House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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May 8, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1138 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, line 2, strike "office of the attorney general,"
Page 1, Line 2and substitute "division of criminal justice in the department of public
Page 1, Line 3safety,".
Page 1, Line 4Page 3, strike line 7 and substitute "division of criminal justice;".
Page 1, Line 5Page 3, line 15, strike "24-31-120" and substitute "24-33.5-540".
Page 1, Line 6Page 3, line 17, strike "24-31-120." and substitute "24-33.5-540.".
Page 1, Line 7Page 4, line 12, strike "office of the attorney general," and
Page 1, Line 8substitute "division,".
Page 1, Line 9Page 6, strike lines 19 and 20 and substitute "(4). Grants must be paid
Page 1, Line 10out of money appropriated pursuant to section 24-33.5-117 (7) or
Page 1, Line 11from gifts, grants, or donations received pursuant to subsection
Page 1, Line 12(4)(e) of this section.".
Page 1, Line 13Page 7, after line 3 insert:
Page 1, Line 14"(5) The division may enter into an intergovernmental
Page 1, Line 15operating agreement with the attorney general's office for the
Page 1, Line 16advisory board and the Colorado retail theft task force to
Page 1, Line 17share resources and coordinate activities related to reducing
Page 1, Line 18organized felony-level theft in the state.".
Page 1, Line 19Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 20
Page 2, Line 1Page 7, strike lines 11 through 15 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 2"(c) The number of criminal cases initiated for organized
Page 2, Line 3felony-level retail theft as reported by district attorneys and
Page 2, Line 4the attorney general's office, including the amount of money
Page 2, Line 5sought in each case; and
Page 2, Line 6(d) The outcome of each case initiated for organized
Page 2, Line 7felony-level retail theft.".
Page 2, Line 8Page 7, after line 16 insert:
Page 2, Line 9"SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-117, amend
Page 2, Line 10(7) and (9) as follows:
Page 2, Line 1124-33.5-117. Crime prevention through safer streets grant
Page 2, Line 12program - created - committee - reports - repeal.
Page 2, Line 13(7) (a) The general assembly shall appropriate ten million three
Page 2, Line 14hundred thousand dollars in fiscal year 2022-23 from the general fund for
Page 2, Line 15the grant program and the retail theft prevention grant program
Page 2, Line 16created in section 24-33.5-540. Any unexpended money remaining at
Page 2, Line 17the end of the 2022-23 a state fiscal year from this appropriation may be
Page 2, Line 18used by the department until fully expended without further appropriation
Page 2, Line 19and must not be used for any other purpose other than the purposes set
Page 2, Line 20forth in this section and section 24-33.5-540.
Page 2, Line 21(b) On July 1, 2027, two hundred thousand dollars of the
Page 2, Line 22unexpended and unencumbered money remaining at the end of
Page 2, Line 23the 2026-27 state fiscal year from the appropriation made
Page 2, Line 24pursuant to subsection (7)(a) of this section reverts to the
Page 2, Line 25general fund and is not available for further expenditure by
Page 2, Line 26the department.
Page 2, Line 27(9) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2027 November 1,
Page 2, Line 282029.".
Page 2, Line 29Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 2, Line 30Strike "attorney general's office" and substitute "division" on: Page
Page 2, Line 316, line 6 and 23; and Page 7, line 5.
Page 2, Line 32Page 1, lines 104 and 105, strike "office of the attorney general."
Page 2, Line 33and substitute "division of criminal justice.".