SB 5: Rights Violation in Immigration Enforcement Remedy - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 4 edits · May 21, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a 'Rerevised' draft into a 'Final Act' ready for the Governor's signature, incorporating specific formatting changes and adding a note about legislative status. Substantively, the text of the bill itself remains unchanged, establishing a new cause of action in Colorado courts for violations of federal constitutional rights during civil immigration enforcement and setting a two-year statute of limitations.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on providing state court remedies for federal constitutional violations occurring during civil immigration enforcement, with no changes to the substantive law or applicability.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'Rerevised' to 'Final Act' and includes a note instructing readers to check legislative status sheets for the Governor's action.

Formatting was standardized to remove page numbers and reading dates, replacing them with a consolidated list of Senate and House sponsors and a clear statement of the bill's purpose.

A disclaimer was added explaining that capital letters or bold numbers indicate new material added to existing law, while dashes indicate deletions.

The bill text was reorganized to include explicit section numbers and statutory citations (13-20-1303 and 13-80-102) that were previously embedded in the context lines.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · May 7, 2026

MINOR

The bill was re-revised to include additional House sponsors and updated committee reading dates, while removing a section of text that cited Supreme Court cases regarding federal official accountability. These changes reflect administrative updates to the bill's sponsorship and procedural history, along with a substantive deletion of legal context that previously supported the bill's arguments.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding the legal principles it discusses remains unchanged, but the text supporting those principles was reduced by removing specific citations to Supreme Court cases.

TECHNICAL

Removed a section citing Supreme Court cases (Wheeldin, Bivens, Egbert) that discussed the role of state law in holding federal officials accountable.

Added a new line item listing additional House sponsors (Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Duran, English, Froelich, Garcia, Gilchrist, Jackson, Joseph, Lindsay, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Story, Titone, Velasco, Willford, Woodrow).

Updated the document header to reflect 'REREVISED' status and changed the House 3rd Reading date to May 7, 2026.

Reengrossed → Revised · 3 edits · May 6, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was updated from the 'Reengrossed' version to the 'Revised' version, incorporating amendments adopted during the second reading in the House. This change reflects the legislative process of refining the bill before it moves to the next stage, ensuring all agreed-upon modifications are included in the official text.

TECHNICAL

The header was changed from 'REENGROSSED' to 'REVISED' to indicate the bill has been amended on second reading, and the explanatory text was updated to specify 'Second Reading in the Second House'.

Multiple blank lines were inserted after the bill title and summary section, likely for formatting or spacing purposes.

A new stamp or note indicating '2nd Reading Unamended' dated May 6, 2026, was added to the House section, marking the specific date and status of the amendment process.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Feb 24, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include new co-sponsors and updated the summary date to reflect the current legislative session. Substantively, the bill removed a section that added a new civil cause of action for immigration enforcement violations, effectively deleting the specific legal remedy for individuals whose constitutional rights were violated during such enforcement.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing a section that would have created a new civil lawsuit mechanism for immigration-related constitutional violations.

ENFORCEMENT

Deleted a proposed new statute (Section 2) that would have allowed individuals to sue for civil damages when their constitutional rights were violated by anyone acting under federal, state, or local law during immigration enforcement.

TECHNICAL

Updated the header to reflect the bill is now 'Reengrossed' rather than 'Engrossed' and added new co-sponsors to the Senate sponsorship list.

Revised the Bill Summary note to indicate it applies to the reengrossed version and updated the date to February 24, 2026.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Feb 23, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand its scope by adding a new appropriation clause and clarifying that it applies to violations of federal constitutional rights during immigration enforcement, regardless of whether the violator is acting under color of law. The summary text was also updated to reflect these changes and include a note about amendments adopted during the second reading.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include an appropriation for the act and to clarify that it covers violations by individuals acting under any federal, state, or local law during civil immigration enforcement.

FISCAL

Added a new clause to the title stating that the act includes an appropriation to fund its implementation.

SCOPE

Updated the bill title and summary to clarify that the cause of action applies to violations of federal constitutional rights occurring during civil immigration enforcement, regardless of whether the violator is acting under color of law.

ELIGIBILITY

Revised the statutory language to broaden eligibility by removing the 'whether or not under color of law' limitation and replacing it with language covering violations by anyone acting under any federal, state, or local law.

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