SB 120 CO

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The act requires a person seeking certification or recertification from the peace officers standards and training board to undergo training on various missing person alerts active within the state. The department of public safety is required to create a missing person alert training program for persons seeking certification or recertification of their peace officer status.     The act requires an institution of higher education (institution) to either conduct a preliminary wellness assessment for no longer than 6 hours or immediately contact a law enforcement agency if a student is reported missing. If the student is not found within the 6-hour period, or if there is evidence of a credible risk to the student's safety, the institution shall notify the institution's police department or the nearest law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the student's current local address on file with the institution or the student's permanent address on file with the institution if the institution does not have its own police department.     An institution is required to adopt and publish a preliminary wellness assessment policy. The preliminary wellness assessment must consist of at least the following steps: A digital contact attempt, a residential verification, and an academic and social inquiry. An institution that conducts a preliminary wellness assessment is immune from civil liability if the institution acted in good faith. An institution is required to maintain contemporaneous written documentation regarding the steps the institution took to complete the preliminary wellness assessment. The records are subject to certain disclosure requirements.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• J. Marchman Democratic · sponsor
• K. Wallace Democratic · sponsor
• B. Bradley Republican · sponsor
• Y. Zokaie Democratic · sponsor

1. May 26, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 5, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 5, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 4, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Apr 27, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
6. Apr 24, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. Mar 31, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
8. Mar 26, 2026 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. Mar 16, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
10. Mar 16, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Mar 13, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
12. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/13/2026 - No Amendments · upper
13. Mar 10, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/12/2026 - No Amendments · upper
14. Mar 9, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/10/2026 - No Amendments · upper
15. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
16. Feb 23, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper