Public Defender & Prosecutor Behavioral Health Program
Concerning directing one hundred percent of the funding for the public defender and prosecutor behavioral health support program for state fiscal year 2026-27 to the office of the state public defender.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Kyle Brown (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Emily Sirota (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Judy Amabile (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Jeff Bridges (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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The public defender and prosecutor behavioral health support program (program) is funded through any appropriation made for the program and any gifts, grants, and donations received for the program. Current law splits the program allocation to direct 50% of the money to the Colorado district attorneys' council to award grants to district attorneys' offices and 50% to the office of the state public defender. For state fiscal year 2026-27, the program allocation split is altered to direct 100% of program money to the office of the state public defender. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/02/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations |
| 04/06/2026 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/08/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/09/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/10/2026 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/11/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/13/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations |
| 04/14/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/15/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/16/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/22/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/22/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/22/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/27/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/14/2026 — Senate Appropriations: “Refer House Bill 26-1385 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.” — the motion passed on a vote of 7–0.
- 04/06/2026 — House Appropriations: “Refer House Bill 26-1385 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 9–2.
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 05/28/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 05/21/2026
- Rerevised version (official PDF), 04/16/2026
- Revised version (official PDF), 04/15/2026
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 04/11/2026
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 04/09/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 04/02/2026
Official record
View HB26-1385 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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