HB 24-1099 CO

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Current law establishes a schedule of filing fees for litigants in civil actions in county courts. The act eliminates the fee for a defendant filing an answer in an eviction proceeding. Current law permits a party to submit and a county court to grant a motion to waive filing fees in a residential eviction action. The act removes the process for securing a waiver of these filing fees. Current law prohibits a county court from assessing fees when indigent parties e-file motions, answers, or documents in connection with evictions. The act removes the reference to indigent parties and instead prohibits a county court from charging defendants fees for filing motions, answers, or other documents in evictions. If a pro se defendant files an answer or other document physically instead of electronically, the act requires a county court, on a defendant's behalf, to timely serve the document on a plaintiff. The act prohibits the court from charging a fee related to the service. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $122,743 to the judicial department from the general fund. The judicial department may use $3,623 for general courts administration and $119,120 for information technology infrastructure. APPROVED by Governor June 4, 2024 EFFECTIVE November 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Mandy Lindsay Democratic · primary
• Matt Soper Republican · primary
• Janet Buckner · primary
• Byron Pelton Republican · primary

1. Jun 4, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 21, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 21, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 21, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Apr 30, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Apr 29, 2024 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 25, 2024 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Apr 22, 2024 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
9. Apr 19, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
10. Apr 17, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Apr 16, 2024 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
12. Apr 15, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
13. Apr 12, 2024 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
14. Feb 27, 2024 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
15. Jan 25, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government · lower