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HB 26-1265

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Law Enforcement National Electronic Tracing System & Share Program

Plain-English Summary

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HB 26-1265 is a Colorado law that requires all local police departments to register with and use the federal National Electronic Tracing System. This system helps track firearms by collecting information on guns recovered or confiscated by law enforcement. The bill also mandates that these agencies share this information with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Since the status of the bill is "signed," it has been approved by the legislature and signed into law, meaning local police departments must now comply with its requirements.

Official Summary

The act requires each local law enforcement agency, on or before September 1, 2026, to register for the United States bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives national electronic tracing system and transmit to the electronic tracing system information about each firearm it recovers or confiscates within 90 days after recovery or confiscation of a firearm, subject to certain exceptions.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Details

Chamber
House
First action
2026-06-01
Latest action
2026-02-19
Last action desc.
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
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Sponsors

Topics

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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Votes

BILL
2026-04-14 · House · pass — Yes: — · No: — · Other: —
Refer House Bill 26-1265 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-07 · Senate · pass — Yes: — · No: — · Other: —
Refer House Bill 26-1265, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-02 · House · pass — Yes: — · No: — · Other: —
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
2026-03-02 · House · pass — Yes: — · No: — · Other: —