Peace Officers Standards & Training Board Changes
Concerning measures related to peace officer participation in matters related to peace officer performance, and, in connection therewith, requiring the attorney general to submit a proposal to update law enforcement academy training programs, changing the composition of the P.O.S.T. board, requiring a person be twenty-one years old to pass P.O.S.T. board examinations for certification, and authorizing a peace officer academy staff person to be eligible to receive training or grants for training offered by any state or local entity.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Chad Clifford (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Kyle Mullica (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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The act requires the attorney general to submit to the peace officers standards and training board (P.O.S.T. board) a proposal by December 31, 2030, to update current basic, reserve, and refresher law enforcement training academy programs and improve the peace officer performance of future academy graduates. The act changes the makeup of the P.O.S.T. board by reducing the number of law enforcement head officials, reducing the number of non-law-enforcement persons, increasing the number of line officers, and adding representatives from law enforcement training academies and reserve officers. A person who has had their P.O.S.T. certification revoked is not eligible to serve on the P.O.S.T. board. The P.O.S.T. board is prohibited from approving skill instructors whose P.O.S.T. certification has been revoked for training academies and from approving training academies with an instructor whose P.O.S.T. certification has been revoked after September 1, 2026. The act requires that a person be at least 21 years old in order to be a certified peace officer. The act makes a peace officer academy full-time instructor eligible to attend P.O.S.T. certification classes funded with grant money, but the instructor is not eligible to receive individual grant funding from the P.O.S.T. board. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 03/02/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 04/01/2026 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/07/2026 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/16/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/17/2026 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/21/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/23/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 04/27/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/30/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 05/01/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/04/2026 | House | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 06/02/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 06/02/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 06/02/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 06/03/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/27/2026 — Senate Judiciary: “Refer House Bill 26-1312, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 4–2.
- 04/01/2026 — House Judiciary: “Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment R).” — the motion failed on a vote of 4–7.
- 04/01/2026 — House Judiciary: “Refer House Bill 26-1312, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 11–0.
Proposed amendments (7 proposed amendments)
| Amendment | Committee / floor hearing | Offered | Disposition | Official document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.002 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (House) | 04/01/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.005 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (House) | 04/01/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.007 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (House) | 04/01/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.006 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (House) | 04/01/2026 | Lost | View official document |
| L.001 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (House) | 04/01/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.009 Sponsor: Representative Clifford | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/16/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.010 | Committee amendment — Judiciary (Senate) | 04/27/2026 | Passed | View official document |
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 06/03/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 06/01/2026
- Rerevised version (official PDF), 05/01/2026
- Revised version (official PDF), 04/30/2026
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 04/21/2026
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 04/16/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 03/02/2026
Official record
View HB26-1312 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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