HB 1302: Colorado Bureau of Investigation Firearms InstaCheck Unit Operating Hours - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 4 edits · Jun 1, 2026

MODERATE

This bill amends the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) firearms background check laws to allow the bureau to set its own operating hours based on business needs, rather than being strictly mandated to be open 12 hours a day. The changes clarify that the 3-day waiting period for firearm purchases begins when the background check process starts, regardless of system outages, and require the CBI to submit an annual report on processing times and operational changes to the state legislature.

Scope change

The bill modifies the operational requirements for the CBI, shifting from a fixed 12-hour daily mandate to a flexible schedule determined by the bureau's internal business needs, while maintaining the requirement to accept submissions daily except on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the CBI's background check operating hours from a strict 12-hour daily mandate to a flexible schedule determined by the bureau's business needs.

Added a requirement for the CBI to submit an annual report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees detailing processing times, hour changes, system outages, and efficiency improvements.

DEFINITION

Clarified that the 3-day waiting period for firearm transfers begins when the background check is initiated, even if the system experiences outages.

TECHNICAL

Added a legislative declaration explaining that the 12-hour mandate was based on older laws when transfers happened immediately, and that a 3-day waiting period now reduces the need for immediate service.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · Apr 14, 2026

MINOR

The bill was rerevised to include additional Senate sponsors and updated the reading status to reflect amendments adopted in the Second House. No substantive policy changes, funding adjustments, or scope modifications were made; the updates are purely administrative and procedural.

TECHNICAL

Added five new Senate sponsors (Amabile, Coleman, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Lindstedt, Sullivan) to the bill's sponsorship list.

Updated the document header from 'REVISED' to 'REREVISED' and clarified that amendments were adopted in the Second House rather than on Second Reading.

Added a '3rd Reading Unamended' stamp dated April 14, 2026, for the Senate.

Reengrossed → Revised · 2 edits · Apr 13, 2026

MINOR

The bill status changed from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised', indicating it has been amended during the legislative process. The effective date for the law was removed, and the bill summary was updated to reflect that it applies to the revised version rather than the reengrossed version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Colorado Bureau of Investigation firearms background check operating hours, but the specific effective date provision was deleted.

TIMELINE

The section specifying the act's effective date (August 12, 2026) and the referendum petition process was deleted.

TECHNICAL

The bill header and summary text were updated to reflect the 'Revised' status and the date amendments were adopted on second reading.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Apr 2, 2026

MINOR

This bill update adds five new co-sponsors to the House side of the legislation and changes the document title from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect that amendments have been adopted. It also updates the disclaimer text to indicate that a summary for this new version will be available after the third reading.

TECHNICAL

Added five new co-sponsors (Bacon, Brown, Camacho, Froelich, Jackson, Joseph, Lindsay, McCluskie, Nguyen, Woodrow) to the list of House sponsors.

Changed the bill status header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to indicate the inclusion of all amendments adopted during the House of Introduction.

Updated the disclaimer text to clarify that a bill summary for the reengrossed version will be available after the third reading, including a specific date of April 2, 2026.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 27, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to mandate that the state background check bureau process requests immediately on all days except Thanksgiving and Christmas, regardless of existing waiting time limits. It also requires the bureau to submit an annual report to the legislature detailing processing times, system outages, and steps taken to improve efficiency.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include mandatory operational hours and new reporting requirements for the state bureau.

REQUIREMENT

The bureau must process background check requests immediately every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas, ignoring previous waiting time rules.

The bureau must submit an annual report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees by January 15, including data on processing times, system outages, and efficiency improvements.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting updates to the bill's title page and section numbering were made to reflect its status as an engrossed version with amendments.

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