SB 36 CO

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Became Law

When the prison bed vacancy rate in correctional facilities and state-funded private contract prisons falls below 3% for 30 consecutive days, current law requires the department of corrections (department) to notify certain individuals and entities (notification) and implement prison population management measures. The act increases the threshold prison bed vacancy rate to 4% before the prison population management measures to go into effect. The act includes additional individuals and entities that are required to receive the notification and requires the notification to occur within 48 hours of the vacancy rate falling below 4% for 30 consecutive days. The act requires the individuals and entities that receive the notification to acknowledge receipt of the notification and confirm compliance with the prison population management measures. The act requires additional prison population management measures, including requiring the department to request expanding community corrections capacity and make referrals to the parole board, and requiring notified individuals and entities to consider alternatives to prison sentences for certain offenders.     The act appropriates $303,812 to the department to implement the act. The act decreases the appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department for inmate daily rate payments to local jails by $478,778.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• J. Gonzales Democratic · sponsor
• M. Weissman Democratic · sponsor
• J. Bacon Democratic · sponsor
• Y. Zokaie Democratic · sponsor

1. Jun 1, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 22, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 22, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 22, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 8, 2026 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. May 7, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. May 6, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
8. May 6, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. Apr 28, 2026 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
10. Apr 22, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
11. Apr 22, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
12. Apr 21, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
13. Apr 21, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
14. Apr 13, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
15. Jan 26, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper