HB 1064 CO

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Became Law

Current law establishes the youthful offender system (system) in the department of corrections (department) as a sentencing option that provides a continuum of services. The act:Updates references to the juveniles and young adults who are eligible for or participating in the system;Revises certain legislative intent provisions to emphasize lasting behavioral changes in preparation for reentry, trauma-informed care, addressing criminogenic risk, accountability, healthy relationship building, and system participant and staff safety;Expresses the general assembly's intent that juveniles and young adults with physical, intellectual, mental, or behavioral health disabilities or conditions receive equitable treatment in sentencing to the system and reasonable accommodations once in the system;Adds certain data related to system completion rates to an existing annual reporting requirement for the department;Adds requirements for evidence-informed rehabilitative treatment and life skills programming and for individual therapy, family therapy, or substance use disorder treatment;Establishes requirements for system participant evaluations, plans for addressing participants' needs and skills, and case manager duties;Requires the department, in consultation with relevant experts, to make and publish on its website recommendations for integrating a trauma-informed standard of care with current system practices to promote the health and safety of system participants; andExpands certain procedural protections for system participants with mental or behavioral health conditions or intellectual and developmental disabilities.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• J. Jackson Democratic · sponsor
• G. Rydin Democratic · sponsor
• J. Amabile Democratic · sponsor

1. Mar 26, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. Mar 19, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Mar 19, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. Mar 18, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Mar 12, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. Mar 3, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. Mar 2, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. Feb 27, 2026 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/02/2026 - No Amendments · upper
9. Feb 26, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
10. Feb 23, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
11. Feb 19, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
12. Feb 18, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
15. Feb 10, 2026 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
16. Jan 14, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower