# Colorado HB25-1214: Appropriate Use of Prison Beds

Colorado HB25-1214, Appropriate Use of Prison Beds, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chad Clifford (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-21 (House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado HB25-1214
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriate Use of Prison Beds
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-04-21, House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Sponsors: Chad Clifford (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (27 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1214, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 5 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1214, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 7 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B) | pass | 7 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1214, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. | pass | 7 | 4 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-04-21: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-17: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-04-07: House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-26: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance (House)
- 2025-02-11: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40426/download)

## Related bills

- SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed)
- HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed)
- HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed)
- SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed)
- SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed)
- SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40426/download)

## Related
- [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A)
- [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A)
- [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A)
- [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1214-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).