# Colorado SB26-190: Release Information About Peace Officer Use of Force Colorado SB26-190, Release Information About Peace Officer Use of Force, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by James Coleman (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-03 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-190-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-190 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Release Information About Peace Officer Use of Force - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-05-04 - Last action: 2026-06-03, Governor Signed - Sponsors: James Coleman (Democratic), Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic), Regina English (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 22 - Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (207 yes, 49 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Families get police death notices and recordings: benefit, low. After a police use-of-force death, the agency must make reasonable efforts to identify the person's immediate family. The agency and investigation team must notify known family members and their designees within 24 hours after the scene clears. Notice must name the team agencies and give the invest… - Public gains access to police recordings: benefit, low. For nonfatal misconduct complaints made to the officer's agency, requesters must receive all unedited audio and video within 21 days. That deadline starts when the agency receives the request. For misconduct complaints arising from fatal police force, anyone can request all unedited recordings. The… - Public gets clearer police investigation rules: benefit, low. The law takes effect immediately. Colorado police departments, sheriff's offices, and district attorneys must maintain public plans for multi-agency investigations. These cover officer firearm discharges causing injury or death, and other uses of force causing death. Teams must include another poli… - Public sees clearer police incident videos: benefit, low. Community and critical-incident briefing videos must disclose when they have been changed from the original. Narration and text must stick to facts known when the video is recorded. They cannot use editorial comments meant to sway viewers or legal terms suggesting criminality, liability, or miscond… - Officers face statement limits and hearing protections: mixed, low. Officers who investigate, or previously investigated, another officer's fatal use of force face limits on statements outside court. They cannot make statements they know, or should know, will become public and are substantially likely to harm a legal proceeding. Subjective descriptions, opinions ab… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-13 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 45 | 20 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Third reading: Amend (l.008) | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Third reading: Amend (l.007) | pass | 33 | 2 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Third reading: Amend (l.006) | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-05-11 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-190 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 24 | 11 | | | 2026-05-05 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-190, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 3 | 2 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-06-03: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-22: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-22: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-13: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-12: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-11: Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2026-05-11: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-08: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-04: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116179/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116606/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115731/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116295/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116459/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116412/download) - Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Preamend (2): [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115920/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117082/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/116179/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116606/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115731/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116295/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116459/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116412/download) - [Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Preamend (2) (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115920/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117082/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-SB26-190-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).