2026 Legislative

Highlights

I'm honored to have represented House District 4 at the Colorado Capitol during the 2026 legislative session! This session, I worked alongside community members, advocates, and fellow legislators to advance policies that make a real difference. From improving transparency in government to strengthening our justice system and updating state laws, these efforts reflect my commitment to serving our community and building a Colorado that works for everyone.

2026 Legislative Session

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2026 Legislative Session ✳︎

🗳️ Protecting Voter Transparency and Accountability

Giving voters clearer information about who is funding statewide ballot measures and how proposed initiatives could impact Colorado's budget and essential services.

  • This bill increases transparency around citizen-initiated measures by requiring ballot titles to disclose when a proposal creates new costs without identifying a funding source. This helps voters better understand how a measure could affect the state budget and funding for existing programs and services.

⚖️ Improving Colorado’s Criminal Justice System

Strengthening accountability, improving court procedures, and ensuring accuracy in criminal justice procedures.

  • This bill requires the Department of Corrections to strengthen training and policies for risk assessments used in correctional decisions, such as parole. It also increases transparency by making certain risk assessment reports available for public review.

  • This bill requires the State Court Administrator to regularly evaluate bond hearing officers to help ensure consistent, fair, and effective decision-making within Colorado's court system.

  • *This bill was laid over on the Senate Calendar and did not pass


    This bill would have updated how Colorado classifies and penalizes certain serious crimes, including first- and second-degree murder, attempted murder, and vehicular homicide. It sought to adjust offense levels and sentencing structures to better align penalties with the severity of these crimes and promote consistency throughout Colorado's criminal code.

🦺 Keeping Colorado Communities Safe

  • This bill expands regulations governing the sale and purchase of certain metals used in critical infrastructure, such as utilities and transportation systems. It also creates criminal penalties for unlawfully possessing, selling, or damaging these materials to help protect essential public services.

  • This bill creates an advisory board and grant program within the Department of Public Safety to help local communities, businesses, and law enforcement develop strategies to prevent retail theft and improve public safety.

  • This bill clarifies that criminally negligent homicide can apply when a death is caused by negligent operation of a motor vehicle. It also streamlines Colorado law by removing an overlapping offense related to mobile electronic device use while driving and making related updates to driving penalties.

Cracking down on retail theft, protecting critical infrastructure, and strengthening penalties for dangerous crimes.

🛡️Advocating for Victims and Vulnerable Adults

Strengthening protections, accountability, and support for victims and those unable to advocate for themselves.

  • This bill prohibits insurance companies from receiving restitution payments in criminal cases, helping ensure that restitution is directed toward victims who suffered losses, while allowing limited exceptions in specific circumstances.

  • This bill creates a Bill of Rights for individuals subject to guardianship, helping ensure they are treated with dignity, respect, and as much independence as possible.

🌱 Supporting Youth and Juvenile Justice Reform

Promoting fairness in the juvenile justice system by reducing financial burdens on youth and supporting rehabilitation and successful reentry.

  • This bill clarifies that court costs cannot be assessed against juveniles in district court proceedings. By eliminating these fees, the legislation helps reduce financial barriers for young people and their families while supporting a more fair and rehabilitative juvenile justice system.

  • This bill updates the parole process for individuals participating in the Juveniles Convicted as Adults Program (JCAP). By removing the requirement for gubernatorial approval, the legislation allows eligible individuals who have demonstrated growth, accountability, and rehabilitation to receive parole consideration through the existing review process without an additional layer of approval.

📘 Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws

Reviewing and advancing model legislation that modernizes Colorado law and promotes consistency across states when it serves Colorado's interests.

  • This bill modifies pre-merger filing requirements with the Attorney General, including changes to timelines, security, confidentiality, and enforcement provisions.

  • The bill clarifies procedures for the disposition of community property.

  • The bill specifies the legal effects of a mortgage modification.

  • *This bill was postponed indefinitely in the Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology.
    This bill specifies the legal framework for transferring a person’s assets to another person for the purposes of paying off debt to a creditor.

📝Statutory Revision Committee Bills

Reviewing Colorado laws and recommending technical corrections, updates, and clarifications to keep state statutes accurate, consistent, and easier to understand.

  • This bill corrects cross references in the child support guidelines.

  • This bill reinstates a previously repealed statutory provision to not invalidate valid common law marriages.

  • The bill extends the date by which the Department of Public Health and Environment must submit an assessment of end-of-life battery management.

  • The bill removes obsolete and redundant language from the statutes regarding the statewide ballot information booklet.

  • The bill corrects a citation in the Interstate Compact on Education Opportunity for Military Children statute.

  • The bill removes references to required reports to the General Assembly that have already been completed.