Overview of Colorado law, statistics, legislation, and news stories related to Safe Haven Baby Boxes.
Law
- No law has been enacted to authorize installation of baby boxes in Colorado
Legislation
See appropriate Legislative Year page for details on each bill.) 2025 is here; links to other years on that page.
2025
- HB 1257: Amends the Colorado Safe Haven law to authorize installation of baby abandonment boxes located at hospitals, community clinics, and ERs requires yearly report of use of SH/SHBB be submitted to General Assembly. Does not require all school systems to provide sex education, but those that do must provide “comprehensive sexual education.” Raises age limit from 3 days to 60 day. mARCH 6, 2025: Indefinitely postponed; effectively dead.
2024
- SB83: Authorizes a fire station, hospital, or community clinic emergency center (authorized facility) to install a newborn safety device on its premises for parents who voluntarily relinquish their child who is 72 hours old or younger. Facility that installs a newborn safety device is responsible for the cost of the installation and maintenance, shall ensure the dual alarm system is functioning, and shall make information available to the relinquishing parent. Fiscal Note: none, Laid over to May 9, 2024. Dead
Hearings/Testimony/Letters
2025
- Bastard Nation/SSHBBN Submitted Testimony in Opposition to HB1257, House Health and Services Commitee, March 5, 2025
- VIDEO: HB1257 Colorado House Health and Human Servies Committee hearing, March 5, 2025
2024
- Bastard Nation/SSHBBN Submitted Testimony in Opposition to SB83, Senate Health and Human Services Committee, February 20, 2024
- Colorado’s Baby Box Bill: My Testimony At The State Capitol, Lavenderluz.com, February 22, 2024
Bill laid over to May 9, 2024 aka DEAD
News and Commentary
2024
- Lloyd Benes: Colorado Democrats’ radical legislation upsets party voters, Loveland Reporter-Herald, August 10, 2024, August 10m 2024
- Editorial: Colorado Democrat jeopardizes bill to save babies, Colorado Springs Gazette, January 18 2019
Updated March 6, 2025