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.".