# Colorado SB26-158: Youthful Offender Early Parole Procedure Colorado SB26-158, Youthful Offender Early Parole Procedure, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic), Michael Carter (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-158-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-158 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Youthful Offender Early Parole Procedure - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-04-09 - Last action: 2026-05-19, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic), Michael Carter (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (82 yes, 33 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Early parole review for eligible youthful offenders: benefit, low. People convicted of a qualifying felony committed before age 21 can seek early parole after completing the specialized program. Those serving life without parole are excluded. Release requires extraordinary circumstances that lessen blame and must be compatible with society’s safety and welfare. Ap… - Youthful offenders must address harm and trauma: benefit, low. The specialized program must build daily living skills and increase work responsibilities to help participants return to community life. It must use best and promising practices for independent living, reentry services for long-term offenders, and intensive supervision and monitoring. Beginning Jan… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-30 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 45 | 18 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-158 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 11 | | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-158, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-05-19: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-05: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-04: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-30: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-29: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-28: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-20: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2026-04-17: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114836/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115673/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114301/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114909/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115518/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115458/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114567/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116543/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114836/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115673/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114301/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114909/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115518/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115458/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114567/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116543/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [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) - [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-SB26-158-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).