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CO HB 1312

enacted

Peace Officers Standards & Training Board Changes

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

The act requires the attorney general to submit to the peace officers standards and training board (P.O.S.T. board) a proposal by December 31, 2030, to update current basic, reserve, and refresher law enforcement training academy programs and improve the peace officer performance of future academy graduates.     The act changes the makeup of the P.O.S.T. board by reducing the number of law enforcement head officials, reducing the number of non-law-enforcement persons, increasing the number of line officers, and adding representatives from law enforcement training academies and reserve officers. A person who has had their P.O.S.T. certification revoked is not eligible to serve on the P.O.S.T. board.     The P.O.S.T. board is prohibited from approving skill instructors whose P.O.S.T. certification has been revoked for training academies and from approving training academies with an instructor whose P.O.S.T. certification has been revoked after September 1, 2026.     The act requires that a person be at least 21 years old in order to be a certified peace officer.     The act makes a peace officer academy full-time instructor eligible to attend P.O.S.T. certification classes funded with grant money, but the instructor is not eligible to receive individual grant funding from the P.O.S.T. board.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Introduced
2026-03-02
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-03 — Governor Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • K. Mullicasponsor
  • C. Cliffordsponsor
  • C. Kolkercosponsor
  • T. Exumcosponsor
  • J. Colemancosponsor
  • J. Bridgescosponsor
  • J. Marchmancosponsor
  • J. McCluskiecosponsor
  • M. Durancosponsor
  • J. Baconcosponsor
  • A. Valdezcosponsor
  • W. Lindstedtcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-03

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-06-02

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-06-02

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage

  5. 2026-05-04

    House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. 2026-05-01

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2026-04-30

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  8. 2026-04-27

    Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  9. 2026-04-23

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

    introduction

  10. 2026-04-21

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2026-04-17

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  12. 2026-04-16

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  13. 2026-04-07

    House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  14. 2026-04-01

    House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  15. 2026-03-02

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1312, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-04-01 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Jennifer Bacon: yes
    • Chad Clifford: yes
    • Cecelia Espenoza: yes
    • Ava Flanell: yes
    • Lorena Garcia: yes
    • Rebecca Keltie: yes
    • Scott Slaugh: yes
    • Matt Soper: yes
    • Yara Zokaie: yes
    • Michael Carter: yes
    • Javier Mabrey: yes

  • Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment R).

    2026-04-01 · fail · 0-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Jennifer Bacon: yes
    • Chad Clifford: no
    • Cecelia Espenoza: no
    • Ava Flanell: no
    • Lorena Garcia: yes
    • Rebecca Keltie: no
    • Scott Slaugh: no
    • Matt Soper: no
    • Yara Zokaie: yes
    • Michael Carter: no
    • Javier Mabrey: yes

  • Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment Q).

    2026-04-01 · pass · 0-0

  • Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment O).

    2026-04-01 · pass · 0-0

  • Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment N).

    2026-04-01 · pass · 0-0

  • Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment P).

    2026-04-01 · pass · 0-0

  • BILL

    2026-04-21 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: excused
    • Barron: yes
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: no
    • Bradfield: yes
    • Bradley: no
    • Brooks: no
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: no
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • Flanell: yes
    • Froelich: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garcia Sander: yes
    • Gilchrist: yes
    • Goldstein: yes
    • Gonzalez R.: yes
    • Hamrick: yes
    • Hartsook: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Joseph: yes
    • Keltie: yes
    • Lieder: yes
    • Lindsay: yes
    • Luck: no
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: no
    • Ricks: yes
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: yes
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: no
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: excused
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: no
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: yes
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: no
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

  • Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment D)

    2026-04-27 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Nick Hinrichsen: excused

  • Refer House Bill 26-1312, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-04-27 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Katie Wallace: yes
    • Lynda Zamora Wilson: no
    • Dylan Roberts: yes
    • John Carson: no
    • Nick Hinrichsen: excused
    • Mike Weissman: yes
    • Lindsey Daugherty: yes

  • REPASS

    2026-05-04 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: yes
    • Barron: no
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: no
    • Bradfield: yes
    • Bradley: no
    • Brooks: no
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: no
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • Flanell: no
    • Froelich: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garcia Sander: no
    • Gilchrist: yes
    • Goldstein: yes
    • Gonzalez R.: no
    • Hamrick: yes
    • Hartsook: no
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Joseph: yes
    • Keltie: no
    • Lieder: yes
    • Lindsay: yes
    • Luck: no
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: no
    • Ricks: yes
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: no
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: no
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: no
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: no
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: no
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

  • CONCUR

    2026-05-04 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: yes
    • Barron: yes
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: yes
    • Bradfield: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: yes
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • Flanell: yes
    • Froelich: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garcia Sander: yes
    • Gilchrist: yes
    • Goldstein: yes
    • Gonzalez R.: yes
    • Hamrick: yes
    • Hartsook: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Joseph: yes
    • Keltie: yes
    • Lieder: yes
    • Lindsay: yes
    • Luck: yes
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Ricks: yes
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: yes
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: yes
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: yes
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: yes
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: yes
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1312

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