Outdated References To "Illegitimate" Children
Summary
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill removes or modernizes outdated statutory references to a 'legitimate' or 'illegitimate' child and a 'child born out of wedlock'. Colorado only recognizes parentage of a child and acknowledges that the parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 22, 2018
Signed Apr 2, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2018
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Mar 20, 2018
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 2, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 20, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-1)
senate
Mar 20, 2018
Introduced
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Jan 22, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beth Martinez Humenik
RRepublican
P
Edie Hooton
DDemocratic
P
Hugh McKean
RRepublican
P
RZ
Rachel Zenzinger
DDemocratic
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