Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
- Session
- 2026A
- Chamber
- lower
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Courts & Judicial
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-02-04 00:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
The act clarifies that municipal court defendants have a right to counsel and that municipal defense counsel have the same notice requirements, case information, and opportunity to meet with their clients as do state-level defense counsel. Current law prohibits paying indigent municipal defense counsel on a fixed or flat-fee payment structure if the municipality prosecutes domestic violence cases. The act applies the prohibition to all municipalities and allows a flat fee arrangement if the flat fee is the same or higher than a resulting fee based on hourly compensation. Current law requires municipal court proceedings to be open to public observation. The act requires virtual observation for all in-custody proceedings and prompt resolution of municipal cases.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
- J. Mabrey (primary), sponsor
- E. Velasco (primary), sponsor
- J. Amabile (primary), sponsor
- M. Weissman (primary), sponsor
- J. Bacon (primary), sponsor
- M. Carter (primary), sponsor
- C. Clifford (primary), sponsor
- L. García (primary), sponsor
- L. Gilchrist (primary), sponsor
- Y. Zokaie (primary), sponsor
- J. Coleman (primary), sponsor
- J. Gonzales (primary), sponsor
- N. Hinrichsen (primary), sponsor
- D. Roberts (primary), sponsor
- K. Wallace (primary), sponsor
- A. Boesenecker, cosponsor
- K. Brown, cosponsor
- S. Camacho, cosponsor
- R. English, cosponsor
- C. Espenoza, cosponsor
- M. Froelich, cosponsor
- L. Goldstein, cosponsor
- J. Jackson, cosponsor
- J. Joseph, cosponsor
- S. Lieder, cosponsor
- M. Lindsay, cosponsor
- K. McCormick, cosponsor
- K. Nguyen, cosponsor
- J. Phillips, cosponsor
- M. Rutinel, cosponsor
- E. Sirota, cosponsor
- T. Story, cosponsor
- S. Woodrow, cosponsor
- T. Exum, cosponsor
- I. Jodeh, cosponsor
- C. Kipp, cosponsor
- J. Marchman, cosponsor
- K. Mullica, cosponsor
- T. Sullivan, cosponsor