House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Judiciary
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March 11, 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 printed bill, page 2, lines 2 and 3, strike "(1) and (2);" and
Page 1, Line 2substitute "(1), (2), (4), and (6);".
Page 1, Line 3Page 2, line 8, after "reasonable belief" insert "independently
Page 1, Line 4determined and documented by two authorized personnel".
Page 1, Line 5Page 3, line 2, strike "peace officers" and substitute "personnel".
Page 1, Line 6Page 3, line 3, after "reasonable belief" insert "independently
Page 1, Line 7determined and documented by two personnel as".
Page 1, Line 8Page 3, strike lines 4 through 7 and substitute "section in order for a
Page 1, Line 9person to be strip searched in a local detention facility.
Page 1, Line 10(1.7) Personnel conducting a strip search shall".
Page 1, Line 11Page 3, strike lines 12 and 13 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 12"(a) "Local detention facility" means a county jail or a
Page 1, Line 13facility operated by a city or town for the purposes of confining
Page 1, Line 14persons charged with or convicted of violations of municipal
Page 1, Line 15ordinances.
Page 1, Line 16(b) "Personnel" means a peace officer, noncertified deputy
Page 1, Line 17sheriff, employee, or contractor authorized by agency policy to
Page 1, Line 18perform strip searches.".
Page 1, Line 19Page 3, line 14, strike "(b)" and substitute "(c)".
Page 1, Line 20Page 3, line 18, strike "peace officer" and substitute "personnel".
Page 2, Line 1Page 3, strike lines 20 and 21 and substitute "activated.".
Page 2, Line 2Page 3, after line 21 insert:
Page 2, Line 3"(4) Every peace officer or employee of a police department or
Page 2, Line 4sheriff's department All personnel conducting a strip search shall
Page 2, Line 5obtain the written permission of the police commander or an agent thereof
Page 2, Line 6or a sheriff or an agent thereof designated for the purposes of authorizing
Page 2, Line 7a strip search in accordance with this section.
Page 2, Line 8(6) Any peace officer or employee of a police department or a
Page 2, Line 9sheriff's department personnel who knowingly or intentionally fails to
Page 2, Line 10comply with any provision of this section commits second degree official
Page 2, Line 11misconduct, as defined in section 18-8-405. C.R.S. Nothing contained in
Page 2, Line 12this section shall preclude precludes prosecution of a peace officer or
Page 2, Line 13employee of a police department or sheriff's department under any other
Page 2, Line 14provision of the law.".
Page 2, Line 15Page 4, line 4, after "the reason for" insert "and result of".
Page 2, Line 16Page 4, strike lines 7 through 27.
Page 2, Line 17Page 5, strike lines 1 through 6.
Page 2, Line 18Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 19Page 5, line 10, strike "authorized." and substitute "authorized -
Page 2, Line 20definitions.".
Page 2, Line 21Page 5, strike lines 11 through 23 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 22"(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise
Page 2, Line 23requires:
Page 2, Line 24(a) "Local detention facility" means a county jail or a
Page 2, Line 25facility operated by a city or town for the purpose of confining
Page 2, Line 26persons charged with or convicted of violations of municipal
Page 2, Line 27ordinances.
Page 2, Line 28(b) "Strip search" means having an arrested person remove
Page 2, Line 29or arrange some or all of the person's clothing so as to permit
Page 2, Line 30a visual inspection of the genitals, buttocks, anus, or female
Page 2, Line 31breasts of the person.
Page 2, Line 32(2) A peace officer may only view a video recording of a
Page 2, Line 33strip search conducted in a local detention facility for a
Page 3, Line 1legitimate law enforcement purpose. A peace officer who views
Page 3, Line 2a video recording of a strip search conducted in a local
Page 3, Line 3detention facility shall document in a report the peace officer's
Page 3, Line 4purpose for viewing the video recording of a strip search
Page 3, Line 5conducted in a local detention facility.
Page 3, Line 6(3) Video recordings of strip searches conducted in a
Page 3, Line 7local detention facility:
Page 3, Line 8(a) Must not be uploaded to a cloud-based electronic
Page 3, Line 9service; and
Page 3, Line 10(b) Must not be viewed remotely.
Page 3, Line 11(4) This section is not applicable to discovery of video
Page 3, Line 12recordings or the use of video recordings by parties in a civil,
Page 3, Line 13criminal, or administrative court case, or an internal
Page 3, Line 14investigation or in response to requests made pursuant to
Page 3, Line 15section 24-72-303.".
Page 3, Line 16Page 9, line 14, strike "(9)" and substitute "(10)".
Page 3, Line 17Page 10, after line 16 insert:
Page 3, Line 18"(6) An action brought pursuant to this section is not
Page 3, Line 19subject to The "Colorado Governmental Immunity Act", article
Page 3, Line 2010 of title 24.".
Page 3, Line 21Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 3, Line 22Page 11, line 3, strike "(9)" and substitute "(10)".
Page 3, Line 23Page 11, line 16, strike "facility" and substitute "facility, to the
Page 3, Line 24extent the procedures exist and are provided to the employee in
Page 3, Line 25writing,".
Page 3, Line 26Page 11, line 23, strike "(7)" and substitute "(8)".
Page 3, Line 27Page 12, line 4, strike "(9)" and substitute "(10)".
Page 3, Line 28Page 12, strike lines 18 and 19 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 29"(a) "Local detention facility" means a county jail or a
Page 3, Line 30facility operated by a city or town for the purposes of confining
Page 3, Line 31persons charged with or convicted of violations of municipal
Page 3, Line 32ordinances.".
Page 3, Line 33
Page 4, Line 1Page 12, line 27, after "person" insert "assigned to or".