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type: "Bill"
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title: "Colorimetric Field Drug Tests in Drug Possessions"
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description: "Under current law, a person may be arrested and detained for level 1 drug misdemeanor possession. The act requires that when a colorimetric field drug test was used to test for the presence of a controlled substance and a person is solely suspected of a level 1 drug misdemeanor for possession or solely suspected of a municipal drug possession charge, a peace officer shall not arrest the person and instead shall issue a summons. The act also requires that when a colorimetric field drug test was used, before accepting a plea from a person charged with a drug possession for level 4 drug felony possession and lower, the trial court is required to issue an advisement with specified language, including language stating that colorimetric field drug tests have known error rates and that the defendant has the right to enter a not guilty plea and to request drug testing from an accredited forensic laboratory.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2026A"
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identifier: "HB 1020"
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citation: "Colorado HB 1020 (2026A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "& Enforcement"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J. Bacon", "L. Frizell", "L. Gilchrist", "M. Ball"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-03-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76719892-8470-47ab-89d0-ed8a098bcaf8"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1020"
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source_hash: "b157d0ca1768abfefcf0051e2864e015a44f56260e6ec06a7e6ecc3317176bff"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado HB 1020 (2026A) — Colorimetric Field Drug Tests in Drug Possessions
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Under current law, a person may be arrested and detained for level 1 drug misdemeanor possession. The act requires that when a colorimetric field drug test was used to test for the presence of a controlled substance and a person is solely suspected of a level 1 drug misdemeanor for possession or solely suspected of a municipal drug possession charge, a peace officer shall not arrest the person and instead shall issue a summons. The act also requires that when a colorimetric field drug test was used, before accepting a plea from a person charged with a drug possession for level 4 drug felony possession and lower, the trial court is required to issue an advisement with specified language, including language stating that colorimetric field drug tests have known error rates and that the defendant has the right to enter a not guilty plea and to request drug testing from an accredited forensic laboratory.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110694/download)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111551/download)
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3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113239/download)
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4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111658/download)
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5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112940/download)
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6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112897/download)
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7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113775/download)
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## Votes
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- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Refer House Bill 26-1020 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Refer House Bill 26-1020, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- J. Bacon — primary (person)
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- L. Frizell — primary (person)
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- L. Gilchrist — primary (person)
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- M. Ball — primary (person)
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- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Kirkmeyer — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Simpson — cosponsor (person)
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- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Willford — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Zamora Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Catlin — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
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- R. English — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Bright — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
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- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-26** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-17** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-16** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-05** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-02** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-17** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
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- **2026-02-10** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-09** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
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- **2026-02-04** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-14** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76719892-8470-47ab-89d0-ed8a098bcaf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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