Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Judiciary

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April 13, 2026

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

SB26-158     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 4, line 5, strike "granting".

Page 1, Line 2Page 4, line 27, strike the first "of" and substitute "after".

Page 1, Line 3Page 5, line 1, strike "recommendation," and substitute

Page 1, Line 4"recommendation, or sixty days after the effective date of

Page 1, Line 5subsection (6)(a)(II) of this section for any recommendation of

Page 1, Line 6the state board of parole received by the governor prior to the

Page 1, Line 7effective date of subsection (6)(a)(II) of this section,".

Page 1, Line 8Page 5, line 21, strike "Programming" and substitute "On or after

Page 1, Line 9January 1, 2027, programming".