. CivicGate fetches it from the state legislature’s published version documents — check now.

Comments

Comments

Loading comments…

Data from OpenStates. View on OpenStates →