Prohibit Flat Fees for Defending Indigent Clients
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2024 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning prohibiting a municipality from using specified payment structures for indigent defense services under certain circumstances.
Bill Summary:
Beginning July 1, 2025, the act requires a municipality that prosecutes an act of domestic violence and that contracts directly with one or more defense attorneys to provide counsel to indigent defendants to ensure that the municipality's contract does not use a fixed or flat-fee payment structure for indigent defense services. The act requires the municipal court to instead use the same payment structure and rates that are paid by the state of Colorado to attorneys or other interdisciplinary team members under contract with the office of alternate defense counsel and consistent with chief justice directive 04-04.
APPROVED by Governor June 6, 2024
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2025
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/18/2024 | PA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 24-1437 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.002 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 24-1437, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 8-2. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
23
AYE
10
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/24/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
45
AYE
15
NO
5
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 06/06/2024 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/28/2024 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/28/2024 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/28/2024 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/04/2024 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/03/2024 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/01/2024 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/24/2024 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 04/24/2024 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/23/2024 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/22/2024 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/17/2024 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/01/2024 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01/2025 | 465 | Prohibit Flat Fees for Defending Indigent Clients |