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HB 1276 CO
Became Law

Protect Safety of Individuals Who Are Immigrants

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 19, 2026

Latest action (Jun 4, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

Summary

CO HB 1276 expands Colorado's oversight of facilities that detain noncitizens in civil immigration proceedings. The bill authorizes the Department of Public Health and Environment to conduct more frequent inspections of these facilities, enforce compliance with health and safety standards, and levy civil penalties for violations. The bill also requires the Department to submit annual compliance reports to the attorney general and make them publicly available. Additionally, the bill requires peace officer training on civil immigration detainers and directs the attorney general to develop a public policy regarding protection of personal identifying information.

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

Official abstract

The act exempts Colorado courts' e-filing system from the requirement that users certify that they will not disclose personal identifying information obtained from the system for federal immigration enforcement.     The act authorizes a public health agency to inspect or examine a facility that houses or detains individuals who are noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings.     Under current law, the department of public health and environment is authorized to inspect facilities that house or detain individuals who are noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings. The act expands the inspection authority, including the frequency of inspections and things that are subject to inspection. A facility that refuses to allow the inspection is subject to a civil penalty. The department of public health and environment is authorized to set fees for inspections and deposit the money from the fees in the immigration facility inspection and detention cash fund, which is created in the state treasury.     The act authorizes the department of public health and environment to require facilities that house or detain individuals who are noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings to comply with requirements, including health and safety standards and reporting requirements. A facility that fails to comply is subject to a civil penalty. The act requires the department of public health and environment to submit an annual report to the attorney general concerning facilities' compliance with these new requirements and make the report publicly available on its website.     The act requires the P.O.S.T. board to establish training standards related to peace officer compliance with current laws concerning civil immigration detainers. P.O.S.T.-certified peace officers must complete the training before December 31, 2027.     The act requires the attorney general to develop and make publicly available a policy regarding current laws concerning the protection of personal identifying information.     The act appropriates $107,283 to the department of public health and environment from the immigration facility inspection and detention cash fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (30)
30 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (17)
  1. Jun 4, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Jun 3, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. Jun 3, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  4. Jun 3, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  5. May 12, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
  6. May 11, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
  7. May 8, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
  8. May 6, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
  9. May 6, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  10. May 4, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
  11. Apr 29, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
  12. Apr 27, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  13. Apr 24, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
  14. Apr 24, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  15. Apr 13, 2026 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
  16. Mar 17, 2026 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance · lower
  17. Feb 19, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
Subjects
Immigration

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