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Yes: 216 • No: 158
ColoradoSB25-1902025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Offender Release from Custody
Sponsored By: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic), Matt Soper (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
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Competency protections for people facing parole revocation
The parole board must pause revocation proceedings when Corrections or a board member has substantial, good-faith concerns about competency. This applies before or during a hearing, including hearings for people on special-needs parole. The board must notify the public defender liaison. The court must appoint a state public defender to represent the person and file a sealed competency motion with the sentencing court.
More parole access for seriously ill inmates
Colorado expands special-needs parole eligibility for inmates with serious physical impairments, severe cognitive impairments, or terminal illnesses. Qualifying impairments require daily, sustained help with at least two daily activities, such as eating, bathing, or taking medicine. Inmates age 55 or older can qualify through the impairment route without a minimum time served, subject to conviction exclusions. Those under 55 generally need no Class I disciplinary violation in the past 12 months. They must also meet the applicable sentence-served threshold of 25%, 35%, or 40%, counting earned time where allowed. A separate route covers inmates age 64 or older who have served at least 20 years, excluding specified convictions. Exclusions include certain Class 1 life sentences with fewer than 20 years served and Class 2 violent felonies. Terminal illness can allow consideration for some otherwise excluded inmates; listed advanced or progressive diseases also support referral. Eligibility does not guarantee release.
Overnight stays for people leaving jail
Colorado sheriffs may let people remain in jail overnight after release because of bad weather, no transportation, or no shelter. An overnight stay is also allowed to connect someone with a service provider. Anyone who stays must be released by 10 a.m. the next morning.
Required screening and review for ill inmates
Colorado must require contracted health care providers who treat inmates to screen each patient for special-needs parole eligibility. Corrections must refer inmates when a licensed provider documents a qualifying serious or severe cognitive impairment. Staff disagreement or the prison's ability to accommodate the impairment cannot override that finding. Providers are protected from liability for these impairment determinations. Corrections must decide eligibility within 30 days of an inmate's request, or a liaison's request when the inmate cannot ask. Referral packets go to the inmate and liaisons, and Corrections must share relevant information with assisting public defender liaisons. The inmate or liaison has 30 calendar days to add relevant records before the board decides. The board must consider submitted materials, victim statements, current risk scores, health, age, criminal history, prison conduct, and treatment participation. These steps require consideration, not release.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Jennifer Bacon
Democratic • House
Julie Gonzales
Democratic • Senate
Matt Ball
Democratic • Senate
Matt Soper
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Andrew Boesenecker
Democratic • House
Bob Marshall
Democratic • House
Cecelia Espenoza
Democratic • House
Eliza Hamrick
Democratic • House
Jamie Jackson
Democratic • House
Javier Mabrey
Democratic • House
Julie McCluskie
Democratic • House
Lorena Garcia
Democratic • House
Lindsay Gilchrist
Democratic • House
Michael Carter
Democratic • House
Mandy Lindsay
Democratic • House
Regina English
Democratic • House
Tammy Story
Democratic • House
Yara Zokaie
Democratic • House
Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Democratic • Senate
Iman Jodeh
Democratic • Senate
Judy Amabile
Democratic • Senate
James Coleman
Democratic • Senate
Katie Wallace
Democratic • Senate
Lisa Cutter
Democratic • Senate
Mike Weissman
Democratic • Senate
Tony Exum
Democratic • Senate
Tom Sullivan
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/1/2025
House amendments: Repass
Yes: 21 • No: 11
Senate vote • 5/1/2025
House amendments: Concur
Yes: 32 • No: 0
House vote • 4/30/2025
Third reading: Amd (l.010)
Yes: 21 • No: 44
House vote • 4/30/2025
Third reading: Perm
Yes: 44 • No: 21
House vote • 4/30/2025
Third reading: Bill
Yes: 44 • No: 21
House vote • 4/29/2025
Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001)
Yes: 18 • No: 44
House vote • 4/22/2025
Refer Senate Bill 25-190, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Yes: 8 • No: 3
Senate vote • 4/1/2025
Third reading: Bill
Yes: 23 • No: 12
Senate vote • 3/26/2025
Refer Senate Bill 25-190, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Yes: 5 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
5/29/2025HouseSent to the Governor
5/13/2025HouseSigned by the President of the Senate
5/13/2025SenateSigned by the Speaker of the House
5/13/2025HouseSenate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
5/1/2025SenateHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
4/30/2025HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
4/29/2025HouseHouse Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
4/25/2025HouseHouse Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
4/22/2025HouseSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
4/1/2025SenateIntroduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
4/1/2025HouseSenate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
3/31/2025SenateSenate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
3/26/2025SenateIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
3/4/2025Senate
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