Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 25-1049: Communication Rights for Persons in Custody
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 25-1049 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Communication Rights for Persons in Custody. Primary sponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Lorena García (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 31, 2025): Governor Signed.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Current law allows a person who is committed, imprisoned, or arrested (person in custody) the right to communicate with an attorney or family member by making a reasonable number of telephone calls or through any other reasonable manner. The act adds the attorney's authorized representative to those whom a person in custody can communicate with. Current law allows a person in custody the right to consult with an attorney. The act requires a peace officer or person employed at a place of confinement to provide an attorney or the attorney's authorized representative the ability to initiate communication with a person in custody through telephone calls, interactive audiovisual conferencing, or any other reasonable method of electronic communication, as determined by the jail or correctional facility administration. The communication must be private, unrecorded, and without cost to the confined person and attorney or the attorney's representative, subject to all reasonable administrative and operational procedures. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 27
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Gonzales | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 34 |
| Judy Amabile | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Lorena García | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 35 |
| Jennifer Bacon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| Matt Ball | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Andy Boesenecker | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 53 |
| Kyle Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Chad Clifford | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 37 |
| James Coleman | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 33 |
| Lisa Cutter | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 20 |
| Tony Exum | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 11 |
| Meg Froelich | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 3 |
| Nick Hinrichsen | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Jamie Jackson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 41 |
| D. Michaelson Jenet | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Iman Jodeh | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 29 |
| Cathy Kipp | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Mandy Lindsay | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Javier Mabrey | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 1 |
| Karen McCormick | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 11 |
| Emily Sirota | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Lesley Smith | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 49 |
| Tom Sullivan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Brianna Titone | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 27 |
| Katie Wallace | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 17 |
| Mike Weissman | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 28 |
| Steven Woodrow | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 2 |
| Yara Zokaie | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Governor Signed
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
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