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| Bill | Procedures & Data Individual's Release from Department of Corrections | The act requires the department of corrections (department) to furnish an individual being discharged from the department's custody a release allowance of at least $100, free of any deductions. Beginning by September 15, 2027, and annually thereafter, the department is required to collect and report discharge data, including the number of individuals released from department correctional facilities, the number and percentage of released individuals who received the release allowance, and the total amount of money spent on release allowances. The department must issue a report to the general assembly annually. The act repeals provisions requiring the department to give an individual a ticket to leave prior to discharging the individual from a correctional facility. The act requires eligible offenders to participate in the department's existing program to procure state-issued identification cards for offenders (program), unless the offender affirmatively opts-out of the program. Beginning by September 15, 2027, and annually thereafter, the department is required to collect data on the process of securing necessary identification documents to issue state identification cards and issue a report to the general assembly. The report must include the number and percentage of offenders released with an identification card, birth certificate, and social security number and the number and percentage of offenders who were ineligible to participate in the program and the reason for ineligibility. The department is prohibited from charging an offender a fee to obtain a state identification card, and any fee incurred in the process of securing an offender's identification documents to create the state identification card must be assessed after the offender has been released and may be consolidated with existing restitution, fees, or other legal financial obligations owed by the offender. The department of public health and environment shall assist the department in securing necessary identification documents.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) | us/states/co | Colorado General Assembly | 2026A | HB 1256 | Colorado HB 1256 (2026A) |
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Colorado HB 1256 (2026A) — Procedures & Data Individual's Release from Department of Corrections
The act requires the department of corrections (department) to furnish an individual being discharged from the department's custody a release allowance of at least $100, free of any deductions. Beginning by September 15, 2027, and annually thereafter, the department is required to collect and report discharge data, including the number of individuals released from department correctional facilities, the number and percentage of released individuals who received the release allowance, and the total amount of money spent on release allowances. The department must issue a report to the general assembly annually. The act repeals provisions requiring the department to give an individual a ticket to leave prior to discharging the individual from a correctional facility. The act requires eligible offenders to participate in the department's existing program to procure state-issued identification cards for offenders (program), unless the offender affirmatively opts-out of the program. Beginning by September 15, 2027, and annually thereafter, the department is required to collect data on the process of securing necessary identification documents to issue state identification cards and issue a report to the general assembly. The report must include the number and percentage of offenders released with an identification card, birth certificate, and social security number and the number and percentage of offenders who were ineligible to participate in the program and the reason for ineligibility. The department is prohibited from charging an offender a fee to obtain a state identification card, and any fee incurred in the process of securing an offender's identification documents to create the state identification card must be assessed after the offender has been released and may be consolidated with existing restitution, fees, or other legal financial obligations owed by the offender. The department of public health and environment shall assist the department in securing necessary identification documents.(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
- Refer House Bill 26-1256 to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1256 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1256, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
- BILL — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1256, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- J. Jackson — primary (person)
- J. Mabrey — primary (person)
- L. Cutter — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- R. Taggart — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-06-03 Governor Signed
executive-signature - 2026-05-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-20 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2026-05-20 Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-05-08 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-05-07 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- 2026-05-06 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- 2026-05-06 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-05-04 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-04-29 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction - 2026-04-28 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
passage, reading-3 - 2026-04-27 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- 2026-04-24 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-03-18 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-02-18 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6b8cd93b-05be-4911-b336-99566ef91851. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).