ColoradoYouthful Offender Early Parole Procedure
What it does
The act adds the state board of parole as an entity that may approve an application for early parole for an offender who has successfully completed a specialized program as provided in current law. The offender must have been convicted of a certain predicate felony and committed the felony when they were younger than 21 years old. The state board of parole can approve or deny the application if the governor has not acted on the application within 60 days after receiving the board's recommendation.
More detail
If the governor acts on the application within 60 days, the governor's decision is final. If the governor does not act on the application, the state board of parole's decision is final. Under current law, there is a specialized program for juveniles and young adults convicted as adults that must include components that allow an offender to experience placement with more independence in daily life. The act requires the specialized program to include programming that requires an offender to acknowledge the impact of crime on victims and the ongoing trauma that crime survivors experience, as well as the offender's own trauma.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 19Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 5Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 5Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 4Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 30House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 28House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-158 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 20Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 20Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 17Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Apr 16Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2026 - No Amendments
- Apr 13Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-158, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced