That, under a bill that won preliminary approval in the Colorado House on Wednesday. The measure, HB1280, is designed to mitigate jail overcrowding and help prevent people who are arrested for minor offenses from languishing in county jails longer than necessary. âHolding an individual behind bars for days before a bond hearing or for hours and hours after bail has been posted is not justice,â said Rep. Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez, D-Denver, one of the billâs sponsors. It also helps address a possible problem in the 21st Judicial District, which encompasses Mesa County, from having people held in jail for days or weeks just because they were arrested under a warrant issued in another county and canât be transported to another jurisdiction right away.