House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Judiciary

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February 18, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB26-1009   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 17 and 18 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 2"(b)  "High-risk victim" means a victim who is determined

Page 1, Line 3high-risk by a lethality assessment or by a peace officer

Page 1, Line 4pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.".

Page 1, Line 5Page 2, line 21, strike "at the".

Page 1, Line 6Page 3, strike line 1 and substitute "when responding to a report of

Page 1, Line 7domestic violence.

Page 1, Line 8(d)  "Peace officer" means a person certified by the P.O.S.T.

Page 1, Line 9board pursuant to section 24-31-305 who responds to and

Page 1, Line 10investigates initial reports of domestic violence as part of the

Page 1, Line 11peace officer's routine duties. A "peace officer" does not include

Page 1, Line 12a parole or probation officer.".

Page 1, Line 13Page 3, line 5, strike "results of the" and substitute "completed".

Page 1, Line 14Page 3, line 6, before "incident" insert "initial" and strike "report."

Page 1, Line 15and substitute "report; except that, a peace officer is not required

Page 1, Line 16to conduct a lethality assessment if an individual declines to

Page 1, Line 17participate in the lethality assessment.".

Page 1, Line 18Page 3, line 8, after "if" insert "the assessment does not indicate the

Page 1, Line 19victim is high-risk but".

Page 1, Line 20Page 3, lines 10 and 11, strike "connect the victim to a" and substitute

Page 1, Line 21"contact a community-based".

Page 2, Line 1Page 3, line 12, strike "person." and substitute "person, and provide

Page 2, Line 2the high-risk victim the opportunity to speak with the

Page 2, Line 3community-based victim's advocate.".

Page 2, Line 4Page 3, line 14, strike "coordination" and substitute "consultation".

Page 2, Line 5Page 3, line 19, after "section." add "At a minimum, the training

Page 2, Line 6must address language access.".

Page 2, Line 7Page 3, line 20, strike "January 1, 2027," and substitute "June 1, 2027,".

Page 2, Line 8Page 3, line 27, after "subsection (5)." insert "A law enforcement

Page 2, Line 9agency that has provided training on the administration of

Page 2, Line 10lethality assessments prior to July 1, 2027, is not required to

Page 2, Line 11provide additional training pursuant to this subsection (5)(c).".

Page 2, Line 12Page 4, line 12, strike "appropriate".

Page 2, Line 13Page 4, after line 15 insert:

Page 2, Line 14"(c)  Each law enforcement agency that utilizes a

Page 2, Line 15lethality assessment shall annually report the following

Page 2, Line 16information to the attorney general's office, in a manner

Page 2, Line 17prescribed by the attorney general:

Page 2, Line 18(I)  The total number of domestic violence incidents the

Page 2, Line 19law enforcement agency responded to during the preceding

Page 2, Line 20calendar year;

Page 2, Line 21(II)  The total number of lethality assessments conducted

Page 2, Line 22by the law enforcement agency during the preceding calendar

Page 2, Line 23year; and

Page 2, Line 24(III)  The total number of lethality assessments that

Page 2, Line 25resulted in identification of a high-risk victim.".