First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0956.01 Conrad Imel x2313
SENATE BILL 25-209
Senate Committees House Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE AUTHORITY FOR AN OFFENDER TO REFUSE101
PLACEMENT IN A COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM AFTER102
ACCEPTANCE IN THE PROGRAM .103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/
.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill permits an offender to refuse
placement in a community corrections program after the offender has
been accepted for placement by a community corrections board and a
community corrections program rather than before placement.
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 2, 2025
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Amabile and Kirkmeyer, Bridges
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Sirota and Taggart, Bird
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-1.3-301, amend2
(2)(b) introductory portion and (2)(c) as follows:3
18-1.3-301. Authority to place offenders in community4
corrections programs. (2) (b) Unless the offender has an active felony5
warrant or detainer, or has refused community placement, the executive6
director of the department of corrections shall refer an offender who has7
displayed acceptable institutional behavior for placement in a community8
corrections program according to the following timeline:9
(c) (I) Prior to placement of an offender in any community10
corrections program, the executive director of the department of11
corrections shall give the first right to refuse placement of such offender12
to the community corrections board and community corrections programs13
in the community where the offender intends to reside after release from14
custody of the department of corrections or parole by the state board of15
parole; except that the first right to refuse does not apply if the executive16
director seeks to place the offender in a specialized community17
corrections program or the offender requests a specific community18
corrections program placement, subject to acceptance by the community19
corrections board pursuant to section 17-27-103 and the community20
corrections program pursuant to section 17-27-104.21
(II) A
N OFFENDER MAY REFUSE PLACEMENT IN A COMMUNITY22
CORRECTIONS PROGRAM AFTER THE OFFENDER HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY A23
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS BOARD PURSUANT TO SECTION 17-27-103 AND24
A COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION 17-27-104.25
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act26
209-2- takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the1
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except2
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V3
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this4
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take5
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in6
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the7
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.8
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