SB 25-062

  • Colorado Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 11, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 11, 2025
  • Passed House Apr 02, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Apr 17, 2025

Failure to Appear Charges in Municipal Court

Abstract

The act prohibits a person's failure to appear from forming the basis of a municipal criminal charge against the person. The act clarifies that, for purposes of the act, failure to appear includes contempt of court for the failure to appear or any other term used by a municipality to refer to a person's failure to appear at a scheduled court date. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Sponsors (25)

Votes


Actions


Apr 17, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor Signed

Apr 07, 2025

House

Signed by the Speaker of the House

Office of the Governor

Sent to the Governor

Apr 04, 2025

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate

Apr 02, 2025

House

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Apr 01, 2025

House

House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

Mar 20, 2025

House

House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

Mar 18, 2025

House

House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
House Committee of the Whole Judiciary

Feb 11, 2025

House

Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

  • Introduction
Judiciary

Senate

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

Feb 05, 2025

Senate

Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Senate Committee of the Whole Judiciary

Jan 21, 2025

Senate

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

  • Introduction
Judiciary

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Signed Act (04/17/2025) PDF
Final Act (04/07/2025) PDF
Rerevised (04/02/2025) PDF
Revised (04/01/2025) PDF
Reengrossed (02/11/2025) PDF
Engrossed (02/10/2025) PDF
Introduced (01/21/2025) PDF
PA1 (02/06/2025) PDF
Committee Amendment PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note FN1 (01/31/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN2 (03/04/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN3 (06/09/2025) PDF

Sources

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