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Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1329

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Apr 1, 2026       Location HCR 0107

HB26-1329 - Postponed Indefinitely
05:13:10 PM  
Representatives Clifford and Richardson, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 26-1329. The bill prohibits street takeovers, races, and stunt driving on highways and roadways. The sponsors distributed two comparison tables and amendment L.001 (Attachments D, E, and F).
05:43:15 PM  
The discussion continued with the bill sponsors.
06:00:50 PM  
Heidi Henkel, representing the City and County of Broomfield, testified in support of the bill. Owen Brigner, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Dan Aten, representing the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Joshua Garcia, representing the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, testified in support of the bill. Deputy Chief Koch, representing the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, testified in support of the bill. Chief-Adam Turk, representing the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to committee questions.
06:14:00 PM  
Donnah Moody, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Brandon Means, representing the Colorado State Patrol, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to committee questions.
06:39:58 PM  
The committee continued to discuss the bill with the witnesses.
06:48:27 PM  
Jackie Marsh, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.  Missy Espinoza, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.  James Karbach, representing the Colorado State Public Defender, testified in opposition to the bill.

Additional written testimony is included in Attachment G.

07:01:28 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment F).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Carter
Bacon
Clifford
Espenoza
Flanell
Garcia
Keltie
Slaugh
Soper
Zokaie
Carter
Mabrey
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

07:01:50 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment H).
Moved Clifford
Seconded Carter
Bacon
Clifford
Espenoza
Flanell
Garcia
Keltie
Slaugh
Soper
Zokaie
Carter
Mabrey
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:01:57 PM  
The bill sponsors and committee members made closing remarks.

07:23:10 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 26-1329, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Clifford
Seconded Keltie
Bacon No
Clifford Yes
Espenoza No
Flanell Yes
Garcia No
Keltie Yes
Slaugh Yes
Soper Yes
Zokaie No
Carter No
Mabrey No
YES: 5   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

07:23:28 PM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 26-1329 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Carter
Seconded Garcia
Bacon Yes
Clifford No
Espenoza Yes
Flanell No
Garcia Yes
Keltie No
Slaugh No
Soper No
Zokaie Yes
Carter Yes
Mabrey Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS