Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1283: Protections Regarding Seizures of ID Documents
Status: Chaptered, June 3, 2026
Concerning protections relating to the confiscation of individuals' identification documents.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 19, 2026:
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws. HOUSE BILL 26-1283 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Ricks and Joseph, Bacon, English, Jackson, McCormick, Rydin; also SENATOR(S) Marchman and Benavidez, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Rodriguez, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman. CONCERNING PROTECTIONS RELATING TO THE CONFISCATION OF INDIVIDUALS' IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS. SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that: (a) Every person has the inalienable right to recognition before the law, and access to legal identity is foundational to the protection of individual rights, participation in civic life, and equal protection under the law; (b) International human rights authorities, including the United Nations in its Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2018, have recognized that ensuring migrants have proof of legal identity and adequate ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act. documentation is essential to safe, orderly, and regular migration and to the protection of human dignity; (c) …
Sponsors
- Ricks, Naquetta (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Joseph, Junie (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- English, Regina (D, 17)
- Jackson, Jamie (D, 41)
- McCormick, Karen (D, 11)
- Rydin, Gretchen (D, 38)
- Marchman, Janice (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Benavidez, Adrienne (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Cutter, Lisa (D, 20)
- Exum, Tony (D, 11)
- Gonzales, Julie (D, 34)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- : House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- : Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Votes
- Senate Amendments: REPASS (May 4, 2026): 43 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Senate Amendments: CONCUR (May 4, 2026): 46 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (April 30, 2026): 23 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1283, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (April 27, 2026): 3 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Adopt amendment L.024 (Attachment C) (April 27, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Third Reading: BILL (April 22, 2026): 41 yea, 23 nay, passed
Subjects: Immigration, Other
Common questions
- What is HB1283?
- HB1283 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Protections Regarding Seizures of ID Documents.
- What does HB1283 do?
- Concerning protections relating to the confiscation of individuals' identification documents.
- What is the status of HB1283?
- Chaptered as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1283?
- Ricks, Naquetta (D, 40), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1283?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1283
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