---
type: "Bill"
title: "Justice Reinvestment Crime Prevention Initiative"
description: "The bill changes the length of time that a parolee may serve for a technical parole violation. If the parolee is on parole for a class 2 felony; level 1 drug felony; a crime of violence, stalking, menacing, or unlawful sexual behavior; or a crime against an at-risk adult or is a sexually violent predator, the length of revocation is up to the remainder of the parolee's parole period. If the parolee is on parole for a level 2 drug felony or a class 3 nonviolent felony, the length of revocation is up to 90 days. If the parolee is on parole for a level 3 or level 4 drug felony or a class 4, class 5, or class 6 nonviolent felony, the length of revocation is up to 30 days."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1326"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1326 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Daniel Kagan", "Pete Lee"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 15
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2017-04-07T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91c84c0b-23cd-444d-893c-72bad28b4723"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1326"
source_hash: "0de141fc3a4f7a799284881b1e5169220d76bc6e29397c39c63be00505f52e8e"
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 17-1326 (2017A) — Justice Reinvestment Crime Prevention Initiative

The bill changes the length of time that a parolee may serve for a technical parole violation. If the parolee is on parole for a class 2 felony; level 1 drug felony; a crime of violence, stalking, menacing, or unlawful sexual behavior; or a crime against an at-risk adult or is a sexually violent predator, the length of revocation is up to the remainder of the parolee's parole period. If the parolee is on parole for a level 2 drug felony or a class 3 nonviolent felony, the length of revocation is up to 90 days. If the parolee is on parole for a level 3 or level 4 drug felony or a class 4, class 5, or class 6 nonviolent felony, the length of revocation is up to 30 days.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170420t134003z4__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0420AttachE.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170420t134003z4__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0420AttachF.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1326_s_app_004.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1326_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1326_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (04/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1326_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (04/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1326jud_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (04/25/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1326app.pdf)
9. **PA3 (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1326sapp_01.pdf)
10. **Reengrossed (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1326_ren.pdf)
11. **Rerevised (05/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1326_rer.pdf)
12. **Revised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1326_rev.pdf)
13. **Signed Act (06/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1326_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment J.003 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1326, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. — **7–4** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1326, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1326 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1326, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. — **8–5** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment J.002 The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. — **7–4** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Daniel Kagan — primary (person)
- Pete Lee — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** 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/91c84c0b-23cd-444d-893c-72bad28b4723`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).