HB 1312 CO

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Became Law

The act requires the attorney general to submit to the peace officers standards and training board (P.O.S.T. board) a proposal by December 31, 2030, to update current basic, reserve, and refresher law enforcement training academy programs and improve the peace officer performance of future academy graduates.     The act changes the makeup of the P.O.S.T. board by reducing the number of law enforcement head officials, reducing the number of non-law-enforcement persons, increasing the number of line officers, and adding representatives from law enforcement training academies and reserve officers. A person who has had their P.O.S.T. certification revoked is not eligible to serve on the P.O.S.T. board.     The P.O.S.T. board is prohibited from approving skill instructors whose P.O.S.T. certification has been revoked for training academies and from approving training academies with an instructor whose P.O.S.T. certification has been revoked after September 1, 2026.     The act requires that a person be at least 21 years old in order to be a certified peace officer.     The act makes a peace officer academy full-time instructor eligible to attend P.O.S.T. certification classes funded with grant money, but the instructor is not eligible to receive individual grant funding from the P.O.S.T. board.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• C. Clifford Democratic · sponsor
• K. Mullica Democratic · sponsor

1. Jun 3, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 2, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 2, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. Jun 2, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 4, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 1, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 30, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
8. Apr 27, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
9. Apr 23, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
10. Apr 21, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Apr 17, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
12. Apr 16, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
13. Apr 7, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
14. Apr 1, 2026 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
15. Mar 2, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower