ColoradoJudicial Officers
What it does
Beginning July 1, 2025, the act increases by one the number of district court judges in the fourth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and twenty-third judicial districts and increases by one the number of county court judges in La Plata county.
More detail
Beginning July 1, 2026, the act increases by one the number of district court judges in the fourth, seventh, thirteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth judicial districts and increases by one the number of county court judges in Larimer county, Douglas county, Mesa county, and Eagle county.
Current law requires district court judges regularly assigned to Arapahoe county to maintain offices within Arapahoe county. The act allows the district court judges assigned to Arapahoe county to maintain offices outside of the county seat.
For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $2,638,326 from the general fund to the judicial department to implement the increased number of judges and appropriates $621,337 from the general fund to the judicial department for use by the office of state public defender. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Mar 19Signed by the President of the Senate
- Mar 19Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Mar 19Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 13House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 12House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Mar 11House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 7House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 4House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 26Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - FloorPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded AMEND. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 25Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, FloorMinor
- Feb 21Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/25/2025 - No Amendments
- Feb 20Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Feb 19Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Feb 14Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Jan 29Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 8Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced