ColoradoColorado requires a working group to review jury selection
Colorado law requires a jury selection working group to gather community input, review how potential jurors are questioned, and publish its findings.
What it does
A temporary Colorado working group must study jury selection and gather community input. It must consider changes to laws or court rules, but recommendations are optional.
The group's findings must be public. If it recommends court rule changes, the Colorado Supreme Court must respond by June 15, 2027, but need not adopt them.
Argument forCommunity input and a review of jury selection practices could help judges and lawyers find better ways to question potential jurors.
Argument againstPreparing reports and a court response could take court staff time even if the review leads to no changes in jury selection.
More detail
A working group in Colorado's Judicial Department must study jury selection practices and seek input from relevant communities and people involved. The group includes judges, lawyers, jury commissioners, and a jury selection researcher. It reviews questioning potential jurors, questionnaires, training, and other jury selection practices. The group must consider recommending changes to laws or court rules, but recommendations are optional. Appointments were due by June 15, 2026. The working group requirements expire on July 1, 2027.
The working group must send progress and final reports to legislative judiciary committees and Colorado Supreme Court justices. Colorado's Judicial Department must publish both reports and any required court response on its website. The Colorado Supreme Court must respond if the group recommends court rule changes. The law does not require the court to adopt them. The progress report must be sent and posted by December 1, 2026. Co-chairs set the final report deadline to allow the court to respond; posting is due within one week of receipt. Any required court response must be issued and posted by June 15, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 28Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 22Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 22Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 22Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 27Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24Senate Second Reading Passed - No AmendmentsMinor
- Apr 22Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1288 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 20Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 16House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 14House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Apr 7House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 1House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1288, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced
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