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Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 25-240: Electronic Discovery in Criminal Cases Task Force

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

SB 25-240 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on March 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Electronic Discovery in Criminal Cases Task Force. Primary sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), Shannon Bird, Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Governor Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

The act creates the electronic discovery in criminal cases task force (task force), which consists of 11 task force members. The purpose of the task force is to study the costs and management of electronic discovery in criminal cases. On or before November 1, 2025, the act requires the task force to submit a report to the joint budget committee and the joint technology committee describing the work of the task force, findings and recommendations regarding the issues and topics considered by the task force, and legislative proposals and expected costs. The act repeals the task force, effective January 1, 2027. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick TaggartPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Shannon BirdPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Barbara KirkmeyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Jeff BridgesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Judy AmabileCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Michael CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Cecelia EspenozaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Dylan RobertsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Emily SirotaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
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. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
  10. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  11. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
  12. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

Sources

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