Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Judiciary
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April 22, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1123 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, strike lines 8 through 10 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 2"(a) "Local detention facility" means a county jail as
Page 1, Line 3described in section 17-26-101 or municipal jail as described in
Page 1, Line 4section 31-15-401 (1)(j).".
Page 1, Line 5Page 3, strike line 1.
Page 1, Line 6Page 3, strike lines 6 through 9 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 7"(c) "Strip search" means having a person remove or
Page 1, Line 8arrange some or all of their clothing so as to permit a visual
Page 1, Line 9inspection of the genitals, buttocks, anus, or female breasts of
Page 1, Line 10the person.".
Page 1, Line 11Page 3, line 10, strike "Personnel" and substitute "Notwithstanding
Page 1, Line 12section 16-3-405 (1), personnel".
Page 1, Line 13Page 3, lines 12 and 13, strike "intake of an arrested person" and
Page 1, Line 14substitute "an intake of a person detained in a local detention
Page 1, Line 15facility from outside the facility".
Page 1, Line 16Page 3, line 13, after "intake" insert "from outside the facility".
Page 1, Line 17Page 3, strike lines 21 through 23 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 18"(4) (a) Personnel conducting a strip search shall record
Page 1, Line 19the strip search via body-worn camera. Personnel conducting a
Page 1, Line 20strip search shall notify the person that they are strip
Page 2, Line 1searching prior to beginning a strip search that the strip search
Page 2, Line 2is being video recorded.
Page 2, Line 3(b) Personnel shall use the body-worn camera's tagging
Page 2, Line 4function to tag all strip search footage as a strip search.".
Page 2, Line 5Page 4, strike lines 9 through 14 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 6"(a) "Local detention facility" means a county jail as
Page 2, Line 7described in section 17-26-101 or municipal jail as described in
Page 2, Line 8section 31-15-401 (1)(j).
Page 2, Line 9 (b) "Strip search" means having a person remove or
Page 2, Line 10arrange some or all of their clothing so as to permit".
Page 2, Line 11Page 4, strike lines 17 through 20 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 12"(2) Personnel of a local detention facility who conduct
Page 2, Line 13strip searches shall tag body-worn camera footage of strip
Page 2, Line 14searches with a strip search tag using the body-worn camera's
Page 2, Line 15tagging feature. All strip search footage must be stored
Page 2, Line 16separately from all other body-worn camera footage.
Page 2, Line 17(3) Personnel of a local detention facility shall not
Page 2, Line 18record a strip search using an overhead camera or recording
Page 2, Line 19device other than a body-worn camera.".
Page 2, Line 20Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 21Page 4, strike lines 23 and 24 and substitute "footage of strip
Page 2, Line 22searches captured by a local detention facility.".
Page 2, Line 23Page 4, line 26, after "sheriff" insert "or equivalent head of a
Page 2, Line 24municipal jail".
Page 2, Line 25Page 5, lines 1 and 2, strike "footage, including body-worn camera
Page 2, Line 26footage," and substitute "footage of strip searches".
Page 2, Line 27Page 5, line 2, after "sheriff" insert "or equivalent head of a
Page 2, Line 28municipal jail".
Page 2, Line 29Page 5, line 3, after "accessing" insert "strip search".
Page 2, Line 30Page 5, strike lines 6 through 11.
Page 2, Line 31Renumber succeeding subsection accordingly.
Page 2, Line 32Page 5, after line 16 insert:
Page 3, Line 1"(6) Local detention facilities shall have a written policy
Page 3, Line 2regarding the retention of strip search footage that complies
Page 3, Line 3with this section.".
Page 3, Line 4Page 5, strike lines 24 and 25 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 5"(a) "Local detention facility" means a county jail as
Page 3, Line 6described in section 17-26-101 or municipal jail as described in
Page 3, Line 7section 31-15-401 (1)(j).".
Page 3, Line 8Page 5, line 27, strike "42 U.S.C. sec." and substitute "34 U.S.C. sec.".
Page 3, Line 9Page 6, line 1, strike "15601" and substitute "30301".
Page 3, Line 10Page 6, strike line 26 and substitute "coordinator shall, pursuant to
Page 3, Line 11section 2-3-1901.5, implement federal PREA standards as
Page 3, Line 12required by the legislative oversight committee for Colorado
Page 3, Line 13jail standards and shall".
Page 3, Line 14Page 11, strike lines 25 through 27 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 15"(a) "Local detention facility" means a county jail as
Page 3, Line 16described in section 17-26-101 or municipal jail as described in
Page 3, Line 17section 31-15-401 (1)(j).".
Page 3, Line 18Page 12, strike line 1.
Page 3, Line 19Page 12, strike lines 11 through 27.
Page 3, Line 20Page 13 strike lines 1 through 15.
Page 3, Line 21Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 3, Line 22Page 14, strike lines 9 through 12 and substitute "requires, "local
Page 3, Line 23detention facility" means a county jail as described in section
Page 3, Line 2417-26-101 or municipal jail as described in section 31-15-401
Page 3, Line 25(1)(j).".
Page 3, Line 26Page 14, after line 12 insert:
Page 3, Line 27"SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 30-10-511
Page 3, Line 28as follows:
Page 3, Line 2930-10-511. Sheriff custodian of jail - duties - strip search
Page 3, Line 30footage.
Page 3, Line 31(1) Except as provided in section 16-11-308.5, C.R.S., the sheriff
Page 4, Line 1shall have has charge and custody of the jails of the county, and of the
Page 4, Line 2prisoners in the jails, and the sheriff shall supervise them himself or
Page 4, Line 3herself the prisoners themself or through a deputy or jailer.
Page 4, Line 4(2) (a) Each sheriff shall coordinate with the sheriff's
Page 4, Line 5body-worn camera vendor to implement a tag for strip searches
Page 4, Line 6in the body-worn camera footage tagging options. All footage
Page 4, Line 7tagged with the strip search tag must be directed to and stored
Page 4, Line 8in a separate, secure storage system. The separate, secure
Page 4, Line 9storage system for strip search footage must have an electronic
Page 4, Line 10tracking system that retains a log of every user who accesses
Page 4, Line 11strip search footage. The sheriff and jail personnel shall only
Page 4, Line 12access strip search footage on the secure storage system
Page 4, Line 13pursuant to section 17-26-141 (4).
Page 4, Line 14(b) By August 1, 2026, each sheriff must implement
Page 4, Line 15body-worn camera footage tagging and a separate, secure
Page 4, Line 16storage system for strip search footage.".
Page 4, Line 17Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.