# Colorado HB25-1146: Juvenile Detention Bed Cap Colorado HB25-1146, Juvenile Detention Bed Cap, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Dan Woog (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-06-02 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1146-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB25-1146 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Juvenile Detention Bed Cap - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-06-02, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Dan Woog (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Shannon Bird - Cosponsors: 27 - Subjects: Children & Domestic Matters - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (348 yes, 49 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 11 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Youth service records stay from prosecutors: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, records about participation in the covered youth deflection program cannot be shared with prosecuting attorneys. This protection covers records about both the youth's and family's participation. - Body cameras tested in youth facilities: benefit, low. Youth Services must test body cameras at one detention facility and one commitment facility. Staff who directly supervise youth must wear cameras while in the facility and interacting with youth. Policies must cover activation, footage retention, privacy, and access for the Child Protection Ombudsm… - Faster case endings for incompetent youth: benefit, low. Courts must immediately dismiss cases after a final finding that a youth is not competent to proceed when the highest charge is a Class 2 misdemeanor, petty offense, drug misdemeanor, or traffic offense. For other covered charges, the law sets deadlines for deciding that competency cannot be restor… - More funding for youth facility services: benefit, low. For budget year 2025–26, Colorado provides about $6.85 million in general funds to Human Services. This includes about $4.14 million for youth institutional-program administration, assuming 41.0 additional full-time-equivalent positions. About $1.63 million funds medical services, assuming 15.1 add… - New grants steer youth toward services: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Colorado creates a three-year competitive grant program to connect youth with services instead of justice-system responses. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, federally recognized tribes, tribal and urban Indian organizations, and nonprofit-sponsored Native-controlled e… - Safer placement limits for unrestorable youth: benefit, low. When a court finally finds that a youth cannot regain competency soon, it must create a case plan if needed. It must first order or continue the least restrictive placement consistent with public safety and the youth's best interests. Plans may include treatment, service placements, guardianship pe… - Court follow-up when families skip services: cost, low. Service coordinators and providers may report whether a youth, parent, or guardian takes part in court-ordered case-plan services. If they do not engage, courts may change the plan or take other legally allowed action. Options include referral to local collaborative management programs or a Human S… - Wider access to youth competency records: cost, low. The law allows covered confidential or privileged information to be shared for youth competency evaluations, restoration, and case planning. Authorized parties include prosecutors, defense lawyers, guardians ad litem, Human Services, evaluators, restoration providers, and courts. Bridges court liai… - Districts share youth beds and plan releases: mixed, low. The state working group must create ways for districts to share unassigned beds and loan beds to each other. It must also create emergency-release guidelines to keep placements within the statewide cap. Each district must prepare a yearly bed-management plan that considers release and placement gui… - Higher limits on youth detention beds: mixed, low. Colorado raises its regular youth detention bed cap from 215 to 254 for budget year 2025–26. Starting in 2026–27, the cap equals 125% of projected average daily detention population. That projection excludes youth held for acts that would be Class 1 felonies for adults. A state working group divide… - More emergency youth beds with limits: mixed, low. Colorado increases emergency youth detention beds from 22 to 39, outside the regular statewide cap. Court-ordered use requires that detention standards are met, the district's beds are full, and no regular bed is available at the first receiving facility. Districts must recover loaned beds first, u… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Dan Woog (Republican), House - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Shannon Bird - Cosponsor: Brandi Bradley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Garcia Sander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-05 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 55 | 9 | | | 2025-05-05 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 58 | 6 | | | 2025-05-02 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 31 | 3 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1146, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1146 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 8 | 1 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Third reading: Amd (l.016) | pass | 57 | 8 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Third reading: Perm | pass | 55 | 10 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 56 | 9 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1146, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1146, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 12 | 1 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-06-02: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-05: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2025-05-02: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-05-02: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily (House) - 2025-05-01: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) - 2025-04-23: House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2025-04-21: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-17: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-01-29: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84037/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84027/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84040/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84034/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84029/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84031/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40786/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84037/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84027/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84040/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84034/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84029/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84031/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40786/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1146-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).