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Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System - Colorado's Response

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Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Public Health

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

02/07/2017

This issue brief outlines Colorado's efforts to address issues associated with persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system.

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Legislative Interim Committee on Judicial Discipline Summary Report

Summary report for the Legislative Interim Committee on Judicial Discipline.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/06/2022

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

General Assembly

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2022 Public Health Legislation

During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered numerous bills related to public health, including bills related to service providers and equipment, rare diseases, environmental quality, and data collection.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/06/2022

Subjects:

General Assembly

Human Services

Public Health

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2022 Children and Domestic Matters Legislation

During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered numerous bills related to child & domestic matters.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/06/2022

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

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Human Services

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2022 Courts and Judiciary Major Legislation

During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to the courts and the judiciary.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/28/2022

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

General Assembly

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2022 Human Services Legislation

During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to human services, including bills concerning seniors and protected persons, assistance programs, and repurposing the Ridge View campus.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/14/2022

Subjects:

General Assembly

Human Services

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2022 Health Care and Health Insurance Legislation

The General Assembly adopted several measures during the 2022 legislative session related to health care and health insurance.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/13/2022

Subjects:

General Assembly

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2022 Behavioral Health Legislation

During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to behavioral health, including several bills recommended by Behavioral Health Transformational Task Force to address gaps in the continuum of care using federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, as well...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/13/2022

Subjects:

General Assembly

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Public Health

Staff Publications

Criminal Justice Reform Bills

This memorandum provides a listing of criminal justice reform bills passed in Colorado over the past several years. More specifically, the attached table provides the bill number, title, and description of the criminal justice reform legislation, organized by category (i.e., bail, juvenile,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/08/2022

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Exonerated Persons Deduction

Report No. 2022-TE31

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

07/28/2022

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Staff Publications

2022 Sunset Review Hearings

Sunset laws allow the General Assembly to periodically review the need for state regulations, advisory committees, or state agencies and to update the law creating the agency or function. To accomplish this review, committees of reference hold public sunset hearings on sunset reports issued by...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/07/2022

Subjects:

Agriculture

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Courts & Judicial

Health Care & Health Insurance

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