republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1123.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Preventing Sexual Abuse in Jails"
description: "The act permits a county or municipal jail (local detention facility) to conduct a strip search of a person who is detained in the local detention facility, only:When the facility is conducting intake of the detained person who has come in from outside the facility and a strip search upon intake is part of the detention facility's policy;When 2 personnel of the facility have determined and reasonably believe the detained person is concealing a controlled substance, a dangerous instrument, or contraband; or Under a circumstance or set of conditions in which there has been a prior incident of possession of a controlled substance, a dangerous instrument, contraband, or any other item that creates grave danger to property or injury to persons and substantially obstructs the performance of the institutional functions of the local detention facility, the circumstance or set of conditions give rise to a substantial likelihood that a similar incident may occur again, and the local detention facility has a written policy authorizing a strip search under the circumstances or set of conditions. The act requires that each local detention facility document the number of, reason for, and results of a strip search in a report that each facility must submit annually to the jail standards advisory committee and the Colorado attorney general. The act requires detention facility personnel to record strip searches via body-worn camera and limits access to the recordings. The act requires each sheriff to coordinate with the sheriff's body-worn camera vendor to implement a tag for strip searches in body-worn camera footage tagging options and ensure that strip search footage has the most restrictive level of access available within the sheriff's body-worn camera system. The act requires local detention facilities to have a policy detailing staff protocol for responding to suspected, alleged, or witnessed sexual abuse and requires staff to report suspected, alleged, or witnessed sexual abuse. The act creates whistleblower protection policies for jail staff and creates a right of action against a local detention facility for a staff member who was subject to an adverse employment action because the staff member disclosed information to the proper supervising authority about sexual abuse or sex-based harassment in the local detention facility. The act requires local detention facilities to inform prisoners of their rights and the resources available to them if they are a victim of sexual abuse while in jail and allow sexual assault advocates to access prisoners who request advocacy services. The act requires local detention facilities to designate a 'Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003' (PREA) coordinator and requires jails to provide the coordinator's contact information to prisoners and the public. The act requires the removal of peace officers standards and training board (P.O.S.T. board) certification from any peace officer who is found by an administrative law judge, hearing officer, or internal investigation to have sexually abused a prisoner in a local detention facility. The act appropriates $38,916 to the department of law from the P.O.S.T. board cash fund for P.O.S.T. board support.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1123"
citation: "Colorado HB 1123 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "& Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Amabile", "J. Mabrey", "K. Stewart", "M. Duran", "M. Weissman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 18
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1eeddfcd-77c6-4916-bf7b-dc331d60cff6"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1123"
source_hash: "ba973f5ec9cc589e24eeb9153fff38281f62a30b31c4b57ffcc58c7913fe37ac"
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 1123 (2026A) — Preventing Sexual Abuse in Jails

The act permits a county or municipal jail (local detention facility) to conduct a strip search of a person who is detained in the local detention facility, only:When the facility is conducting intake of the detained person who has come in from outside the facility and a strip search upon intake is part of the detention facility's policy;When 2 personnel of the facility have determined and reasonably believe the detained person is concealing a controlled substance, a dangerous instrument, or contraband; or Under a circumstance or set of conditions in which there has been a prior incident of possession of a controlled substance, a dangerous instrument, contraband, or any other item that creates grave danger to property or injury to persons and substantially obstructs the performance of the institutional functions of the local detention facility, the circumstance or set of conditions give rise to a substantial likelihood that a similar incident may occur again, and the local detention facility has a written policy authorizing a strip search under the circumstances or set of conditions. The act requires that each local detention facility document the number of, reason for, and results of a strip search in a report that each facility must submit annually to the jail standards advisory committee and the Colorado attorney general. The act requires detention facility personnel to record strip searches via body-worn camera and limits access to the recordings. The act requires each sheriff to coordinate with the sheriff's body-worn camera vendor to implement a tag for strip searches in body-worn camera footage tagging options and ensure that strip search footage has the most restrictive level of access available within the sheriff's body-worn camera system. The act requires local detention facilities to have a policy detailing staff protocol for responding to suspected, alleged, or witnessed sexual abuse and requires staff to report suspected, alleged, or witnessed sexual abuse. The act creates whistleblower protection policies for jail staff and creates a right of action against a local detention facility for a staff member who was subject to an adverse employment action because the staff member disclosed information to the proper supervising authority about sexual abuse or sex-based harassment in the local detention facility. The act requires local detention facilities to inform prisoners of their rights and the resources available to them if they are a victim of sexual abuse while in jail and allow sexual assault advocates to access prisoners who request advocacy services. The act requires local detention facilities to designate a 'Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003' (PREA) coordinator and requires jails to provide the coordinator's contact information to prisoners and the public. The act requires the removal of peace officers standards and training board (P.O.S.T. board) certification from any peace officer who is found by an administrative law judge, hearing officer, or internal investigation to have sexually abused a prisoner in a local detention facility. The act appropriates $38,916 to the department of law from the P.O.S.T. board cash fund for P.O.S.T. board support.(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](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111326/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113913/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116524/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113987/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115781/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115740/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116740/download)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.019 (Attachment A) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.021 (Attachment C) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.023 (Attachment E) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment J.001 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1123, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D) — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1123 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F) — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B) — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1123, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.020 (Attachment B) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.022 (Attachment D) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1123, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E) — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Amabile — primary (person)
- J. Mabrey — primary (person)
- K. Stewart — primary (person)
- M. Duran — primary (person)
- M. Weissman — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. García — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-05-27** 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`
- **2026-05-07** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-05-06** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2026-05-05** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-04** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2026-05-01** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/04/2026 - No Amendments
- **2026-04-30** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-04-28** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-22** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-08** Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
- **2026-04-06** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-04-02** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-03-31** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2026-03-24** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-03-20** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1eeddfcd-77c6-4916-bf7b-dc331d60cff6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).