# Colorado SB26-159: Inmate Earned Time Formula for Sentence to Department of Corrections Colorado SB26-159, Inmate Earned Time Formula for Sentence to Department of Corrections, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Matthew Martinez (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-159-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-159 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Inmate Earned Time Formula for Sentence to Department of Corrections - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-04-09 - Last action: 2026-05-19, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Matthew Martinez (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (73 yes, 42 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More monthly sentence credit for eligible inmates: benefit, medium. Eligible people in Colorado custody or on parole can earn up to 14 days of monthly sentence credit, up from 12. Qualifying sentences cover class 4–6 felonies and level 3–4 drug felonies. They must have no class I disciplinary violations in the past 24 months and no class II violations in the past 1… - More sentence rewards for inmate achievements: benefit, medium. Colorado’s corrections director can award up to 60 days of achievement credit per program milestone or phase, generally capped at 120 days. The total cap rises from 120 to 150 days for completing qualifying behavioral health milestones or phases. Those programs must address a condition that contrib… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-30 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 40 | 23 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-159 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 22 | 12 | | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-159, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | ## 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, Floor (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/114849/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115674/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114302/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114905/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115519/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115459/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114568/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116542/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/114849/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115674/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114302/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114905/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115519/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115459/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114568/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116542/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-SB26-159-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).