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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1288: Jury Selection Requirements

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1288 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on February 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Jury Selection Requirements. Primary sponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Junie Joseph (Democratic), Michael Carter (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2026): Governor Signed.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act creates a jury selection working group (working group) in the judicial department to identify best practices and make recommendations for statutory or rule changes to improve jury selection.     The act details the working group's membership and duties, and requires the working group to submit a final report of the working group's recommendations to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and the senate and to each supreme court justice. If recommendations for rule changes are made, the Colorado supreme court shall respond to the recommendations and post the response on its website for public access.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Katie WallacePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Dylan RobertsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Junie JosephPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Michael CarterPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Jennifer BaconCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Chad CliffordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
James ColemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Lisa CutterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Julie GonzalesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Iman JodehCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Robert RodriguezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Mike WeissmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Sent to the Governor
  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
  7. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  10. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  11. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
  12. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source