republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1276.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Protect Safety of Individuals Who Are Immigrants	The act exempts Colorado courts' e-filing system from the requirement that users certify that they will not disclose personal identifying information obtained from the system for federal immigration enforcement. The act authorizes a public health agency to inspect or examine a facility that houses or detains individuals who are noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings. Under current law, the department of public health and environment is authorized to inspect facilities that house or detain individuals who are noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings. The act expands the inspection authority, including the frequency of inspections and things that are subject to inspection. A facility that refuses to allow the inspection is subject to a civil penalty. The department of public health and environment is authorized to set fees for inspections and deposit the money from the fees in the immigration facility inspection and detention cash fund, which is created in the state treasury. The act authorizes the department of public health and environment to require facilities that house or detain individuals who are noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings to comply with requirements, including health and safety standards and reporting requirements. A facility that fails to comply is subject to a civil penalty. The act requires the department of public health and environment to submit an annual report to the attorney general concerning facilities' compliance with these new requirements and make the report publicly available on its website. The act requires the P.O.S.T. board to establish training standards related to peace officer compliance with current laws concerning civil immigration detainers. P.O.S.T.-certified peace officers must complete the training before December 31, 2027. The act requires the attorney general to develop and make publicly available a policy regarding current laws concerning the protection of personal identifying information. The act appropriates $107,283 to the department of public health and environment from the immigration facility inspection and detention cash fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	HB 1276	Colorado HB 1276 (2026A)	bill	Immigration	enacted	A. Paschal B. Titone C. Clifford E. Sirota E. Velasco G. Rydin I. Jodeh J. Jackson J. Mabrey J. Willford K. Brown K. McCormick K. Nguyen K. Stewart L. García L. Gilchrist L. Goldstein L. Smith M. Carter M. Duran M. Froelich M. Lindsay M. Lukens M. Martinez M. Rutinel M. Weissman R. Stewart S. Woodrow T. Story Y. Zokaie	7	17	21	2026-02-19	2026-06-04	openstates	ocd-bill/c162d6f3-0f2d-427d-8320-e5ee8e278955	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1276	e127723b519428482ec57e84ab4c6e0a9f40a9f8430423bd1f01f3068acf355f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado HB 1276 (2026A) — Protect Safety of Individuals Who Are Immigrants

The act exempts Colorado courts' e-filing system from the requirement that users certify that they will not disclose personal identifying information obtained from the system for federal immigration enforcement. The act authorizes a public health agency to inspect or examine a facility that houses or detains individuals who are noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings. Under current law, the department of public health and environment is authorized to inspect facilities that house or detain individuals who are noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings. The act expands the inspection authority, including the frequency of inspections and things that are subject to inspection. A facility that refuses to allow the inspection is subject to a civil penalty. The department of public health and environment is authorized to set fees for inspections and deposit the money from the fees in the immigration facility inspection and detention cash fund, which is created in the state treasury. The act authorizes the department of public health and environment to require facilities that house or detain individuals who are noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings to comply with requirements, including health and safety standards and reporting requirements. A facility that fails to comply is subject to a civil penalty. The act requires the department of public health and environment to submit an annual report to the attorney general concerning facilities' compliance with these new requirements and make the report publicly available on its website. The act requires the P.O.S.T. board to establish training standards related to peace officer compliance with current laws concerning civil immigration detainers. P.O.S.T.-certified peace officers must complete the training before December 31, 2027. The act requires the attorney general to develop and make publicly available a policy regarding current laws concerning the protection of personal identifying information. The act appropriates $107,283 to the department of public health and environment from the immigration facility inspection and detention cash 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.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
6. Revised (committee substitute) — source
7. Signed Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Refer House Bill 26-1276, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1276, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.024 (Attachment B) — pass (pass) · upper
• CONCUR — pass (pass) · upper
• Refer House Bill 26-1276, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
• Refer House Bill 26-1276, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
• LIMIT — pass (pass) · lower
• AMD (H.001) — fail (fail) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment B) — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment H) — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment J.001 — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1276, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment G) — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment I) — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment J) — pass (pass) · lower
• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment C) — pass (pass) · lower
• REPASS — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.025 (Attachment C) — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment F) — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment J.002 — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• A. Paschal — primary (person)
• B. Titone — primary (person)
• C. Clifford — primary (person)
• E. Sirota — primary (person)
• E. Velasco — primary (person)
• G. Rydin — primary (person)
• I. Jodeh — primary (person)
• J. Jackson — primary (person)
• J. Mabrey — primary (person)
• J. Willford — primary (person)
• K. Brown — primary (person)
• K. McCormick — primary (person)
• K. Nguyen — primary (person)
• K. Stewart — primary (person)
• L. García — primary (person)
• L. Gilchrist — primary (person)
• L. Goldstein — primary (person)
• L. Smith — primary (person)
• M. Carter — primary (person)
• M. Duran — primary (person)
• M. Froelich — primary (person)
• M. Lindsay — primary (person)
• M. Lukens — primary (person)
• M. Martinez — primary (person)
• M. Rutinel — primary (person)
• M. Weissman — primary (person)
• R. Stewart — primary (person)
• S. Woodrow — primary (person)
• T. Story — primary (person)
• Y. Zokaie — primary (person)
• A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
• A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
• C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
• C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
• C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
• D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
• E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
• J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
• J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
• J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
• J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
• J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
• J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
• J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
• J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
• K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
• K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
• L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
• L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
• M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
• M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
• N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
• N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
• R. English — cosponsor (person)
• R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
• S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
• T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
• T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)
• T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
• W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-06-04 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-06-03 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-06-03 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-06-03 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-05-12 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
• 2026-05-11 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-08 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
• 2026-05-06 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
• 2026-05-06 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-05-04 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2026-04-29 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary introduction
• 2026-04-27 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-04-24 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
• 2026-04-13 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2026-03-17 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance referral-committee
• 2026-02-19 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c162d6f3-0f2d-427d-8320-e5ee8e278955. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).