Adding Municipal Jails to County Jail Oversight Requirements
Concerning requirements for municipal jails.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Michael Carter (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Naquetta Ricks (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Iman Jodeh (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Mike Weissman (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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Beginning July 1, 2027, the act requires municipal jails to comply with existing jail data collection requirements, standards, and oversight. The act requires a keeper of a municipal jail to release a pregnant person charged with a violation of a municipal ordinance from custody if jail staff have a reasonable belief the person is in labor unless remaining in custody is necessary for the health or welfare of the person. If the pregnant person in labor is not released, the use of restraints is prohibited during the labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery, and the jail staff shall make a written record that the labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery occurred at the jail and record the reason the pregnant person was not released from custody. The act requires council members of a city that has a city jail to examine the jail's management and sufficiency at least once a year and allows the attorney general to conduct assessments of municipal jails to identify gaps and deficiencies based on the jail standards. The act adds a nonvoting member who represents a municipality to the jail standards advisory committee. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 01/14/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 02/04/2026 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only |
| 02/24/2026 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/27/2026 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 03/02/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 03/03/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/10/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 03/18/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/23/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/24/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/16/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 04/16/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 04/16/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 04/27/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 03/18/2026 — Senate Judiciary: “Refer House Bill 26-1039 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 5–2.
- 02/24/2026 — House Judiciary: “Refer House Bill 26-1039, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 9–2.
Proposed amendments (3 proposed amendments)
| Amendment | Committee / floor hearing | Offered | Disposition | Official document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.003 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (House) | 02/24/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.004 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (House) | 02/24/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.006 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (House) | 02/24/2026 | Passed | View official document |
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 04/27/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 04/02/2026
- Rerevised version (official PDF), 03/24/2026
- Revised version (official PDF), 03/23/2026
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 03/03/2026
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 03/02/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 01/14/2026
Official record
View HB26-1039 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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