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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado requires schools to install exterior key boxes for law enforcement emergency access
Last action · May 4, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Larry Liston and 16 others
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What This Bill Does
Colorado law requires s to install es containing keys and access devices for law enforcement by establishing safety access rules for school buildings and grounds. Schools are exempt if they have an existing non-compliant key box with an alternative emergency plan, or if they applied for but did not receive funding from the school security disbursement program. Additionally, the contents and information inside these key boxes are exempted from the Colorado Open Records Act.
School districts and private schools must incur the cost and operational changes of installing physical key boxes or establishing formal alternative emergency access plans, while law enforcement agencies gain standardized building entry tools during critical incidents.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local education providers
School districts, institute charter schools, and nonpublic schools must install exterior key boxes or establish alternative emergency access plans.
Law enforcement agencies
Law enforcement agencies obtain direct key box access to buildings and rooms across school grounds during emergencies.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
12 actions- May 4, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Apr 23, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- Apr 22, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- Apr 22, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 16, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 15, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- Apr 14, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- Mar 13, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Mar 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
- Mar 12, 2026SenateFloorSenate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Mar 9, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Feb 11, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Refer Senate Bill 26-104 to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
10
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (10)
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Refer Senate Bill 26-104, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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