HB26-1108 • 2026

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Access Federal Fingerprint Search Service

The bill authorizes the Colorado bureau of investigation to participate in the federal bureau of investigation's rap back service, which allows authorized agencies to receive notification of activity

Crime

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rep. A. Hartsook, Rep. M. Lukens, Sen. D. Michaelson Jenet, Sen. J. Rich
Last action: 2026-02-24
Official status: House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status shows this bill was postponed indefinitely by a committee, meaning it did not pass in its current form despite metadata suggesting final enrollment; however, the explanation reflects the content as introduced.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Access to Federal Fingerprint Notification Service

This bill allows the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to join a federal program that sends alerts about new criminal activity for people who have already had their fingerprints checked.

What This Bill Does

Authorizes the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to submit applicant fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Rap Back Service.
States that all submitted fingerprints are kept in the FBI database for future searches, including latent fingerprint matches.
Allows authorized agencies to receive notifications if new criminal activity occurs involving individuals who previously completed a civil fingerprint-based background check.

Who It Names or Affects

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Authorized state or local agencies that may receive criminal history notifications
Individuals whose fingerprints are submitted for a background check on or after the effective date

Terms To Know

Rap Back Service: A federal service where authorized agencies get notified about new criminal activity involving people who have already had their civil fingerprints checked.
Latent searches: Future comparisons of submitted fingerprints against crime scene prints or other stored data in the FBI database.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only applies to fingerprints submitted on or after July 1, 2027.
If voters file a referendum petition within ninety days of the legislative session ending, the law will not take effect unless approved in an election.

Bill History

2026-02-24 House
House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
2026-02-03 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

Official Summary Text

The bill authorizes the Colorado bureau of investigation to participate in the federal bureau of investigation's rap back service, which allows authorized agencies to receive notification of activity on individuals who have submitted to a fingerprint-based criminal history record check.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Current Bill Text

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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED

LLS NO. 26-0158.01 Owen Hatch x2698 HOUSE BILL 26-1108
House Committees Senate Committees
Judiciary
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING AUTHORIZING THE COLORADO BUREAU OF101
INVESTIGATION TO ACCESS THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF102
INVESTIGATION'S FINGERPRINT SEARCH SERVICE ALLOWING103
AUTHORIZED AGENCIES TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIVITY104
ON INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED TO A BACKGROUND105
CHECK.106
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)
The bill authorizes the Colorado bureau of investigation to
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Lukens and Hartsook,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Michaelson Jenet and Rich,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
participate in the federal bureau of investigation's rap back service, which
allows authorized agencies to receive notification of activity on
individuals who have submitted to a fingerprint-based criminal history
record check.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-412, add2
(7.5) as follows:3
24-33.5-412. Functions of bureau - legislative review -4
interagency cooperation with reporting functions - processing time5
for criminal history record checks - computer crime - synthetic6
cannabinoids enforcement - definition.7
(7.5) (a) T HE BUREAU IS AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT APPLICANT8
FINGERPRINTS TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO BE9
RETAINED IN THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 'S RAP BACK10
SERVICE. ALL APPLICANT FINGERPRINTS SUBMITTED BY THE BUREAU TO11
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO CONDUCT A CRIMINAL12
HISTORY RECORD CHECK ARE RETAINED IN THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF13
INVESTIGATION'S DATABASE FOR THE RAP BACK SERVICE . APPLICANT14
FINGERPRINTS SUBMITTED TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION15
MAY BE USED FOR FUTURE SEARCHES, INCLUDING LATENT SEARCHES.16
(b) A S USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (7.5), "RAP BACK SERVICE "17
MEANS THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION'S SERVICE THAT ALLOWS18
AUTHORIZED AGENCIES TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIVITY ON19
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED TO A CIVIL FINGERPRINT -BASED20
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK THAT UTILIZES THE FEDERAL BUREAU21
OF INVESTIGATION'S RECORDS.22
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. (1) This23
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act takes effect July 1, 2027; except that, if a referendum petition is filed1
pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this2
act or an item, section, or part of this act within the ninety-day period3
after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item,4
section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the5
general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take6
effect July 1, 2027.7
(2) This act applies to fingerprints submitted to the Colorado8
bureau of investigation on or after the applicable effective date of this act.9
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