Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1039

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Feb 4, 2026 Location HCR 0107

HB26-1039 - Lay Over


	01:52:02 PM	Representatives Carter and Ricks, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 26-1039. The bill requires municipal jails to adhere to the same standards as county jails. The chair announced that the bill would be laid over for action only at the end of witness testimony.
	02:00:15 PM	The bill sponsors responded to committee questions.
	02:18:50 PM	The committee continued to discuss the bill with the bill sponsors.
	02:19:15 PM	Owen Brigner, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Elizabeth Cadiz, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill without certain amendments. The witnesses responded to committee questions.
	02:40:16 PM	Mx. Dana Steiner, representing the Colorado Freedom Fund, testified in support of the bill. Ariane Frosh, representing the ACLU of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to committee questions.