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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB19-043

Increasing Number Of District Court Judges

Type Bill
Session 2019 Regular Session
Subjects
Courts & Judicial

Concerning an increase in the number of district court judges in certain judicial districts, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

District court judges - increases - outreach position - reports - appropriation. The act increases by one the number of district court judges in the first, eighth, tenth, thirteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and twenty-first judicial districts; by 2 in the fourth and nineteenth judicial districts; and by 4 in the second judicial district.

The act creates a new position in the judicial department for outreach and education of judicial positions. The position provides reports to the chief justice and the judiciary committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, concerning the background, professional history, and qualifications of judicial officers. The act also requires the state court administrator to annually report to specified committees of the general assembly specified case management statistics.

The act appropriates $7,417,731 to the judicial department to implement the increased number of judges and the new position.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Pete Lee

Senator

Pete Lee

Senator Bob Gardner

Senator

Bob Gardner

Representative Leslie Herod

Representative

Leslie Herod

Representative Terri Carver

Representative

Terri Carver

Committees

Senate

Judiciary

Appropriations

House

Judiciary

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
03/21/2019 Signed Act PDF
03/14/2019 Final Act PDF
02/28/2019 Rerevised PDF
02/27/2019 Revised PDF
02/07/2019 Reengrossed PDF
02/06/2019 Engrossed PDF
01/04/2019 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/22/2019 PA3 PDF
02/20/2019 PA2 PDF
02/05/2019 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/13/2019 FN5 PDF
02/25/2019 FN4 PDF
02/14/2019 FN3 PDF
02/01/2019 FN2 PDF
01/22/2019 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
09/01/2025 SA2 PDF
09/01/2025 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.005 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment J.003 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 19-043, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.003 The motion failed on a vote of 1-10. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.004 Severed Section A, Page 1, lines 1 through 22 and line 31, as amended to substitute "October" for "November" on lines 5 and 6.. The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.004 severed section B, page 1, lines 24 through 30. The motion failed on a vote of 3-8. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 19-043, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 19-043, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 19-043 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/01/2019 House Amendments REPASS
32
AYE
0
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
03/01/2019 House Amendments CONCUR
32
AYE
0
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
02/07/2019 Third Reading BILL
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
02/28/2019 Third Reading BILL
61
AYE
3
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
02/27/2019 L.007 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
02/27/2019 L.006 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
02/27/2019 L.008 Second Reading Lost [**] PDF
02/22/2019 J.003 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
02/22/2019 L.005 HOU Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
02/19/2019 L.004 HOU Judiciary Lost PDF
02/19/2019 L.003 HOU Judiciary Lost PDF
02/19/2019 L.001 HOU Judiciary Passed [*] PDF
02/05/2019 J.001 SEN Appropriations Passed [*] PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
03/21/2019 Governor Governor Signed
03/14/2019 Governor Sent to the Governor
03/14/2019 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/12/2019 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/01/2019 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
02/28/2019 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/27/2019 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
02/26/2019 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
02/22/2019 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/19/2019 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/08/2019 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary + Appropriations
02/07/2019 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/06/2019 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
02/05/2019 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
01/23/2019 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
01/04/2019 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
03/21/2019 41 Increasing Number Of District Court Judges PDF

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