Colorado bills · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB 1039
Adding Municipal Jails to County Jail Oversight Requirements
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- C. Richardson (Republican)
- M. Weissman (Democratic)
- I. Jodeh (Democratic)
- N. Ricks (Democratic)
- M. Carter (Democratic)
Cosponsors (19)
- K. Wallace (Democratic)
- J. Marchman (Democratic)
- C. Kipp (Democratic)
- N. Hinrichsen (Democratic)
- J. Gonzales (Democratic)
- T. Exum (Democratic)
- L. Cutter (Democratic)
- J. Coleman (Democratic)
- A. Benavidez (Democratic)
- J. Amabile (Democratic)
- K. Nguyen (Democratic)
- J. Mabrey (Democratic)
- M. Lindsay (Democratic)
- J. Jackson (Democratic)
- C. Espenoza (Democratic)
- R. English (Democratic)
- C. Clifford (Democratic)
- K. Brown (Democratic)
- J. Bacon (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Colorado legislature· summary
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.)
Text versions
- Introduced· Jan 14, 2026
- Engrossed· Mar 2, 2026
- Reengrossed· Mar 3, 2026
- Revised· Mar 23, 2026
- Rerevised· Mar 24, 2026
- Final Act· Apr 2, 2026
- Signed Act· Apr 27, 2026
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 House | BILL | pass | Set your home in Colorado to see |
| Mar 18, 2026 Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1039 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | Set your home in Colorado to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C). | pass | Set your home in Colorado to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment A). | pass | Set your home in Colorado to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment B). | pass | Set your home in Colorado to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Refer House Bill 26-1039, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | Set your home in Colorado to see |
Actions
- Jan 14, 2026 · House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary - Feb 4, 2026 · House
House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only - Feb 24, 2026 · House
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole - Feb 27, 2026 · House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments - Mar 2, 2026 · House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee - Mar 3, 2026 · House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker of the House - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate - Apr 16, 2026
Sent to the Governor - Apr 27, 2026
Governor Signed