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Colorado bills · 2026 Regular Session

Colorado HB 1020

Colorimetric Field Drug Tests in Drug Possessions

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (34)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Colorado legislature· summary

Under current law, a person may be arrested and detained for level 1 drug misdemeanor possession.     The act requires that when a colorimetric field drug test was used to test for the presence of a controlled substance and a person is solely suspected of a level 1 drug misdemeanor for possession or solely suspected of a municipal drug possession charge, a peace officer shall not arrest the person and instead shall issue a summons.     The act also requires that when a colorimetric field drug test was used, before accepting a plea from a person charged with a drug possession for level 4 drug felony possession and lower, the trial court is required to issue an advisement with specified language, including language stating that colorimetric field drug tests have known error rates and that the defendant has the right to enter a not guilty plea and to request drug testing from an accredited forensic laboratory.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 6, 2026
House		BILLpassSet your home in Colorado to see
Mar 2, 2026
Senate		Refer House Bill 26-1020 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.passSet your home in Colorado to see
Feb 4, 2026
House		Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A).passSet your home in Colorado to see
Feb 4, 2026
House		Refer House Bill 26-1020, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.passSet your home in Colorado to see

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