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HB26-1379 • 2026

Fix Incorrect Citation Judicial Stabilization Fund

Joint Budget Committee. The bill corrects a statutory reference related to depositing bond forfeiture money in the judicial stabilization cash fund. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed vers

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Rep. K. Brown, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Rep. E. Sirota, Sen. J. Amabile, Rep. Y. Zokaie
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what happens to incorrectly deposited funds or how it impacts specific individuals beyond those involved in bond forfeiture processes.

Fixing a Mistake in Bond Money Deposits

This bill fixes an error in how bond forfeiture money is deposited into a special fund.

What This Bill Does

  • Corrects the way bond forfeiture money should be put into the judicial stabilization cash fund.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who have forfeited bond money
  • Financial officials responsible for depositing funds

Terms To Know

Bond forfeiture
When someone does not show up for court or breaks the rules of their bond, they lose the money they paid as a guarantee.
Judicial stabilization cash fund
A special account where money is kept to help pay for court costs and other legal expenses.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only corrects an error in the law and does not change how much money goes into the fund.
  • It does not explain what happens to the money already deposited incorrectly.
  • This fix applies from July 1, 2008, forward.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Senate

    Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  2. 2026-04-13 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

  3. 2026-04-11 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  4. 2026-04-10 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  5. 2026-04-09 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-04-08 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  7. 2026-04-06 House

    House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  8. 2026-04-02 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Joint Budget Committee.
The bill corrects a statutory reference related to depositing bond forfeiture money in the judicial stabilization cash fund.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0950.01 Owen Hatch x2698 HOUSE BILL 26-1379
House Committees Senate Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING A CORRECTION TO A CITATION FOR BOND FORFEITURE101
MONEY DEPOSITED IN THE JUDICIAL STABILIZATION CASH FUND.102
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/.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill corrects a statutory reference
related to depositing bond forfeiture money in the judicial stabilization
cash fund.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 11, 2026
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 9, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Brown and Taggart, Sirota, Zokaie
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Bridges and Kirkmeyer, Amabile
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.
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-4-111, amend (7)1
as follows:2
16-4-111. Disposition of security deposits upon forfeiture or3
termination of bond.4
(7) On and after July 1, 2008, all moneys ALL MONEY collected5
from payment toward a judgment entered for the state pursuant to6
paragraph (b) of subsection (1) SUBSECTION (3) of this section shall be7
transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the judicial stabilization8
cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6). C.R.S.9
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,10
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate11
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for12
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state13
institutions.14
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