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CO HB1151

CO HB1151
Clarifications To 48-hour Bond Hearing Requirement

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Introduced
01/31/2023
In Committee
03/20/2023
Crossed Over
04/13/2023
Passed
04/14/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/20/2023

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

CONCERNING CLARIFICATIONS TO THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE COURT CONDUCT A BOND HEARING WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER AN INDIVIDUAL IS PLACED IN JAIL.

AI Summary

This bill aims to clarify and confirm the mandates of a previous law, House Bill 21-1280, which required that individuals in Colorado receive an individualized bond hearing in front of a judge within 48 hours of arrest. The bill addresses inconsistencies in the implementation of this requirement across different judicial districts, and it urges the Colorado Supreme Court to adopt policies to ensure statewide uniformity. The key provisions of the bill include specifying that the 48-hour bond hearing requirement applies regardless of where the individual is held in custody, and outlining exceptions to the requirement, such as when the individual is unable to attend the hearing due to drug or alcohol use or a serious medical or behavioral health emergency. The bill also requires the sheriff to provide certain information to the court and public defender's office in such cases and ensure the individual is brought before the court as soon as the emergency has abated.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (42)

Rod Bockenfeld (R)*,  Elisabeth Epps (D)*,  Bob Gardner (R)*,  Robert Rodriguez (D)*,  Steven Woodrow (D)*,  Jennifer Bacon (D),  Shannon Bird (D),  Andrew Boesenecker (D),  Jeff Bridges (D),  Kyle Brown (D),  Ruby Dickson (D),  Monica Duran (D),  Regina English (D),  Meg Froelich (D),  Lorena García (D),  Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (D),  Eliza Hamrick (D),  Leslie Herod (D),  Iman Jodeh (D),  Junie Joseph (D),  Chris Kennedy (D),  Cathy Kipp (D),  Sheila Lieder (D),  Mandy Lindsay (D),  William Lindstedt (D),  Javier Mabrey (D),  Bob Marshall (D),  Matt Martinez (D),  Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D),  Kevin Priola (D),  Naquetta Ricks (D),  Said Sharbini (D),  Emily Sirota (D),  Marc Snyder (D),  Matt Soper (R),  Tammy Story (D),  Brianna Titone (D),  Alex Valdez (D),  Elizabeth Velasco (D),  Stephanie Vigil (D),  Michael Weissman (D),  Mary Young (D), 

Last Action

Governor Signed (on 04/20/2023)

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