SB149 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Pathways for Individuals with Mental Hlth Disorder.

What is the status of SB149?

Chaptered as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (May 21, 2026).

Caldwell, Jarvis (R, 20), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB149?

On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-149

Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Colorado SB149: Pathways for Individuals with Mental Hlth Disorder

Q: What does SB149 do?

In its own words: An act DESCRIBED IN SECTION 16-8 .5-118 ( 6)(b )(I) THAT IS NOT CHARGED IN THE CURRENT CASE THE DEFENDANT IS ALLEGED TO HA VE COMMITTED AND IS OR WAS CHARGED IN A CRIMINAL CASE IN COLORADO IN WHICH COMPETENCY WAS RAISED. tB} (C) If possible, when the defendant is diagnosed with a moderate to severe intellectual 01 developmental disability acquit cd 01 traumatic brain injury' OI dementia OR A NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 25.5-10-501, which either alone or together with a co-occurring mental illness DISABILITY affects the defendant's ability to gain or maintain competency, the.

Status: Chaptered, May 21, 2026

Concerning pathways for individuals with mental health disorders, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

What the bill says

An act DESCRIBED IN SECTION 16-8 .5-118 ( 6)(b )(I) THAT IS NOT CHARGED IN THE CURRENT CASE THE DEFENDANT IS ALLEGED TO HA VE COMMITTED AND IS OR WAS CHARGED IN A CRIMINAL CASE IN COLORADO IN WHICH COMPETENCY WAS RAISED. tB} (C) If possible, when the defendant is diagnosed with a moderate to severe intellectual 01 developmental disability acquit cd 01 traumatic brain injury' OI dementia OR A NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 25.5-10-501, which either alone or together with a co-occurring mental illness DISABILITY affects the defendant's ability to gain or maintain competency, the.

From the chaptered text, May 21, 2026:

AN ACT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 16-8 .5-118 ( 6)(b )(I) THAT IS NOT CHARGED IN THE CURRENT CASE THE DEFENDANT IS ALLEGED TO HA VE COMMITTED AND IS OR WAS CHARGED IN A CRIMINAL CASE IN COLORADO IN WHICH COMPETENCY WAS RAISED. tB} (C) If possible, when the defendant is diagnosed with a moderate to severe intellectual 01 developmental disability acquit cd 01 traumatic brain injury' OI dementia OR A NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 25.5-10-501, which either alone or together with a co-occurring mental illness DISABILITY affects the defendant's ability to gain or maintain competency, the cvaluato1 shall prn\Jidc an opinion as to wh cthct thct c is a substantial pt obability that the defendant with I cstoi ation set vices will attain competency within the 1easonably fmeseeable futme. When AND the opinion is that thete is a substantial ptobability of attaining competency THE DEFENDANT IS RESTORABLE, the COMPETENCY evaluator shall specifically state whether the COMPETENCY evaluator believes there are unique or different services outside the standard competency restoration curriculum developed by the department CDHS that the defendant may need in order to be restored to competency within the reasonably foreseeable future. (JI) An IF THE COMPETENCY EVALUATOR'S OPINION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(d)(I)(A) OF THIS SECTION IS THAT THE DEFENDANT IS RESTORABLE, AN opinion as to whether inpatient …

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Colorado SB149: Pathways for Individuals with Mental Hlth Disorder

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