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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 158: Youthful Offender Early Parole Procedure

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 158 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on April 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Youthful Offender Early Parole Procedure. Primary sponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Michael Carter (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2026): Governor Signed.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act adds the state board of parole as an entity that may approve an application for early parole for an offender who has successfully completed a specialized program as provided in current law. The offender must have been convicted of a certain predicate felony and committed the felony when they were younger than 21 years old.     The state board of parole can approve or deny the application if the governor has not acted on the application within 60 days after receiving the board's recommendation. If the governor acts on the application within 60 days, the governor's decision is final. If the governor does not act on the application, the state board of parole's decision is final.     Under current law, there is a specialized program for juveniles and young adults convicted as adults that must include components that allow an offender to experience placement with more independence in daily life. The act requires the specialized program to include programming that requires an offender to acknowledge the impact of crime on victims and the ongoing trauma that crime survivors experience, as well as the offender's own trauma.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cecelia EspenozaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Michael CarterPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Mike WeissmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Matt BallPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Jennifer BaconCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Andy BoeseneckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Sean CamachoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
James ColemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Jessie DanielsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Julie GonzalesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Jamie JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Iman JodehCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chris KolkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Mandy LindsayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Javier MabreyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Janice MarchmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kenny NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Gretchen RydinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Lesley SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Katie WallaceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Yara ZokaieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate
  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  7. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
  10. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
  11. Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2026 - No Amendments
  12. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source