Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 25-024: Judicial Officers
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 25-024 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Judicial Officers. Primary sponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), Michael Carter (Democratic), Lisa Frizell (Republican), Dylan Roberts (Democratic). It lists 45 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 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.
Beginning July 1, 2025, the act increases by one the number of district court judges in the fourth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and twenty-third judicial districts and increases by one the number of county court judges in La Plata county. Beginning July 1, 2026, the act increases by one the number of district court judges in the fourth, seventh, thirteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth judicial districts and increases by one the number of county court judges in Larimer county, Douglas county, Mesa county, and Eagle county. Current law requires district court judges regularly assigned to Arapahoe county to maintain offices within Arapahoe county. The act allows the district court judges assigned to Arapahoe county to maintain offices outside of the county seat. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $2,638,326 from the general fund to the judicial department to implement the increased number of judges and appropriates $621,337 from the general fund to the judicial department for use by the office of state public defender. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 41 · Republican 4
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Soper | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 54 |
| Michael Carter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 36 |
| Lisa Frizell | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 2 |
| Dylan Roberts | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| Judy Amabile | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Jennifer Bacon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| Matt Ball | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| S. Bird | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Andy Boesenecker | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 53 |
| Jeff Bridges | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Sean Camacho | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 6 |
| Chad Clifford | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 37 |
| James Coleman | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 33 |
| Lisa Cutter | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 20 |
| Lindsey Daugherty | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 19 |
| Monica Duran | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Cecelia Espenoza | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 4 |
| Tony Exum | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 11 |
| Lorena García | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 35 |
| Julie Gonzales | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 34 |
| Ryan Gonzalez | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 50 |
| Eliza Hamrick | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 61 |
| Nick Hinrichsen | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| D. Michaelson Jenet | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Iman Jodeh | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 29 |
| Junie Joseph | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Cathy Kipp | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Sheila Lieder | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 28 |
| Mandy Lindsay | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Meghan Lukens | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Javier Mabrey | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 1 |
| Bob Marshall | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Julie McCluskie | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 13 |
| Kyle Mullica | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 24 |
| Jacque Phillips | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 31 |
| R. Pugliese | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Robert Rodriguez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| M. Rutinel | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Cleave Simpson | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 6 |
| Emily Sirota | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Marc Snyder | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 12 |
| Tom Sullivan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Brianna Titone | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 27 |
| Alex Valdez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 5 |
| Elizabeth Velasco | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 57 |
| Mike Weissman | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 28 |
| Jenny Willford | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 34 |
| 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 President of the Senate
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Sent to the Governor
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
- Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
- Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
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