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ColoradoHB26-11382026 Regular SessionHouse

Retail Theft Prevention Program

Sponsored By: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Dan Woog (Republican), Robert Rodriguez (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New grants help police fight retail theft

Beginning August 12, 2026, Colorado creates a Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program within its Division of Criminal Justice. An advisory board in the Attorney General’s office helps oversee the program. State, local, and tribal police, district attorney offices, and regional or multi-agency task forces can apply. Applicants must follow Division rules developed with the Colorado Retail Theft Task Force and meet advisory board deadlines. Grants fund investigations, prosecutions, data tools, training, technical help, and prevention targeting organized felony retail theft or gift card fraud. Felony-level retail theft involves goods worth at least $2,000; the program’s authorization ends November 1, 2029.

Shared funding and longer crime prevention grants

Beginning August 12, 2026, Colorado makes an existing $10.3 million General Fund appropriation from fiscal year 2022-23 available to two programs. These are the Crime Prevention Through Safer Streets and Retail Theft Prevention grant programs, not direct household payments. Unspent money remains available until used, except $200,000 left unspent and uncommitted at fiscal year 2026-27’s end. That amount returns to the General Fund on July 1, 2027. The law also extends Safer Streets’ authorization from July 1, 2027, to November 1, 2029.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Barbara Kirkmeyer

    Republican • Senate

  • Cecelia Espenoza

    Democratic • House

  • Dan Woog

    Republican • House

  • Robert Rodriguez

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Ava Flanell

    Republican • House

  • Chad Clifford

    Democratic • House

  • Gretchen Rydin

    Democratic • House

  • Jarvis Caldwell

    Republican • House

  • Junie Joseph

    Democratic • House

  • Julie McCluskie

    Democratic • House

  • Monica Duran

    Democratic • House

  • Manny Rutinel

    Democratic • House

  • Matt Soper

    Republican • House

  • Ryan Gonzalez

    Republican • House

  • Byron Pelton

    Republican • Senate

  • Dylan Roberts

    Democratic • Senate

  • Judy Amabile

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jeff Bridges

    Democratic • Senate

  • John Carson

    Republican • Senate

  • James Coleman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jessie Danielson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Janice Marchman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kyle Mullica

    Democratic • Senate

  • Katie Wallace

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Cutter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lindsey Daugherty

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Frizell

    Republican • Senate

  • Larry Liston

    Republican • Senate

  • Matt Ball

    Democratic • Senate

  • Marc Snyder

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rod Pelton

    Republican • Senate

  • Scott Bright

    Republican • Senate

  • Tony Exum

    Democratic • Senate

  • William Lindstedt

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 108 • No: 28

Senate vote • 5/12/2026

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 32 • No: 3

Senate vote • 5/11/2026

Refer House Bill 26-1138 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 5 • No: 1

House vote • 5/11/2026

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 50 • No: 14

House vote • 5/8/2026

Adopt amendment L.013

Yes: 6 • No: 4

House vote • 5/8/2026

Refer House Bill 26-1138, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 6 • No: 4

House vote • 3/24/2026

Refer House Bill 26-1138, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

Yes: 9 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    6/3/2026House

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    6/2/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

    6/2/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor

    6/2/2026House

  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    5/12/2026Senate

  6. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    5/11/2026House

  7. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

    5/11/2026Senate

  8. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    5/11/2026Senate

  9. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

    5/11/2026Senate

  10. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

    5/9/2026House

  11. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

    5/8/2026House

  12. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

    5/8/2026House

  13. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations

    3/24/2026House

  14. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

    2/4/2026House

Bill Text

  • Engrossed

    PDF

  • Final Act

    PDF

  • House Appropriations Preamend

    PDF

  • House Judiciary Preamend

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • Reengrossed

    PDF

  • Rerevised

    PDF

  • Revised

    PDF

  • Signed Act

    PDF

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