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HB 1315 CO
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Accurate Documents for Parole Determinations

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 2, 2026

Latest action (Jun 1, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

Summary

This bill would require the Colorado Department of Corrections to establish a risk assessment quality review team to ensure parole risk assessments are completed accurately and consistently, with a sustained process of review and training. Beginning with 2027 SMART Act hearings and annually thereafter, the department would be required to report on reviewed risk assessments, findings, and measures taken to address high error rates. The bill would clarify that risk assessment outputs are criminal justice records subject to public inspection and would prohibit agreements that prevent disclosure of risk assessment information otherwise subject to disclosure under law.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

Risk assessments assess a parolee's criminogenic needs and risk of recidivism and are used to guide parole supervision planning, identify appropriate interventions, and establish parole supervision levels or categories.     The act requires the department of corrections (department) to establish a risk assessment quality review team to develop policies and implement practices that determine whether risk assessments are completed accurately and consistently and to ensure a sustained process of review and training.     For its 'SMART Act' hearing beginning in 2027, and each year thereafter, the department is required to include information concerning reviewed risk assessments, including findings and measures implemented to mitigate recent high error rates in risk assessments.     The act clarifies that risk assessment outputs are criminal justice records for purposes of public inspection. The act prohibits an agreement that prohibits the disclosure of information in a risk assessment output that is subject to disclosure under the law.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (4)
20 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (16)
  1. Jun 1, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. May 8, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
  3. May 29, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  4. May 29, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. May 29, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  6. May 13, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
  7. May 12, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  8. May 11, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
  9. May 8, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/11/2026 - No Amendments · upper
  10. May 6, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  11. Apr 29, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
  12. Apr 28, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  13. Apr 27, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
  14. Apr 24, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  15. Apr 1, 2026 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
  16. Mar 2, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
Subjects
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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