Judicial Officers
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2025 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning judicial officers, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
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.
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.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 25-024 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 25-024 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment J.002 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment J.004 | The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 25-024, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 25-024 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/13/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
63
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
26
AYE
7
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 02/26/2025 | Third Reading | AMEND (L.010) |
33
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26/2025 | L.010 | Third Reading | Passed | |
| 02/25/2025 | L.009 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 02/25/2025 | L.008 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 02/14/2025 | J.004 | SEN Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 02/14/2025 | J.002 | SEN Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 02/14/2025 | L.001 | SEN Appropriations | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 03/24/2025 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 03/19/2025 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 03/19/2025 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 03/19/2025 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 03/13/2025 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/12/2025 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/11/2025 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 03/07/2025 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 03/04/2025 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 02/26/2025 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 02/26/2025 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 02/25/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 02/21/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/25/2025 - No Amendments |
| 02/19/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 02/14/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 01/29/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 01/08/2025 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/24/2025 | 23 | Judicial Officers |