# Colorado HB26-1232: Court Costs Assessed to Juveniles Colorado HB26-1232, Court Costs Assessed to Juveniles, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-04 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1232-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1232 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Court Costs Assessed to Juveniles - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-18 - Last action: 2026-05-04, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), William Lindstedt (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 30 - Subjects: Courts & Judicial - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (170 yes, 70 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Court fee relief for juveniles and families: benefit, low. Colorado courts cannot charge eligible juveniles or their parents, guardians, or legal custodians covered court costs, fines, and surcharges. This protection covers people who were under 18 when the offense occurred and under 21 at sentencing. Covered fees include time-payment fees, public service… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 45 | 18 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 44 | 19 | | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 24 | 10 | | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1232, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-03-13 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 44 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1232 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 2 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-05-04: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-04-23: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-22: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-22: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-02: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2026-03-30: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily (House) - 2026-03-27: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-03-13: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-12: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-10: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-18: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113213/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114672/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112157/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113274/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113796/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113732/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113654/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115775/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113213/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114672/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112157/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113274/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113796/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113732/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113654/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115775/download) ## Related - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [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-HB26-1232-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).