---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Cold Case Task Force"
description: "The department of regulatory agencies (DORA) conducted a sunset review of the cold case task force (task force) in the department of public safety (department) and recommended:Authorizing the executive director of the department to appoint additional task force members;Extending the task force until September 1, 2039; andChanging the type of sunset review that is performed by DORA. The act implements DORA's recommendations.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1185"
citation: "Colorado HB 1185 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Clifford", "C. Espenoza", "D. Roberts", "J. Bacon", "M. Carter", "M. Soper", "S. Slaugh"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3813ab1e-317f-4b22-b7aa-02e38f6fc3ee"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1185"
source_hash: "061d7f99cacc8a7911b29dc7901f6c0aac605b7bdc2f6610fec089dbf542acba"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 1185 (2026A) — Sunset Cold Case Task Force

The department of regulatory agencies (DORA) conducted a sunset review of the cold case task force (task force) in the department of public safety (department) and recommended:Authorizing the executive director of the department to appoint additional task force members;Extending the task force until September 1, 2039; andChanging the type of sunset review that is performed by DORA. The act implements DORA's recommendations.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111529/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113076/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113847/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113092/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113517/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113477/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114528/download)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 26-1185, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1185 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Clifford — primary (person)
- C. Espenoza — primary (person)
- D. Roberts — primary (person)
- J. Bacon — primary (person)
- M. Carter — primary (person)
- M. Soper — primary (person)
- S. Slaugh — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- R. Keltie — cosponsor (person)
- S. Bright — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-13** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-13** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-03-10** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-09** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-03-04** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3813ab1e-317f-4b22-b7aa-02e38f6fc3ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).