Youthful Offender System Updates
Concerning modifications to the youthful offender system.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Jamie Jackson (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Gretchen Rydin (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Judy Amabile (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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Current law establishes the youthful offender system (system) in the department of corrections (department) as a sentencing option that provides a continuum of services. The act: Updates references to the juveniles and young adults who are eligible for or participating in the system; Revises certain legislative intent provisions to emphasize lasting behavioral changes in preparation for reentry, trauma-informed care, addressing criminogenic risk, accountability, healthy relationship building, and system participant and staff safety; Expresses the general assembly's intent that juveniles and young adults with physical, intellectual, mental, or behavioral health disabilities or conditions receive equitable treatment in sentencing to the system and reasonable accommodations once in the system; Adds certain data related to system completion rates to an existing annual reporting requirement for the department; Adds requirements for evidence-informed rehabilitative treatment and life skills programming and for individual therapy, family therapy, or substance use disorder treatment; Establishes requirements for system participant evaluations, plans for addressing participants' needs and skills, and case manager duties; Requires the department, in consultation with relevant experts, to make and publish on its website recommendations for integrating a trauma-informed standard of care with current system practices to promote the health and safety of system participants; and Expands certain procedural protections for system participants with mental or behavioral health conditions or intellectual and developmental disabilities. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 01/14/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
| 02/10/2026 | House | House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/13/2026 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 02/17/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 02/18/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/19/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 02/23/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 02/26/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 02/27/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/02/2026 - No Amendments |
| 03/02/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/03/2026 | House | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily |
| 03/12/2026 | House | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 03/18/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 03/19/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 03/19/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 03/26/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 02/23/2026 — Senate Judiciary: “Refer House Bill 26-1064 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 5–2.
- 02/10/2026 — House Health & Human Services: “Refer House Bill 26-1064, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 9–4.
Proposed amendments (3 proposed amendments)
| Amendment | Committee / floor hearing | Offered | Disposition | Official document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.002 | Committee amendment — Health & Human Services (House) | 02/10/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.003 Sponsor: Representative Jackson | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 02/17/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.004 Sponsor: Senator Amabile | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 02/26/2026 | Passed | View official document |
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 03/27/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 03/18/2026
- Rerevised version (official PDF), 03/02/2026
- Revised version (official PDF), 02/26/2026
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 02/18/2026
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 02/17/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 01/14/2026
Official record
View HB26-1064 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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