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| Bill | Retail Theft Prevention Program | The act creates the retail theft prevention advisory board (advisory board) in the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety (division). The advisory board shall develop procedures related to applying for a grant for the retail theft prevention grant program created in the act; review grant applications and award grants; collect and analyze data related to organized felony-level retail theft and gift card fraud trends, losses, prosecutions, and outcomes in Colorado; and develop policy recommendations in coordination with state and federal partners on how to combat felony-level retail theft and gift card fraud. The act creates the retail theft prevention grant program in the division. A state or local law enforcement agency, district attorney's office, multijurisdictional or regional task force, or tribal law enforcement agency may apply for a grant, which may be used to investigate and prosecute organized felony-level retail theft or gift card fraud; develop or invest in technology, data-sharing systems, and analytics tools to analyze felony-level retail theft and gift card fraud metrics; provide training and technical assistance to retailers or law enforcement agencies; and develop prevention and deterrence initiatives specific to felony-level retail theft and gift card fraud. Beginning January 2028, the act requires the division to annually report during its 'SMART Act' hearing certain information about the retail theft prevention grant program and felony-level retail theft in Colorado. The act extends the crime prevention through safer streets grant program (safer streets grant program) to November 1, 2029, and makes the retail theft prevention grant program an allowable use of the money appropriated for the safer streets grant program. On July 1, 2027, $200,000 of the unexpended and unencumbered money remaining at the end of the 2026-27 state fiscal year from the money appropriated for the safer streets grant program reverts to the general fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) | us/states/co | Colorado General Assembly | 2026A | HB 1138 | Colorado HB 1138 (2026A) |
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Colorado HB 1138 (2026A) — Retail Theft Prevention Program
The act creates the retail theft prevention advisory board (advisory board) in the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety (division). The advisory board shall develop procedures related to applying for a grant for the retail theft prevention grant program created in the act; review grant applications and award grants; collect and analyze data related to organized felony-level retail theft and gift card fraud trends, losses, prosecutions, and outcomes in Colorado; and develop policy recommendations in coordination with state and federal partners on how to combat felony-level retail theft and gift card fraud. The act creates the retail theft prevention grant program in the division. A state or local law enforcement agency, district attorney's office, multijurisdictional or regional task force, or tribal law enforcement agency may apply for a grant, which may be used to investigate and prosecute organized felony-level retail theft or gift card fraud; develop or invest in technology, data-sharing systems, and analytics tools to analyze felony-level retail theft and gift card fraud metrics; provide training and technical assistance to retailers or law enforcement agencies; and develop prevention and deterrence initiatives specific to felony-level retail theft and gift card fraud. Beginning January 2028, the act requires the division to annually report during its 'SMART Act' hearing certain information about the retail theft prevention grant program and felony-level retail theft in Colorado. The act extends the crime prevention through safer streets grant program (safer streets grant program) to November 1, 2029, and makes the retail theft prevention grant program an allowable use of the money appropriated for the safer streets grant program. On July 1, 2027, $200,000 of the unexpended and unencumbered money remaining at the end of the 2026-27 state fiscal year from the money appropriated for the safer streets grant program reverts to the general fund.(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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Final Act (committee substitute) — source
- Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
- Revised (committee substitute) — source
- Signed Act (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Adopt amendment L.013 — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1138 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
- BILL — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment I). — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1138, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1138, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- B. Kirkmeyer — primary (person)
- C. Espenoza — primary (person)
- D. Woog — primary (person)
- R. Rodriguez — primary (person)
- A. Flanell — cosponsor (person)
- B. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Caldwell — cosponsor (person)
- J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
- L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
- L. Liston — cosponsor (person)
- M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- M. Soper — cosponsor (person)
- R. Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
- R. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
- S. Bright — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-06-03 Governor Signed
executive-signature - 2026-06-02 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-06-02 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2026-06-02 Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-05-12 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-05-11 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- 2026-05-11 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-05-11 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction - 2026-05-11 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-05-09 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- 2026-05-08 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- 2026-05-08 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-03-24 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-02-04 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ef4c595a-9163-4956-b09f-ce517bf20b96. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).