HB 1039: Adding Municipal Jails to County Jail Oversight Requirements - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 6 edits · Apr 2, 2026

MODERATE

This bill expands jail standards compliance to include municipal jails, requiring them to follow the same rules as county jails but with a one-year delay in the effective date. It adds specific protections for pregnant individuals, prohibiting restraints during labor and delivery in municipal jails and mandating immediate release for those charged with ordinance violations. The bill also introduces new requirements for city officials to personally inspect municipal jails annually and updates legal definitions to clarify which facilities are subject to these rules.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from applying only to county jails to explicitly including municipal jails operated by city governments, with a staggered implementation timeline.

TIMELINE

Extended the compliance deadline for municipal jails to July 1, 2027, while county jails must comply by July 1, 2026.

REQUIREMENT

Added a prohibition on using restraints on pregnant individuals during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery in municipal jails.

Mandated that municipal jails release pregnant individuals charged with ordinance violations if staff believe the person is in labor, unless health or welfare requires otherwise.

Required written records of restraint use and reasons for not releasing pregnant individuals during labor in municipal jails.

ENFORCEMENT

Required city governing body members to personally examine municipal jails at least once a year to check management and correct issues.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'jail facility' to include facilities operated by cities and clarified that holding cells at police stations do not count.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · Mar 24, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from 'Revised' to 'Rerevised' to reflect additional amendments adopted by the Senate, and a new reading date of March 24, 2026, was added. Senate sponsorship was expanded to include seven new legislators. Substantive policy content regarding the documentation of restraints on pregnant persons in jails was removed from this specific version of the text.

Scope change

The bill's scope of sponsorship expanded to include additional Senate members, while the specific text detailing restraint documentation requirements was removed from this version.

TIMELINE

Added a specific date, March 24, 2026, indicating the bill was read in the Senate without amendments.

SCOPE

Added seven new names to the list of Senate sponsors, expanding the coalition supporting the bill.

REQUIREMENT

Removed specific text requiring jail staff to create written records detailing the type, circumstances, and duration of restraints used on pregnant persons during labor or delivery.

Reengrossed → Revised · 2 edits · Mar 23, 2026

MINOR

The bill's header and metadata were updated to reflect its current status as 'Revised' rather than 'Reengrossed', indicating it has passed second reading in the second house. The bill summary date was also updated. A significant substantive change was made to the requirements for municipal jails: a specific mandate for staff to create a written record regarding pregnant persons in labor was removed from the text.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding record-keeping for pregnant persons in municipal jails was narrowed by removing a specific requirement to document labor, delivery, or postpartum recovery details.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for municipal jail staff to make a written record of whether labor, delivery, or postpartum recovery occurred, and the reasons for not releasing the pregnant person during labor.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill status from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' and adjusted the associated legislative dates and summary headers.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Mar 3, 2026

MINOR

The bill status changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to include additional sponsors and updated amendment adoption dates. The substantive policy content regarding jail data collection and the 72-hour holding limit remains unchanged in this summary.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this version reflects the addition of new co-sponsors and updated legislative metadata.

TECHNICAL

Added new co-sponsors (Bacon, Brown, Clifford, English, Espenoza, Jackson, Lindsay, Mabrey, Nguyen) to the House sponsorship list.

Updated the amendment adoption date to March 3, 2026, and changed the version title from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed'.

Adjusted the disclaimer text to clarify that the summary applies to the reengrossed version if the bill passes third reading.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 2, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify that restraints are prohibited for pregnant people in labor at municipal jails, even if they are charged with violating a municipal ordinance. The amendment also updated the release requirement to ensure pregnant people are released on an unsecured personal recognizance bond with no other conditions, removing previous exceptions that allowed for detention based on health or welfare concerns. Additionally, the record-keeping requirements were expanded to document the specific reasons why a pregnant person was not released from custody during labor.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include pregnant people charged with violating municipal ordinances, ensuring they receive the same release protections as those charged with state crimes.

REQUIREMENT

Restraint use is now explicitly prohibited during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery for pregnant people charged with violating municipal ordinances.

The release requirement was strengthened to mandate an unsecured personal recognizance bond with no other conditions, removing previous language that allowed detention if it was necessary for the person's health or welfare.

Record-keeping requirements were updated to require staff to document the specific reason why a pregnant person was not released from custody during labor.

TIMELINE

The deadline for submitting restraint records to the judiciary committees was extended from February 15, 2022, to February 15, 2027.

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