Public Defender & Prosecutor Behavioral Health Program Funding
Colorado Legislative Events
Summary
Colorado House Bill 1385 passed the House (43-18 vote) on April 11, 2026. The bill would direct 100% of funding for the public defender and prosecutor behavioral health support program for state fiscal year 2026-27 to the office of the state public defender, removing prosecutors from the program.
What changed
The bill modifies how funding is allocated for the public defender and prosecutor behavioral health support program. If enacted, 100% of the program's funding for state fiscal year 2026-27 would be directed exclusively to the office of the state public defender, effectively removing prosecutors from eligibility. The bill passed the House Appropriations Committee 9-2 on April 6, 2026 and passed third reading 43-18 on April 11, 2026.
For state agencies and judicial administrative offices, this represents a potential funding reallocation that would affect behavioral health support availability for prosecutors while maintaining or increasing resources available to public defenders. Legal and compliance personnel at affected judicial agencies should monitor the bill's progression through the Senate and to the governor's desk.
What to do next
- Monitor for governor signature
Archived snapshot
Apr 11, 2026GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time.
ChangeBridge / Colorado / HB1385 Passed HB1385 House Bill Passed 2026-04-02
Public Defender & Prosecutor Behavioral Health Program
Concerning directing one hundred percent of the funding for the public defender and prosecutor behavioral health support program for state fiscal year 2026-27 to the office of the state public defender.
Bill Details
State Colorado
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1385
LegiScan View on LegiScan
Sponsors
Kyle Brown (Rep - D) Emily Sirota (Rep - D) Judith Amabile (Sen - D) Jeff Bridges (Sen - D) Rick Taggart (Rep - R) Barbara Kirkmeyer (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-11 H House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 2026-04-10 H House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments 2026-04-09 H House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments 2026-04-08 H House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments 2026-04-06 H House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 2026-04-02 H Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
Votes
2026-04-06 House Appropriations: Refer House Bill 26-1385 to the Committee of the Whole. Yea: 9 Nay: 2 2026-04-11 House: Third Reading Bill Yea: 43 Nay: 18
Committee Referrals
2026-04-02 H Appropriations
Bill Text Versions
1969-12-31 Introduced 1969-12-31 Engrossed 1969-12-31 Engrossed
Subjects
Courts & Judicial Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
Related changes
Get daily alerts for Colorado Legislative Events
Daily digest delivered to your inbox.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
About this page
Every important government, regulator, and court update from around the world. One place. Real-time. Free. Our mission
Source document text, dates, docket IDs, and authority are extracted directly from COGA.
The summary, classification, recommended actions, deadlines, and penalty information are AI-generated from the original text and may contain errors. Always verify against the source document.
Classification
Who this affects
Taxonomy
Browse Categories
Get alerts for this source
We'll email you when Colorado Legislative Events publishes new changes.
Subscribed!
Optional. Filters your digest to exactly the updates that matter to you.