Tag:House Judiciary Committee

This special bill report is courtesy of State Bill Colorado, a product of our publisher Circuit Media.

House Bill 24-1372 would change the guidelines and training on the use of prone restraint by law enforcement officers in Colorado.

On April 4, Colorado became the second state in the country to ban the official use of the term “excited delirium.”

HB24-1355 creates a diversion program focused on treatment rather than competency restoration for defendants with mental health issues in certain cases.

Colorado lawmakers approved legislation that will send a question to voters asking if people charged with first-degree murder should be denied bail “when proof is evident or presumption is great” that the person will be found guilty. 

Last year, Colorado senators passed a bipartisan bill to restructure the state’s misdemeanor laws, following it up with further changes this session.

So far this session, lawmakers have introduced more than 20 bills to the House and Senate judiciary committees.

Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Boatright, who has served as chief only since January, delivered his first State of the Judiciary address to...