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SB 159

Colorado Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: passed_upper. Latest action: April 20, 2026.

Inmate Earned Time Formula for Sentence to Department of Corrections.

Bill ID CO-2026-SB-159
Session 2026
Status passed_upper
Committee Judiciary
Senate passed_upper 2026-04-20
Criminal Justice
Summary

The bill adjusts certain earned time formulas for an inmate serving a sentence to the department of corrections (DOC). The DOC is directed to enact policy changes to incentivize inmates to pursue activities that award earned time. The bill creates a working group to make recommendations for a capacity management plan for the DOC with input from impacted groups. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Sponsor
Mike Weissman
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-04-09 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-20 Status passed_upper
2026-04-20 Latest Action Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
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